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";s:4:"text";s:24864:"Edit, Likely because it is meant to represent a helmet from a fallen soldier on the battlefield. I am reality. The mens essential natures are not suitable for war and it takes its toll, best seen in post-traumatic stress. Dafoe also had some control over the timing of the detonations. (Stone, p. 21). One of the dead under ponchos at battle's end, seen carried to chopper at end. CHRIS: Proofs in his eyes. BARNES: Elias is like them politicians in Washington. CHRIS(V.O. Bunny refers to himself as "Audie Murphy". I saw his eyes when he came back in After Ibarra saves his life from a vicious crocodile, Elas swears to protect the young man from his enemies, which are legion. Chris Taylors strong sense of moral obligation and lack of self fulfillment has brought him to the Vietnam War. Bunny and Junior share a pithole as he savagely shoots oncoming NVA soldiers with his rifle but is soon outnumbered and shot to death when an NVA soldier shoots him down and finishes him off with a shot to his mouth as Junior retreats. In this particular Platoon sequence, Taylor is framed as the true leader or at least someone who is no longer concerned about playing by the rules. These lines obviously reference the internal conflict amongst his unit, and Taylor statesthat the Vietnam War will always be with him. What's with the booby trap that kills Sal and Sanderson? Barnes is running the platoon. And dig this you assholes and dig it good! CHRIS: And you, do you believe? Harris (Survives): He's seen briefly at the beginning when on patrol with the platoon but most of his onscreen time comes in the final attack. Would soldiers actually wound themselves to get sent home? By the early 1960s, after increasing military involvement, America found itself stepping in for the exhausted French and Southern Vietnamese governments, and leading the campaign against the lethal Viet Cong, the North Vietnamese communist regime. Elias Gordon was born in 1936, and he joined the US Army during the Vietnam War, serving as a Sergeant in Bravo Company, US 25th Infantry Division. Why did Barnes kill Elias? CHRIS: Proofs in his eyes. From the crowded canvas, large figures emerge: Barnes ( Tom Berenger ), the veteran sergeant with the scarred face, the survivor of so many hits that his men believe he cannot be killed. Who leads a platoon in the Army? Barnes and Sgt. In the speech he gives the head, hes basically telling the men to think his way; be part of the machineCause when the machine breaks down, we break down, an occurrence hes not going to allow. While many of the others soldiers write basic notes of affection to their girlfriends and family members, Chris writes very articulate, meaningful letters to his grandmother. He shoots Elias three times in the upper body. When Chris awakes after the final battle scene in which Sgt. After Sgt. Sgt. 24. Sgt. Below are some facts about the iconic film scene. The success of Mao Tse-tungs communist revolution in China strengthened Americas support of the French in Vietnam. Reference: Quiz: "Platoon" - The Movie . It leaves us with the ominous impression that this is definitely a war America is losing. At the village, Sgt. Do my share for my country. When the enemy attacks the U.S. compound, the Viet Cong are able to overrun the U.S forces. Barnes betrayal. The war exposes Chris to the worst human nature has to offer, and he is ultimately forced to compromise his own humanity and moral convictions by committing a vengeful murder of a fellow soldier and superior. Barnes then returns and tells the others that Elias was killed by the enemy. What happened todays just the beginning. Therefore he's chosen the path of Elias aka good and rejected evil. Elias eyes seem to go to some inner place, his passion surging. Edit, near the beginning of the movie, as the squad goes out for the night ambush and in the end of the movie? Barnes finds Elias alone and shoots him, then returns and tells Chris that Elias was killed by the enemy. People like Elias get wasted and people like Barnes just go on making up rules any way they want and what do we do, we just sit around in the middle and suck on it! No longer a liability, Chris has become a valuable asset to the platoon. "Looking back," he says, "We did not fight the enemy. Barnes course of action, but is in no position to prevent the horrible events he witnesses. The physical and, especially, emotional wounds he has sustained in Vietnam will forever serve to remind him of the shameful dehumanization he endured in the war. Elias' death negatively impacts the overall spirit of Taylor's platoon but they are forced to push forward with a new mission and try to prevent a looming attack from the NVA. Barnes points out how Gardner didnt act the way he should have, and if the rest of the platoon wants to make it through the war, they had better not act like