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So much of that charlie sheen character oliver stone has said was him, was him going into the war as a patriotic kid who wanted to do his part and really had his eyes opened to the horror. and i think it maintains that gut punch. >> i hope people go to see what the war was really like. that's the statement and once you see it, you have to think about it for yourself. think about what you think about war, and think about what it really is as opposed to the fantasy comic book stuff of "top gun." >> the attitude of the '70s had been to take out some of the scorn that the american public felt for ...

About it for yourself. think about what you think about war, and think about what it really is as opposed to the fantasy comic book stuff of "top gun." >> the attitude of the '70s had screwed up vietnam on the men returning home. >> i want my leg. can you understand that? i want to be treated like a human being. i fought for my country. i'm a vietnam veteran. >> there was an atonement for that in the '80s. there was a second wave of pictures that attempted to honor the service that these men had performed for their country. >> my father was -- a -- that the word? yeah? civilized?

>> we've been kicking other people's asses for so long i figure it's time we got ours kicked. >> "platoon" had this intensity and so much of that charlie sheen character oliver stone said was him, a patriotic kid who wanted to do his part and really wanted to have his eyes opened to the horror and i think it maintains that gut punch. >> i hope people go to see what the war was really like. that's the statement and once you see it, you have to think about it for yourself. think about what you think about war, and think about what it really is as opposed to the fantasy comic book stuff of top gu...

And he made some very compelling films in the process. >> what happened today is just the beginning. we're going to lose this war. >> come on. you really think so? us? >> we've been kickin' other people's asses for so long, i figure it's time to get ours kicked. >> "platoon" had so much of that intensity, oliver stone said it was his experience going into the war as a patriotic kid and having his eyes opened to the horrors of war. and i think it maintains that gut punch. >> i hope people will see what the war is really like. once you see it, you have to think about it yourself, what you think ...

Going into the war as a patriotic kid wanting to do his part and really having his eyes opened to the horror of war. >> i hope people see what war is really like. that's the statement. once you see it, you have to think about it for yourself, think about what it really is as post to the fantasy comic book stuff of "top gun." >> the attitude of the 70s had been to take out some of the scorn that the american public felt for the foreign policy establishment as it had completely screwed up vietnam on the men returning home. >> i want my leg, you understand? can't you understand that? all i'm sayi...