![]() Inspired by Oliver Stone’s own war experience in Vietnam, the film follows nineteen-year-old infantry grunt, Chris Taylor (played by Charlie Sheen), who volunteered for military service because he believes it is his patriotic duty. But first some context here is important. This series in a funny way has allowed me the opportunity to finally talk about it, not at length, but at least about one of its most gut-wrenching scenes. It’s a wonder I haven’t yet written a lengthy piece about it. Oliver Stone’s Platoon fits easily in my top ten movies of all time. (Interestingly, “The first casualty of war is innocence,” grew from Progressive Republican Senator Hiram Johnson’s 1917 assertion that “The first casualty of war is truth.”) Of course, it was only after I had seen the film that I was able to understand its underlining message. Even it’s tagline… ‘The first casualty of war is innocence’ aroused my curiosity, which didn’t make much sense to my teenage self at the time. Was this a scene from the film, I thought. Elias’ arms raised in the air, I was gobsmacked by its graphic nature but at the same time I was also somewhat intrigued. ![]() ![]() When I first saw the movie poster for Platoon in 1986, with Sgt. ![]()
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