Gardner. And we are finally left with not only the platoon, but almost the entire 25th infantry, overrun by the enemy sustaining enormous loss of lives. "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane.at the end of the movie? The platoon pillages and destroys a small Vietnamese village it discovers has been harboring weapons for the Viet Cong. He also tells a soldier whos screaming when he gets his arm blown off in the ambush to be quiet and, Take the pain!in other words, act indifferent to the pain, so the enemy will not hear him and lock in on the platoons location. Chris has a strong hunch that Barnes killed Elias which develops into a theory. Understanding how networked the entire area has become and how hidden and well stocked the Viet Cong are serve as forewarnings that support the consequence. Hundreds of dead American and Viet Cong soldiers bodies are strewn all about the compound and nearby jungle floor. CHRIS: Not just me its the way the whole thing works. BARNES: Yall experts? How many times was Elias shot in platoon? (to Chris) And that goes for you, shit for brains. But rather than checking on the injured, Francis deliberately plunges a knife into his leg. RHAH: Wrong? After Elias death, Barnes confronts Chris and the others in the heads hutch about Elias, and Barnes is able to provoke Chris to attack him. I saw his eyes when he came back in Hes willing to kill civilians, and even his own men, to support his immoral beliefs. Sgt. Elias. Elias based on the notion that he can see the proof in Sgt. Only I know about death. Whenever Sgt. Elias murder, Chris tries to convince some of the others in the platoon that they need to kill Barnes in revenge. To make matters worse, the inexperienced, incompetent Lt. Wolfe accidentally orders an air strike on the platoons location resulting in more casualties in the platoon. Through all his experiences, Chris has come to learn the true nature of war. Car-15. Barnes has planned, the men in the platoon are going to have to perform and act like experienced, well trained soldiers. Sergeant Barnes life revolves around performing a certain way while in countryfighting the deadly Viet Cong. THE WEB'S FAVORITE - SINCE 1999. . In Platoon, Stone suggests that Taylor kills Barnes because of various factors, with the most obvious being that Taylor himself is now an unforgiving killer, a man forced to extremes in the heat of war. Barnes been shot 7 times and he aint dead, that tell you something? Grabbing a loose stick, crudely drawing out their position in the dirt and tracing it out for the Lieutenant. Later, Chris tries to convince Rhah, King, and others in the head that Barnes killed Elias. Barnes declares that he will go back to find Elias. As the platoon departs on helicopters, Taylor witnesses the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) gun down Dafoe's character; a moment which ultimately fuels the final act conflict. His extensive exposure to combat has caused him to develop warped ideals to support his cold, callous, and immoral behavior. Optionlock With Barnes clearly aware that he could potentially be court-martialed, he devises a plan that will prevent Elias from making an official statement. Barnes decides to send Sgt. (to Doc) Doc, tagem and bagem. The problem is Barnes's fist quite obviously clears the front of Elias's face by at least 5-6 inches. When Elias is betrayed by Barnes, he still greets him with a smile, as if satisfied with his ability to operate on optimism despite the tragedies of warthat surround him, and his demise being brought on not by the enemy of war, but the enemy of morality. This provokes Chris to attack Barnes, signifying that Chris does stand for something, and he honors the beliefs and ideals that Elias stood for. A man who felt he was doing what was necessary. Dafoe played Elias, a soldier that was set in sharp contrast to Berenger's character, Sgt. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses, an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. The light also shines on his eyes, giving them a devilish glow. Three or four squads make up a platoon, which has 20 to 50 soldiers and is commanded by a lieutenant. He has become so dehumanized and corrupted by the experiences of the war, he is willing to shoot his own men to prevent them from challenging his way of war. Barnes is a callous soldier, hardened from several tours of duty in the Nam. Horrible scars carved into his face physically suggest the experiences he has seen. Platoon is a 1986 film about a young recruit in Vietnam who faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. There are a number of examples illustrating how Chris prefers to deal with situations externally, and looks for physical solutions to his problems. He invests in the questionable notion that the war will instill within him a great sense of pride. More:Every Song in Da 5 Bloods Soundtrack. Edit, A soldier