Taylor stands in for him.

Platoon movie accuracy. The year is September 1967. Platoon was instantly acclaimed upon its release as the first truly authentic look at Vietnam since the end of the war. In a book that was written by someone who served with my uncle in the war in 1969 it mentions two guys using drugs once.

Foliage Monsoon Insects The houses of the vietnamese people were also accurately depicted. The German film Downfall about Hitlers last days in the bunker respected historical events and recreated them accurately. Platoons battle sequences were also praised for their believability.

Tyrrells claim that Platoon is fantasy ludicrous and stupendously unbelievable is simply wrong. The film does not claim to be a true story although Stone made no secret of it being autobiographical in spots. McGinley Forest Whitaker and Johnny DeppIt is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone followed by Born on the Fourth of July 1989 and Heaven Earth 1993.

I believe Platoon to be an accurate representation of war on a micro scale but not a macro one- any and all of these events could have and probably did happen at some time during the war but it is unlikely that this much could happen between such a small number of men in such a short amount of time. Upon arrival in Da Nang South Vietnam he sees dead soldiers of American soldiers in body bags being loaded into his plane. One teenage warrior explains how he likes it in Vietnam okay except for the part about getting killed.

Most of the movie is pretty accurate probably because it is a product of Oliver Stone who fought there as an Army grunt. Drug and alcohol use wasnt nearly as prominent as the film makes out--that was mostly done if at all in rear units and not by the actual troops in the field with their lives on the line. It was nominated for many academy awards including best picture best film editing best sound best director best cinematography best writing and best supporting actor.

The film based on Stones experience from. Platoon is a 1986 Vietnam War film written and directed by Oliver Stone who based his screenplay upon his own experiences as a combat infantryman in both the 1st Cavalry Division and the 25th Infantry DivisionThe film follows a rifle platoon in Bravo Company 22nd Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry Division primarily through the eyes of Private Chris Taylor Charlie Sheen a young idealistic. The Washington Post agreed.