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Platoon is a 1986 American epic anti-war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen, with supporting roles by Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Keith David, Reggie Johnson, Johnny Depp, Mark Moses, Chris Pedersen and Tony Todd. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by…
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When it comes to Vietnam War movies, there are a few titles that always seem to come up in the conversation. Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, and of course Platoon. While I don’t think Platoon is a perfect movie, it’s one that I’ve always enjoyed and respected. Even after multiple viewings, it still manages to hit hard and remind me why it became such a landmark film in the first place. Released in 1986, Platoon w…More
The best art is deeply personal. This can be applied even to works of art that deal with collective experiences like war. And it also can explain why *Platoon*, 1986 film written and directed by Oliver Stone, happens to be among the best, or perhaps even the best piece of cinema dedicated to the Vietnam War. That film also holds distinction of being the only major production written and directed by actual veteran of…More
