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- Apocalypse Now. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is a burnt-out Special Ops soldier assigned to sneak into Cambodia and assassinate a rogue U.S. colonel (Marlon Brando) who has apparently gone insane.
- Platoon. Wanting to do his part to help the American war effort in Vietnam, college dropout Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) volunteers for the U.S. Army.
- Full Metal Jacket. Divided cleanly into two acts, "Full Metal Jacket" follows a group of Marine recruits as they complete basic training under the watchful eye of their sadistic drill sergeant (Lee Ermey).
- The Deer Hunter. In 1968, best friends Mike, Steven, and Nick (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage, respectively) are drafted into the U.S. Army.
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- Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan is about how a little over 100 Australian soldiers held their position against thousands of Vietnamese soldiers at the titular rubber plantation.
- Jacob's Ladder (1990) The most surreal of the best Vietnam War movies, Jacob's Ladder is a psychological horror that combines sci-fi and fantasy elements.
- Platoon (1986) Based on director Oliver Stone's own experiences fighting in the Vietnam War, Platoon is an extremely dark tale told with utmost retraint and reverence.
- Birdy (1984) Remembered for Nicolas Cage's method acting and for winning the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival, Birdy is about two best friends with very different personalities who end up fighting in the Vietnam War.
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...
- What Happens in Platoon's Final Battle & Ending
- Why Taylor Has to Kill Staff Sergeant Barnes
- Why Francis Stabs Himself in The Leg in Platoon's Ending
- Taylor's Narration at The End of Platoon
- What Platoon's Ending Really Means
Elias' death negatively impacts the overall spirit of Taylor's platoon but they are forced to push forward with a new mission and try to prevent a looming attack from the NVA. Once again, Stone emphasizes power dynamics and character motivations, as some soldiers fight bravely while others reveal their true colors and hide, such as Sergeant Red O'N...
When Taylor discovers Barnes in Platoon, both men aren't doing well after the NVA attack and the subsequent air raid. Fortunately for Sheen's character, though, he can at least walk. Stone positions his hero directly over the crawling and severely-injured staff sergeant, and makes the audience wonder if Taylor will actually shoot Barnes in the back...
After the final battle in Platoon on Netflix, Stone once again contrasts Taylor's bravery with the questionable decisions of a fellow soldier. Francis - portrayed by Living Colour frontman Corey Glover - emerges from a foxhole and correctly determines that help is indeed on the way. But rather than checking on the injured, Francis deliberately plun...
As Taylor departs the battlefield in a helicopter in Platoon, voiceover narration suggests that he is now speaking in the present rather than writing a letter to his grandmother (a recurring theme in the movie). "Looking back," he says, "We did not fight the enemy. We fought ourselves." These lines obviously reference the internal conflict amongst ...
The ending ofPlatoon suggests that Elias and Barnes are symbolic of good and evil forces that fight for the soul of Taylor. They are the internal moral pillars all humans have that determine whether man's innate capacity for evil is realized or not. Stone's message suggests that for goodness to prevail, darkness must be overcome. In that sense, the...
A 2002 war drama directed by Randall Wallace, set in the The Vietnam War and focusing on the Real Life campaign of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (cavalry with helicopters, not horses, that is) in the Ia Drang valley in 1965, the first major battle between the United States and North Vietnam.
Jul 9, 2015 · Do served in the NVA as a lieutenant captain from 1965 to 1975. He said he misses some of the excitement of war, but now that time has passed feels "forgiveness".
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19-year-old NVA soldier, Alex Karow, is sent to the West German-East German border in May 1974, shortly after Willy Brandt's resignation and during the World Cup. The army is dominated by brutal rituals, tolerated or used by the officers.
