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Platoon: The Vietnam War In Vietnam

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Platoon is thought of as one of the most well-known Anti-War films in the history of war films. As true as it is, it is a story of good vs evil. The war is there just to set a risky experience. No doubt, Platoon shows the Vietnam War was a big error, but being based on a false idea of Vietnam is far from its use.
The story of Platoon is told from the point of view of a young soldier, Chris Taylor. Chris Taylor is a young naïve boy who goes to Vietnam, thinking it was the right thing to do for his country. In the first ten minutes, Chris is shown in the rough jungle, struggling just to survive in natural conditions, let alone do any real harm to the enemy. Quickly we're introduced to the well-known faces of the Vietnam War: The one who lacks a of sense of purpose, the ghost-like enemies, the bluntly obvious number of the poor among the fighting grunts and we see how these factors combine to cause widespread depression and some actions of more than possibly not true, good, or honest and right value. …show more content…

Elias and Sgt. Barnes. These two really are the motive force behind the film. They both have in terms the same enemy but, really, it doesn’t take long to realise that Elias is Good, and Barnes is Evil. The “enemy" does not enter into the purpose of this film, at all, it's an outside threat, I won't deny it is a very dark and light relationship, but this split does not feel intended. Elias feels the uselessness of the war and has respect for life, whereas Barnes fights the war wilfully and has no respect for life. Both are effective soldiers fighting the same enemy, but really, as is at one point well put by Chris Taylor himself, they are fighting for the lives of the team members, as the result of the war is never really in

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