Analysis Of The Movie Platoon

The Patriot. A person who is willing to fight for their country against enemies. The Patriot begins in the year 1776 in the colony of South Carolina. Mel Gibson plays a planation farmer who fought in the French-Indian war named Benjamin Martin. A War was about to begin and Benjamin wanted no share partaking in the soon-to-be American Revolutionary War. He was more concerned about his two eldest sons who wanted to fight under General George Washington. The beginning of the movie starts out with Benjamin Martin peacefully living with his kids whom no longer have a living mother. Benjamin’s oldest son, Gabriel, joins the war without permission from his father. As the rest of the family are at home one afternoon, Colonel William Travington burns the Martin Plantation to the ground and his second oldest son was killed immediately for interrupting Travington’s plan. Benjamin finds a way to seek revenge because of the rage he experiences after his family is hurt. He begins to realize that he needs to fight for his children and he will not do it alone. Both Benjamin and his oldest son, Gabriel, decide to join the militia as a way of showing what they are capable of. Throughout the film, Benjamin Martin becomes a soldier whom others respect and admire. He shows the militia what it means to truly care for not only his men, but also for his family. As the film progresses, a turn of events take place that show Benjamin’s continued want of revenge against General Charles Cornwallis. The Continentals and the militia soon commence the battle at Cowpens. This is when Benjamin Martin meets his enemy, Travington, who murdered his two eldest sons. After a drawn-out battle, Benjamin stabs Travington in the neck and kills him for the sake of his children. It is then that General Cornwallis retreats his forces and the rest celebrate. Even though some portions of The Patriot aren’t as accurate as we perceive, it is a film full of war and despair, but also a film that contributes to the importance of dignity and the love for one’s family.

Antoine Fuqua’s, Training Day (2001) is an intense movie that follows a rookie police officer Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke), whose dream in life is to become an elite narcotics agent for the LAPD. But before landing this difficult job, Hoyt must prove his worth. Enter the ultimate badass, thirteen-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), who accepts to test Hoyts capabilities by riding with him for a day around the cruel streets of South-Central Los Angeles. This is a crime thriller that depicts a police culture entrenched in corruption and violence. While Training Day is a great movie, it uses storybook stereotypes of black males with strong masculinities to portray what seems to me to be a negative representation of black society in America.

Tragic events are taking place shortly after the start of the service in the new location. A companion who brought the lieutenant to the duty station dies in a clash with the native Indians, and the Fort Commander commits suicide. John remains one in his unfamiliar surroundings and must somehow survive among the harsh nature and not very hospitable Indian tribes.

The novel begins by introducing the men of the 14th Brooklyn, which was the 14th Regiment New York State Militia during the Civil War. The main characters were men named Newt, Burridge, Tiger, and Lyman. Some of these men were heroes trying to bring glory for themselves and their company like Danny who was Lyman's friend who was killed early on. Some were cowards just trying to find a way out and make it home alive like Newt. In the end, both hero and villain were all soldiers fighting in a war. War brought out the good and bad in these men as they tried to survive and accomplish their goals of victory. Some of the men were heroes and would die in battle, and the cowards wouldn’t have a scratch on them and survive another day. The war also took a toll on the lives of soldier’s families. Soldiers not coming home is the worst kind of horror a family could face, fathers and sons

"EEHHHHHHHHHHH?!" the 104th Trainees Squad shouted simultaneously, most were in disbelief while a few others were still skeptical about the Keyblade wielder’s story when they gathered inside the bunkhouse to listen to his explanation, involving him and the earlier incident.

A couple of hours before Jenkin’s tragic death, a sergeant named Sergeant Carroll went into the squad’s tent to say a prayer for the death of Jenkins. After the prayer, the squad has time to talk about what they want to be in the future. A soldier named Monaco tells the squad about how he was good at sports when he was in high school. Another man who was an African-American soldier named Brew says he wants to be a priest, and a Jewish boy from California named Lobel says he wants to have a job in the movie industry. Then the squad was sent to a village called Chieu Hoi to give food to the people of the village.Then Sergeant Simpson tells Peewee and Perry that the leader of their company, Captain Stewart, wants to put them in more dangerous missions for a reason that benefits only the captain. And the Captain can be promoted only if he kills more enemy troops. The next day, Peewee receives a letter from his girlfriend, telling him that she is going to marry another man. After a few days of nothing important happening, the squad is sent on a mission that is uneventful.Then, Lieutenant Carroll tells Perry about his medical profile is still not processed. The Lieutenant then gives Perry the opportunity to get himself to stop fighting in Vietnam. Perry has the choice to chose between to keep himself safe and have his friends risk their lives or Perry can stay in Vietnam with his comrades and potentially die. But Perry decided to stay in Vietnam to fight alongside with his comrades instead of keeping himself safe from harm.

