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Platoon movie king. Hes done so with the hope of finding himself and what hes really about and to discover something he can be proud of. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. It was a well-earned victory with critics still to this day naming director Oliver Stones intense drama as one of war cinemas finest.

It is still his most acclaimed and effective film probably because it is based on Stones firsthand experience as an American soldier in Vietnam. Platoon put writer-turned-director Oliver Stone on the Hollywood map. A girlfriend parents grandmother.

When Chris Taylor first arrives in Vietnam he is basically a naive idealistic young man who has dropped out of college to enlist in the militaryhes signed up for infantry and combat. Hey I broke a hundred the other day 92 left to go. Before the films final battle the naïve-turned-cynical Chris Charlie Sheen and strong-willed leader King Keith David sit in the jungle and talk about people back home.

KING looks like a king. A lion of a black man but with a sleepy gentle face not to be roused is painfully trying to scrawl a letter home with the pencil held awkwardly mouthing the words. Platoon 1986 Keith David as King.

Plot edit edit source Chris Taylor Charlie Sheen is a young American who has abandoned a privileged life at a university to enlist in the infantry volunteering for combat duty in Vietnam. King was a character played by Keith David in the 1986 film Platoon directed by Oliver Stone. Platoon 1986 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.

Released in 1986 Platoon was a massive hit with audiences and critics winning both Best Picture and Best Director at the Academy Awards. Platoon won Oscars for best picture and director. Platoon 1986 is a harrowing visceral ultra-realistic gutsy visually-shattering Vietnam-war film based on the writerdirectors own first-hand knowledge as a Vietnam combat-infantry soldier.