Oliver Stone's Movie Platoon

Students are taught about what war was like in the past but they have never been able to see what it looked like. Oliver Stone’s movie Platoon showed the main character (Chris Taylor) and his companions throughout the war. The movie showed what happened during the Vietnam war and how it changed the view of soldiers from the beginning of entering the war to the end. Some major themes were Empathy vs. Ruthlessness because we see Sergeant Elias being understanding when taking over the village because the vietnamese were scared while Staff Sergeant Barnes kills innocent people because he thinks they are hiding something for the Vietnamese soldiers. . This film was great because it shows how it affected the soldiers and the amount of violence