Platoon

I finished watching Platoon last night. This movie really shows the split between men, making an unclear depiction of what is right and wrong. Barnes is shown as a man without compassion, killing without regret or feeling, as seen in the raid on the village. On the other hand, Elias is shown as a bringer of justice as well as a war hero. These two polarities really give their meaning when you know that both have followers despite Barnes' questionable tactics. The fact that there were people that approved of the things that he did makes you wonder whether or not these people were trained to do this or were simply not trained properly.

Platoon is probably the most anti-war movie we've seen in this class so far (AN, FMJ, Platoon). It shows how the Vietnam War was way more complicated than just a war against the Viet Cong. It was a war with the Viet Cong as well as a war against each other and the environment.