When he went to report for duty, he was in tears. The report shows he was raging something about Carl Brashear being allowed to return to active duty. They say he demanded that the Secretary of Defense immediately convene a full Medical Review Board. Others stated that he refused to leave the base until they submit to his request.”

The film begins with the stationed troops receiving five new men that are taken under the wing of Sergeant Adam Frantz (Dylan McDermott) where they spend most of their days in a quite base doing tedious chores. After the day the troops go to the nearby river for some relaxation and fin when they soon are suddenly bombarded by mortars and

This week I watched the movie American Sniper for the hundredth time and every time I see it, it feels like the first time. It is a sad movie but also one of the best movies I have ever see. American Sniper is based on a true story about a former Navy Seal by the name of Chris Kyle, who was known as the deadliest sniper in U.S History. He was only 38 when he was killed by a former veteran who served in the marines named Eddie Ray Routh. He was diagnosed with PTSD. I later read an article about the Government should be able to do more to treat veterans with PTSD. The case that was talked about in the article was the veteran that killed Chris Kyle and there was a lot of questions being asked rather the Government is doing all it can to recognize

SSG Arroa sent Corporal Reyes to his Platoon Sergeant and told him to send more men to help clear the barricade. There was no way he could provide security for him and his men as well as move everything out of the way. SFC Dittmyer was the Platoon Sergeant; the man was not a great thinker and a very poor leader. He had decided to send one more squad to help SSG Arroa; why the entire platoon didn’t move was lost on SSG Arroa. Once they had cleared the gate everyone was supposed to move through it so why wait. However, SSG Arroa knew it wasn’t his job to wonder why the Army did things. His job was to execute his orders to the best of his ability.

The story opens with a soldier in the company of rebels in the woods outside the town in which he grew up. The town was evacuated more than two months prior, but that night the soldier and his company saw a light. The soldier thought that it could be from his own house due to the fact that it was in the same area and it was the anniversary of the death of his father. He

The movie begins in rural South Carolina in the year 1776, a single father named Benjamin Martin, played by Mel Gibson, tries to keep his family intact at the height of the American Revolution. The film tells of the struggle of Benjamin Martin as the American Revolution comes into his home and affects his family first hand. After unable to stop his first born son from entering the war without his permission, the war is brought to his family home when a battle occurs on his farmland. After treating those wounded in the aftermath of the battle, the Martin family house is burned to the ground by the British Col. William Tavington.

A film that I enjoy and constantly revisit is an English horror comedy film, Dog Soldiers. The reason why this film is worth watching is because of the effective visual elements, unpredictable plot, and the realistic special effects used to portray the werewolves in the movie.

The words indicate that a leader should not always be at the forefront, but he or she can leave some duties of the position to his subjects. The case fittingly applies to instances when the people are the ones who actively participate in certain achievements and therefore, they should be given the credit for it while their leader partakes in the attainment in a passive manner. However, the leader should be in the forefront to protect the people he or she leads when it comes to their security being threatened, for instance infringement of their social rights. The passage refers to the words that are attributed to Nelson Mandela, a South African patriot who is released from jail and immediately takes up the presidency of the country. It is important to note that the time period when he is in prison, apartheid is the major issue facing his fellow citizens. Therefore, after his release, he champions for better leadership, that unites all the people irrespective of race, status, or place of origin. Meanwhile, the country hosts Rugby World Cup sport, which the veteran leader becomes keenly interested on how his team could win. Thereby, not only could it be of benefit to the country, but also enable it to gain recognition in the international community. On top of this, the sport is used as a basis to reflect on the determination that has to be upheld by a team before it is able to defeat opponents. On the same

The poster for the movie Hacksaw Ridge was created by the company LA with the photograph being shot by Cullin Tobin while the movie was directed by Mel Gibson. It depicts a man running out of the smoke wearing a forest green uniform carrying another man in that same uniform holding a pistol. The man who is doing the carrying is also wearing a helmet with the Red Cross symbol on the front of it. The poster has the title of the movie in red with a red cross separating the two words. The bottom of the poster has the quote saying, “One of the greatest heroes of American history never fired a bullet”. The context of this poster is during WWII more specifically the battle of Okinawa. The poster depicts the struggle between pacifism and the normality of war and the killing that takes place. Although the US soldier that is being carried is either dead or badly injured we know that the other man is attempting to save his life. While Hacksaw Ridge appears to show you must use a gun to succeed in war, in that the man being carried is holding a pistol. It also shows that saving a life can be worth more than taking one by using the quote “One of the greatest heroes in American history never fired a bullet”. An aspect of the poster that stands out and is repeated a lot throughout it is the use of the red cross symbol.