Platoon Actors
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Genre: War
Version Viewed: SkyPerfecTV
English Level: Advanced
Kid Friendly: No

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Great performances from the whole cast
Emotional scenes that set the bar for other movies of this genre

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You may get sick of hearing Barber's Adadio for Strings

All I gotta say is...
This war movie packs quite an emotional punch!
What's it about?
This movie is set during the Vietnam War and focuses on one particular platoon going through the ups, downs, and all of the emotions in between. Charlie Sheen has just arrived for duty as a young volunteer and we see most of the story through his eyes.
Best Performance
Tom Berenger
Disappointing Performance
None
Recommended for...
Fans of War movies and Oscar Award-winning movies
My Thoughts
Well, obviously, Platoon won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1986 so it must be a good movie, right? The answer is, "Yes", I'd have to agree with that. Although there were great war movies made before Platoon, this movie set the standard for most war movies you see today. I compare it to Boyz N The Hood which was a ground-breaking urban drama that many subsequent movies modeled themselves after. The action scenes in Platoon are intense and the superb acting even surpasses that level. Tom Berenger plays the main "bad guy" as a ruthless sergeant who crosses the line. Willem Dafoe plays his opposite as the "good guy", moral sergeant that tries to keep Berenger in line and ends up starting a personal war between them. These two actors are excellent and are backed up by plenty of great supporting performances including those by Sheen, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. Though this fictional movie may not be a great study of the entire Vietnam War, it does give insight to events that likely happened during the war and how the soldiers and local civilians were affected. Oliver Stone won the Oscar for Best Director and also made two other movies about the Vietnam War; Born on the Fourth of July and Heaven and Earth. Check them out!
 

 

 
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