The Vietnam War was a civil war between the North and the South Vietnamese. This was an internal struggle for power and how the government should be reformed. The Vietnam War was a private battle between the North and South Vietnamese, and it did not concern the United States. .
The movie "Platoon" also shows the duality of main through its main character Chris. Chris struggles throughout the whole movie with his light and dark sides. He at first follows the ruthless sergeant Barnes because of his strength and experience. However, Chris later learns that even though he is fighting in a war he can still act humane. It is around this time that he begins to follow Elias, the righteous character in the movie. This relates more to how the United States became after the experience of Vietnam War. The people of the United States saw the horrors that came with victory in war, and they wanted no part of any war that would cause so much damage. Over all both films explain the contradictory logic we as people use in a personal and political sense, by wanting to win at any cost but also remorseful once we realize the harm we have caused.
The next message that can be seen in either move is the removal of racial lines. For example in the film "Full Metal Jacket", when a Vietnamese hooker walks by, many of the white soldiers make racial comments to some of the black soldiers. Instead of offending them, it just makes them laugh and spout out some racial comment about the white soldiers. This racial name-calling in any other situation would almost assuredly cause a fight, but in the Vietnam War soldiers were more concerned with survival than the color of another soldiers skin. This relates to the United States because all throughout this time period white and black Americans were struggling with the race issue and racial tension. By using such derogatory terms in a comical sense makes the name calling less powerful and hurtful to members of either race.
Oliver stone wrote and produced the movie, Platoon. 2. The film Platoon was made in 1986. 3. ... In the movie Platoon, The Viet Kong operated from secret bases in the jungle or marshes near the boarder of Cambodia. ... The film, Platoon, Begins with Chris Taylor's (Charlie Sheen) arrival in Viet Nam. ... I felt that the movie, Platoon, was pro - American and not pro - war. ...
As shots reached his platoon, Taylor froze and quickly forgot his instructions. ... The obvious similarity is that both men were Lieutenants of their respective platoons. ... This did not allow him to concentrate on his work, and lead his platoon into battle. ... The Sergeants ran the platoon, a rank under a Lieutenant. Wolfe was scared to enforce his authority and lead the platoon. ...
The documentary The Wounded Platoon takes a firsthand look at just how detrimental war can be to the people who experience it. ... In the military, individuals are assigned to subdivisions called platoons. The film revolves around the lives of the men from Third Platoon. Third Platoon is a great example of a total institution due to the strict regiment that the soldiers are commanded to follow. ... Jose Barco a member of the 3rd platoon states, "We were pretty trigger-happy. ...
One night, we were hit by enemy gunfire and nearly lost half the platoon, as well as our Sergeant. ... It was an honor to fill in for my Sergeant and see to the welfare of my platoon. ... I then went back to Afghanistan in 2003 where I lead the platoon into front line combat. ... I at this time was still at E-5 and leading Special Forces for the Infantry Platoon. ... The platoon and myself covered a lot of territory for well over 8 months before moving on. ...
The first real casualty of war is innocence (Platoon 1986)." ... However, in Platoon the war between good and evil progresses as the troops lose reality. ... In Platoon the father figure for Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is Sergeant Elias. ... The portrayal of Platoon is seen as the exact opposite. ... I would infer the men in Platoon as minorities of their society. ...
The movie Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone, gives a graphic portrait of what the Vietnam War was like for the young men who experienced it. It follows Chris, a young man who dropped out of college and volunteered to fight for his country. Through Chris, Oliver Stone reveals the fear and frustrat...
The competition was a walk in the park and I earned a position in this new platoon. ... I was placed in the Advanced Command Post Platoon (ACP) as a security escort for the commander. ... One day my supervisor called the whole platoon to the bay, where he brief the platoon about the upcoming deployment. ... About two months went by and, as usual, my platoon and I left on a mission. ... At the time, the ACP platoon had no room for another Sergeant so I was placed back in the Recon platoon because they needed the manpower. ...
Even when he was injured he still did all he could to help his platoon out of that firefight. ... He never found ways to get out of fights, like 2nd Platoon did. ... He and his platoon were ambushed dozens of times. ... His platoon was running out of ammo and people were getting injured. ... Throughout his tour he controlled everything having to do with his platoon. ...
Then later on the army had been putting brothers on the same platoons and when the platoon died the parents would get a notice that all of their sons had died on the same day, so they started trying not to let brothers on the same platoon. ... So they keep going and they get to a pasture and they see a big machine gun and they decide to take it out so the next platoon doesn't die because of it. ...
