The image of a soldier on the grassy jungle battlefield of Vietnam arms thrown above his head as he meets his tragic fate at the hands of the Viet Cong it tells an entire story in one frame.

Platoon movie notes. Meble na wymiar Koszalin Szczecin - MirStyl MŁańko 605221470 Nowoczesne meble meble na wymiar meble do salonu sypialni łazienki biura itp. Back to the Future Pulp Fiction Young Einstein and of course Platoon. The Vietnam War is the central moral and political issue of the last quarter-century for Americans.

From the looks of it as he enters the platoon there are two main groups. One cynical and toughened that are below Sergeant Barnes and a hopeful idealistic group below Sergeant Elias. There is a heavy emotional destruction that goes on.

Army in 1967 the midst of the Vietnam War. He is assigned to a platoon led by an inexperienced officer Lieutenant Wolfe. Platoon Notes How is it to be taken out of our world and into Vietnam The first sights as the young soldiers get off the plane are groups of filled body bags are escorted into the airport.

And as he struggles for survival he soon realizes he is fighting two battles the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. The platoon goes out on patrol in the trackless and inhospitable jungle dealing with mud thick bushes snakes and ants. It was a well-earned victory with critics still to this day naming director Oliver Stones intense drama as one of war.

The war will be over if the platoon and the rest of the American military run out of men. He and the other newbies pass by a group of battle-hardened veterans before being shepherded elsewhere. Platoon Movie Summary The summary below contains spoilers.

If the men in the platoon become two timers if they get substantially injured twice they return home. Informed by director Oliver Stones personal experiences in Vietnam Platoon forgoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing ground-level view of war bolstered by no-holds-barred performances. Stone sets up his shots to deny us the feeling that combat makes sense.