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Peter G. (247 KP) rated Platoon (1986) in Movies

Jun 5, 2019  
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
1986 | Action, Drama, War
8
8.3 (27 Ratings)
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This joined a glut of Vietnam movies released around the same time, but stands that bit taller due to stronger star power and in my opinion a story better told.
The stars are too many to mention here, suffice to say this is up there with the best of its genre and deserved its awards.
  
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John Lithgow recommended A Bright Shining Lie in Books (curated)

 
A Bright Shining Lie
A Bright Shining Lie
Neil Sheehan | 1998 | Biography, History & Politics
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"This is the most gripping book I’ve read about the Vietnam War, written by a New York Times journalist who, along with David Halberstam, was one of the best on-the-ground chroniclers of that chapter in our history. And because it focuses on one single, indelible character, it reads like a great novel."

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Phillip Youmans recommended Apocalypse Now (1979) in Movies (curated)

 
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
1979 | Action, Drama, War
8.7 (37 Ratings)
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"Apocalypse Now was one of the first films that I saw that showed film could be a malleable art form, something that could exist outside of a super-traditional three-act structure. Martin Sheen and his character are sort of wrestling with more than just trying to find courage, but also trying to find some reason for why he was there in the first place. Speaking to a lot of Vietnam vets, I know it’s especially prominent in the Black experience. Soldiers felt incredibly disenfranchised about Vietnam because they weren’t being respected back home, but expected to have the motivation to fight for their country. But looking at it even from Martin Sheen’s case, his character is white, but that was part of his motivation."

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