causing a self-inflicted wound to get off the front line has certainly happened. This is definitely a war America is not winning. Chris drops out of college, enlists in the military, and asks for combat duty in Vietnam. The carnage the platoon thrusts upon the village is an expression of the frustration that has built up among the soldiers. Yall know about killing? The inhumane, merciless treatment Barnes carries out shocks Chris and rekindles his conscience and sense of morals. Elias questions Barnes code of ethics, Barnes labels Elias as a detrimental crusader in the platoon and ultimately murders him. Meanwhile, Taylor loses friends within the platoon after preventing the rape of a Vietnamese woman. If you look you can see it is full. Barnes demands that no one in the platoon, including Chris, is to fall asleep on his shift. Did he try to kill himself? Barnes attempts to kill him, he finds Barnes crawling on the jungle floor. Lias, he was full of shit, Lias was a crusader - I got no fight with a man does what hes told, but when he dont, the machine breaks down, and when the machine breaks down, we break down and I aint gonna allow that. The first casualty of war is innocence. When Barnes suspects the villagers of being Viet Cong sympathizers, Barnes viciously shoots and kills the wife of the village chief, and threatens to shoot the chiefs young daughter as a means of coercing information out of the chief about the Viet Cong. Elias Gordon (1936-January 2, 1968) was a US Army Sergeant during the Vietnam War. (Stone, p. 87) Barnes shoots and murders Sgt. When he is not sitting in front of a laptop, Todd enjoys soaking up everything the Jersey Shore has to offer with his wife, two sons and American Foxhound, Wally. Elias ( Willem Dafoe ), another good fighter, but a man who tries to escape from the reality through drugs. I shit on all of you. Even though they believe him, they argue that Chris has no proof of Sgt. Kill me. He knows that coming from a wealthy, privileged, protected background had prevented him from being drafted, and that only the poor, ethnic, and lower class citizens are forced to fight for the United States. Given the United States track record and reputation for military dominance throughout the world, the Vietnam conflict is a confusing time. ): Day by day, I struggle to maintain not only my strength, but my sanity. He is one of the four dead bodies under ponchos. Just keep your pecker up and your powder dry, things change. When two more platoon members are killed by a booby trap in an abandoned enemy bunker, Chris notices Sgt. The fears the platoon have harbored for the future are made manifest. Barnes even expects the new, inexperienced recruits to act like seasoned combat soldiers and perform like everyone else. Since Chris has just arrived to the platoon and has no past experience of fighting and surviving in jungle combat, he has no memories he can draw upon to serve him in the current situation. I say we frag the fucker. CHRIS: Yever get caught in a mistake King and you just cant get out of it? On the final patrol Chris flips into heroism or psychosis, wipes out a nest of North Vietnamese and confronts the demon he has almost become. Unlike Elijah, however, he was not successful in his goals. Aint no time or need for a courtroom out here(Stone, p. 60) Ironically, it is the impact of Sgt. "Adagio for strings", composed by Samuel Barber and performed by the New Zealand Symphony. (Stone, p. 92) The depth to which the Viet Cong understands how and where the U.S. RHAH: I remember you first came in here Taylor. He later wrote in his biography, Chasing the Light, No cooperation was possible; in fact, they put out an advisory in the Philippines at the Clark and Subic Bay bases against US troops participating in any filming activity. You are one simple son-of-a-bitch! During that 10 month period an estimated 600,000 French and German soldiers became a casualty. BARNES: Elias, get your men ready While Chris finds great value in the lives of his platoon members, as well as in the Vietnamese civilians, Barnes does not. Elias, he begins to consider Chris as another crusader that wants to challenge his authority. The U.S. forces are so overwhelmed, they order an air strike on their own compound. CHRIS: Yever get caught in a mistake King and you just cant get out of it? Barnes, severely wounded himself, says, "Do it." Taylor obliges and kills him. This bit of wisdom is the source of extreme tension between Chris and Barnes. It seems every time the platoon comes into contact with the enemy, they lose livesnot uncommon in war, but there doesnt appear to be any clear victories to counteract the losses. After an NVA suicide bombing, the U.S. Army changes their strategy and uses air support to take out the NVA. Platoon Barnes was in co-command of 2nd Platoon along with Sgt. Next:Platoon True Story: How Accurate Is The Vietnam War Movie. You