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1. • • This antiwar film depicts the atrocities of Vietnam, the struggle between good and evil, and the fine line that existed between them with the morality of the soldiers there.
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   Is platoon a good movie?

   • Platoon, American war film, released in 1986, that was written and directed by Oliver Stone and was regarded by many critics as one of the best of the movies about the Vietnam War. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)

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   Is Platoon an anti-war movie?

   • PLATOON is not a true anti-war movie, but it comes close and remains as powerful as it was decades ago.

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   Who starred in the movie Platoon?

   • Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp.

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   Is platoon based on a true story?

   • Where other Vietnam movies like Stanley Kubrick 's Full Metal Jacket focused on the internal turmoil of US soldiers, Platoon unflinchingly depicted the human cost of the Vietnam invasion, and unfortunately, the depiction of these war crimes is accurate to reality.

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   How does platoon portray war?

   • Platoon portrays war as psychological and physical hell from which no one can escape unscathed, and in that regard, it stands alongside Full Metal Jacket and Jarhead in terms of accurately depicting the everyday reality of an inhuman atrocity.

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   Is it possible to make an anti-war movie?

   • It was Francois Truffaut who said that it’s not possible to make an anti-war movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. If Truffaut had lived to see “Platoon,” the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion.

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   Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp.

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   It was Francois Truffaut who said that it’s not possible to make an anti-war movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. If Truffaut had lived to see “Platoon,” the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion.

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   Nov 5, 2020 · Where other Vietnam movies like Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket focused on the internal turmoil of US soldiers, Platoon unflinchingly depicted the human cost of the Vietnam invasion, and unfortunately, the depiction of these war crimes is accurate to reality.

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7. www.britannica.com › topic › Platoon-film-by-StonePlatoon | Plot, Cast, Awards, & Facts | Britannica

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   Aug 30, 2024 · Platoon is an American war film (1986), written and directed by Oliver Stone and regarded as one of the best of the Vietnam War movies. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama.

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   A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil.

   • 8.1/10 (444K)
   • Genre: Drama, War

   • Director: Oliver Stone
   • Release Date: 1987-02-06

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   Jan 26, 1987 · The answer is an anguished yes. And a resounding “you bet” to the question, Can a ferocious movie about an unpopular war, filmed on the cheap with no stars and turned down by every major...

10. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › platoonPlatoon Movie Review - Common Sense Media

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    No war movie is truly an anti-war movie, but PLATOON comes close, and it's still as powerful as it was decades ago.