Movie Recomendations: #61

Platoon(1986)

Director: Oliver Stone

Starring: Charlie Sheen,Willem Dafoe,Tom Berenger.

Directed by Vietnam War veteran Oliver Stone, Platoon is widely regarded as one of the best war movies of all time.

The film follows Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), as he chooses to forego a college education and volunteers for combat duty in Vietnam. Based on the director’s personal experiences, Platoon boldly depicts the madness, despair and cynicism that engulfed the soldiers who fought in a war that invited criticism from all quarters.

Through brilliantly orchestrated visual imagery and a chilling background score, along with a meticulously crafted script, Platoon captures the hostile environment in jungles of Vietnam, and brilliantly portrays impact of the war on civilian life in the country.It won the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.

Movie Recommendations: #30

Full Metal Jacket(1987)

Director:Stanley Kubrick

Starring: Matthew Modine,Vincent D’Onofrio,R.Lee Ermey.

 

Full Metal Jacket is a film which depicts the experiences of two US Marines(Matthew Modine,Vincent D’Onofrio) during the Vietnam War.The first half follows their gruelling training along with other recruits under Gunnery Sergeant Hartman(R.Lee Ermey), who rules over the training recruits with an iron hand in order to prepare them for combat.

The second half focusses on their experience as soldiers in Vietnam,at the start of the Tet Offensive.The film explores the travails of those who fought in Vietnam, and lays bare the pointlessness of the widely criticized war. The film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards.

Movie Recommendations : #1

The Deer Hunter(1978)
Director:Michael Cimino
Starring:Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep.

The Deer Hunter is an epic war film which follows three friends from a small town in the US, as they volunteer to serve in Vietnam. It was one of the first films to explore the ground reality of the US involvement in Vietnam.
The film lays bare the emotional trauma, anguish and sheer madness that defined the Vietnam War.The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Michael Cimino, and Christopher Walken’s performance earned him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Watch out for the haunting, terrific and brilliantly filmed Russian roulette scenes.