aint ever been right - bout nothing. (Stone p. 21) In the game of Cold War politics, Vietnam became a pawn. The fact that the men in the platoon, as well as the enemys lives, are not given much value, slows the progress of the objective story. For instance: Chris drops out of college and enlists in the military to do something positive for his country; He shoots his rifle at the feet of a young, retarded man he finds hiding. CHRIS: I was wrong. Edit, Audie Leon Murphy was the most "decorated" (was awarded the most service medals) soldier that served during World War II. Edit, Yes, and it's probably a composite of several of them. Chris Taylor is struggling to survive the physical and mental hell of being a U.S. infantry soldier in the Vietnam War. Chris' beliefs are . He honors and respects Sgt. Car-15. Barnes drive and motivation. Chris and his platoon release their tension and frustrations from the war on a small Vietnamese village. Barnes blames it on the way the men acted, and he gives them a lecture on how they need to be and act when they are on a nighttime ambush: Chris finally obtains a strong aptitude for the war. Barnes in an act of revenge for Elias and for himself. Directed by Oliver Stone, Platoon ends with violence, betrayal, and retribution within a United States Army infantry unit. End with a murder the last of too bloody many . Six of you boys against me. The consequence of not making progress in the war is the men will have to keep fighting, subjected to the inhumane preconscious responses they have developed in order to stay alive. Who was Murphy? Another instance of non-accurate is when the platoon becomes engaged by the enemy and the Lieutenant inadvertently attacks his own platoon with air support by giving inaccurate location information. Barnes holds no value for civilian life in Vietnam and almost seems to value Sgt. He is a brutal and extremely violent Sergeant in the US Army, known for his horrifically disfigured face that he gained after surviving seven shooting injuries. What is not appreciated also illustrates the forewarning. News, For me, it was a purely physical thing. Theres a lot of suspicion and hate. The scar-faced Barnes is a brave and utterly ruthless killing machine. Specialist 4th Class.Pvt Manny (KIA): Abducted by NVA and found strung up with throat slit.Church AmbushPvt Lerner (WIA): Wounded while walking point (the front of the line while the platoon was patrolling the forest), seen stretchered after church battle. Barnes was very harsh, uncaring and sarcastic towards his troops but he was very charismatic when it came to garnering their loyalty to him. There is only terror, bone-deep exhaustion, nighttime patrols and the humid jungle, crawling with snakes, insects and the silent Viet Cong. (Los Angeles Times, 12/19/86, Calendar/p. After Taylor fires off three shots, hepauses and looks at his surroundings, with the grey of the smoking gun contrasting with the lush green jungle. Live up to what Grandpa did in the First War and Dad the Second. Chris contributes to the carnage by firing his rifle at the feet of a defenseless villager. Barnes realizes that Chris is standing behind him with a rifle pointed at him. Chris sees Barnes for the immoral, ruthless murderer that he is. Idealistic, patriotic, eager for adventure, Chris Taylor is the kind of earnest middle-class rebel who scandalizes his parents by believing in flag and country in a literal way. In this case, however, the power dynamics are significantly different. Why is the helmet placed upside down in the poster? Since these two view the war differently, their view of certain causes is a source of tension for them. Elias squad out for an all night ambush resulting in Gardners death and Chris injuries. He is no longer a naive, idealistic, young boy who was looking for a great adventure to make him a man, he has come to realize, and take part of, the atrocities and numbing reality of the Vietnam War. With his unique perspective, Stone filmed one of the most iconicdeath scenes in cinema history the dramatic end of Sgt. Not one(Stone, p. 88). ACE: they caught em last night trying to pull some shit on Charlie Company. He was cruel and willing to kill those he was tasked with protecting. And while the final narration doesn't reveal a whole lot about Taylor's life after the Vietnam War, his reflections arerepresentative of how many soldiers feel uponreturning home. Elias' decision to report Barnes' criminal conduct at the village precipitates a rift between the members in the platoon (some siding with Barnes and others siding with Elias), and ultimately causes Barnes to kill Elias. Get one of my guys zapped so some fuckface fresh from the world can get his beauty fucking sleep! Barnes finds Elias alone and shoots him, then returns and tells Chris that Elias was killed by the enemy. Barnes is killed by Taylor in the end, where Taylor does a typical "Barnes" move