‘Platoon’ is a magnificent war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on his experiences as an American soldier in the Vietnam War. It was released in 1986, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won Best Director for Oliver Stone, as well as Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. This is also Oliver Stone’s first film about the war, followed by ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ and ‘Heaven & Earth’. These three films are often said to form a trilogy.
The film, which follows a new recruit named Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) being at war in the deadly jungles, takes a frank look at the toll the war took on the men that fought, lived, and died in the jungle. The main conflict is the murder of innocent civilians causing a rift in the platoon while Chris tries to find the correct thing to do in a war with ambiguous morals.
The movie is considered one of the most realistic war movies ever made, as Oliver Stone could successfully bring this film to the screen with an extreme amount of power. He could explore the war on many levels.
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