The Unholy Crusade, a look into Oliver Stone's War film, Platoon.
Title: The Unholy Crusade, a look into Oliver Stone's War film, Platoon.
Category: /Arts & Humanities/Film & TV
Details: Words: 763 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Unholy Crusade, a look into Oliver Stone's War film, Platoon.
Category: /Arts & Humanities/Film & TV
Details: Words: 763 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 763 total…events that transpired during the war,
but many religious aspects also. The movie was not only
ground breaking in the sense that it represented a neutral
view of America versus Communism, but it was insightful to
the religious undertones of all wars. By using religious
themes throughout key parts of the movie, Stone
illustrates the decadence that American society is heading
towards. This decadence is one factor that led to the
American ineffectiveness in Vietnam.