By: Elise Adcock
Chris Young was a college student when he decided to quit college and join the army to Vietnam. Once he was drafted, he was thrown into battle with a very diverse group men who weren't into getting along. He was introduced to the brutality and insane changes that war brings on to even the nicest and purest people. Unfortunately, war brings out a different side of people, and it happened to Chris.
My opinion on this movie probably contradicts that of a historian or a Vietnam war veteran. "Platoon," was an agressive, over exaggerated portrayal of the Vietnam war. I couldn't find much that I liked about this movie because of the harshness. At some points, I found myself looking away from the screen because I couldn't watch it anymore. I'm not into the whole interpretations of war into movies merely because harshness like that shouldn't ever be reanacted. War should be left to books and the Internet to teach, not movies. Most aren't even all historically correct, so why make it?
Charlie Sheen, playing Chris, did a good job in his role by really making the audience understand how much war can change a person. Going into the war, he knew his morals and what he was there to do. Then he found himself shooting at a Vietnamese mans feet, who appeared to have a mental retardation, and making him jump around. Soon, forcing the poor innocent man to have his head smashed in by another soldier. Charlie Sheen was overall one of the best actors in this film for his emotion and total understanding of the war in Vietnam and how to portray that through his acting.
In conclusion, I couldn't find much to like in this movie mainLy because of the harshness I felt throughout the film. War is a horrible thing and should not be recreated so in depth because some will not be able to watch because of the brutality of it. The Vietnam war was one of the worst wars in the history of our world, should it be recreated? I do not believe so.
Rate-6.3/10
My opinion on this movie probably contradicts that of a historian or a Vietnam war veteran. "Platoon," was an agressive, over exaggerated portrayal of the Vietnam war. I couldn't find much that I liked about this movie because of the harshness. At some points, I found myself looking away from the screen because I couldn't watch it anymore. I'm not into the whole interpretations of war into movies merely because harshness like that shouldn't ever be reanacted. War should be left to books and the Internet to teach, not movies. Most aren't even all historically correct, so why make it?
Charlie Sheen, playing Chris, did a good job in his role by really making the audience understand how much war can change a person. Going into the war, he knew his morals and what he was there to do. Then he found himself shooting at a Vietnamese mans feet, who appeared to have a mental retardation, and making him jump around. Soon, forcing the poor innocent man to have his head smashed in by another soldier. Charlie Sheen was overall one of the best actors in this film for his emotion and total understanding of the war in Vietnam and how to portray that through his acting.
In conclusion, I couldn't find much to like in this movie mainLy because of the harshness I felt throughout the film. War is a horrible thing and should not be recreated so in depth because some will not be able to watch because of the brutality of it. The Vietnam war was one of the worst wars in the history of our world, should it be recreated? I do not believe so.
Rate-6.3/10
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