by killing those he is supposed to stand strongest with. Among his followers were Sgt. When you know you know. Barnes believes that Chris fell asleep during his watch, allowing the enemy to sneak up on the platoon. Chris must stop thinking that war will define him as a man. | But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and meaning to this life.". Elias Elias and Barnes have the same title but couldn't be more different. Barnes commits causes Chris to abruptly regain his senses. (Stone, p.85). This moment is Taylor reclaiming his own identity and removing Barnes' insidious influence. For instance, Chris is appalled when Barnes shoots a village woman in the head and then threatens to shoot a young village girl unless the villagers give him the information he wants; Chris tries to convince some of the other men that Barnes killed Elias, and that they need to kill Barnes who is becoming an evil, immoral, out-of-control liability to the platoon. Sgt Elias represents the good in Christ-like fashion, while the callous Sgt Barnes, portrayed by Tom Berenger, is devil-like. Course Mom and Dad didnt want me to come, they wanted me to be just like them - respectable, hard-working, making $200 a week, a little house, a family. For him, the war represents a place where he can find something to be proud of, and where he can do his share for his country like everyone else. Most of the platoon, including Wolfe and most of Barnes' followers, are killed in the ensuing battle. Barnes makes a profound impact on Chris. Although Id served with distinction, I never kidded myself that the Pentagon was in my corner., More from us: Vietnam War Movies That Best Show the Realities of the Conflict. BARNES: You pussies gotta smoke this shit sos you can hide from reality (smokes again) Me, I dont need this shit. If look closely at Dafoes left hand, you can see him carrying the squib detonator, which he used to set off the devices attached to his wardrobe. But a cold and ruthless product of warfare. Chris wants to go with Barnes to help find Elias, but Barnes threatens to write Chris up on a citation if he doesnt obey orders and return to the helicopter. Where did they shoot platoon? At this point, Chris is beginning to develop a stronger sense of moral conviction in reaction to the shocking and appalling actions of his fellow platoon members. But in actuality, he doesn't know for sure that Sgt. The morale in the men is low - a civil war in the platoon, half the men with Elias, half with Barnes. When Taylor discovers Barnes in Platoon, both men aren't doing well after the NVA attack and the subsequent air raid. Barnes in the hut at base camp for killing him. They drove me crazy with their goddamn world, Grandma, you know Mom, I dont want to be a white boy on Wall Street, I dont want my whole life to be predetermined by them. 5 Reasons Why You Need To Pay Attention To State Tax Nexus Laws Today. Out here assholes, ya keep your shit wired tight at all times! He totters slightly as he circles the outer edge of the hutch. Dafoe was aware of the location of the explosive devices. Like everybody else. I shit you not! In this story, the prerequisites work hand in hand with the requirements. Barnes was a hot headed, gung-ho go getter who actually believed in his cause was was willing to do whatever was necessary to win the war Elias was much less of a fighting man but it can be argued that men like Elias would be better for winning the Hearts and Minds of the population. How many days you short? That day we loved him(Stone, p. 45) Barnes is the antithesis of Hamlet. For the all night ambush to work as effectively as Sgt. User Ratings The conflict ends with Barnes ready to kill Taylor, an inexperienced soldier who seemingly doesn't pose a major threat to his standing within the U.S. Army. ONEILL: Shit! You fuck up in a fire fight and I goddamn guarantee you a trip out of the bush, in a body bag! Despite US military opposition and the rumblings of revolution in the Philippines, Stone was able to film his movie, and the jungle provided the perfect backdrop from Elias mad dash from the North Vietnamese troops who were pursuing him. Sgt. Barnes is obviously affected by the deaths of more of his men, enough so to make him momentarily lose his tough, military sergeant facade and expose a slight vulnerability. Platoon was inspired by Stone's real-life experiences at theNew Year's Day Battle of 1968, and the director himself makes a cameo during his cinematic recreation. Platoon won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. Barnes blatant disregard for ethics of war and his dysfunctional code of morals are like a nagging toothache on Chris psyche: The others in the platoon view the experienced Sgt. We just dont add up to a rats ass. Wants to fight this war with one hand tied round their balls. KING: Way out of anything, man. 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