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20th Century Vietnam War
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Platoon, 1986

Starring: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Written by: Oliver Stone

Language: English, Vietnamese

Country: UK, USA

Runtime: 120 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.2

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Platoon can be described as disturbing, bleak, and captivating. The plot revolves around anti-war themes, , and chaos and mayhem. The main genres are drama and war. In terms of style, Platoon has a Hollywood tone, includes a voice over, and is gory. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a battlezone and in a jungle. Platoon is located in Vietnam. It takes place in the 20th century. The movie has received attention for being a modern classic, an Oscar winner, and essential viewing. Platoon is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves strong violent content and profanity.

Summary of Platoon

In PLATOON, Oliver Stone draws on his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the brutality of guerrilla warfare: the heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw recruit, or "new meat," who serves as the film's narrator. At first he wilts under the rigorous conditions of jungle life, freezes up in a fire fight, and wonders whether he'll be able to survive. But he gradually adapts and, as time goes by, begins to see that the platoon is divided into two groups. One consists of lifers, juicers, and subintelligent whites, the other of blacks and heads. Sgt. Barnes, a combat-loving burnout (Tom Berenger), is the informal leader of the lifers, and Sgt. Elias, a free spirit (Willem Dafoe), leads the latter group. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses, an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. As the conflict between these two reaches its tragic climax, Chris must decide what he really values. Widely regarded as one of the finest war films ever made, PLATOON reflects not only the United States' division over Vietnam but the timeless truths of battle: terror, disorientation, exhilaration, and horrible loss.

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Language:	English, Vietnamese
Country:	UK, USA
Release date:	19 December 1986
Runtime:	120 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Oliver Stone for Best Director at the 1986 Academy Awards

Claire Simpson for Best Film Editing at the 1986 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Picture at the 1986 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Sound at the 1986 Academy Awards

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Charlie Sheen

as Pvt. Chris Taylor

Willem Dafoe

as Sgt. Elias Grodin

Tom Berenger

as Sgt. Bob Barnes

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"Platoon" is a decent movie but kinda forgettable. It was very celebrated at the time and I must admit that I was hyped up into thinking it was great back in 1986. It won Best Picture, right? It must be good. But quick, if you seen it, name one... Read and rate it

05.September.2010
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by: ColumboFan
ColumboFan rated this movie0/10

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27.October.2008
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by: Ohad Stadler
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Platoon is a realistic presentation of the Vietnam War by director Oliver Stone, who himself fought in that war, even winning the Purple Heart. In focusing on a small fighting unit, the platoon, the film revolves around the camaraderie and the rivalry between the young American men sent to fight a war thousands of miles from home. The conflict and the struggle to maintain one's humanity in light of the indiscriminate killing and the inherent corruption and chaos of war are personified in the character of young recruit Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen). Chris, a naive college student whose number did not come up in a lottery but rather chose to volunteer into service, is confronted with the atrocities and the madness of the Vietnam War. Fighting a hopeless battle against shadows in the Vietnamese jungles is a realistic depiction of the war, but at the same time it makes Vietnam seem almost like a dream, a nightmarish hell. In this hell, young Chris has to find his place, realize who his friends are and examine his loyalties and priorities, but more importantly examine his soul. Thus, the fight between the two sergeants, Elias and Barnes, over Chris is a fight between two father figures, one good and the other bad, over his soul, as both sergeants offer a different version of escape from the horrors of war. The film ends, as it started, with Chris being sent back home in a helicopter, leaving his conscience intact and the bloody battlefields and chaos of Vietnam behind. This loop raises the question whether Chris' stay in Vietnam was just a hallucination, a bad dream, yet the scars and the trauma to Vietnam and to an entire American generation will not soon be forgotten. The film won 4 Oscars, including an Oscar for directing and for Best Picture.

27.October.2008
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by: Ohad Stadler

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