{"id":3809,"date":"2020-10-30T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=3809"},"modified":"2020-10-30T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T18:16:46","slug":"jeffrey-sprung-blog-post-for-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/10\/30\/jeffrey-sprung-blog-post-for-11-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Sprung Blog Post for 11\/2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Academy Award winning movie <\/span>Platoon<\/span><\/i>, which was directed by Oliver Stone (a Vietnam War veteran), provides an incredibly realistic portrayal of the brutal lifestyle, danger, and cruelty of the Vietnam War. After watching the movie, I gained a tremendous amount of respect for veterans of the Vietnam War as the movie depicted the tough conditions and danger the soldiers had to endure while fighting in Vietnam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In one of the opening scenes of <\/span>Platoon<\/span><\/i>, Chris Taylor, a former college student who enlisted in the Vietnam War, reveals the difficult lifestyle that soldiers had to deal with while serving in Vietnam. While digging a hole in a very hot jungle in Vietnam, Chris states that \u201cthis place feels like hell,\u201d and that he \u201chates it already and it has only been a week.\u201d Upon his arrival, Chris questions his ability to survive his entire year long service in Vietnam and admits that he thinks he \u201cmade a big mistake coming here.\u201d Chris’ thoughts are representative of many soldiers in Vietnam as many soldiers were deployed without actually wanting to serve in the war. After witnessing the harsh lifestyles of soldiers in Vietnam in <\/span>Platoon<\/span><\/i>, I now can understand why so many soldiers returned from the war deeply traumatized by experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In another scene of the movie, King reveals to Chris the soldiers underlying motivations to keep fighting in the Vietnam War. Before King boards the helicopter to leave Vietnam to go back home, he explains to Chris that, \u201call you gotta do is make it out of here,\u201d and then \u201cevery day of the rest of your life is gravy.\u201d Based on King\u2019s statement it is evident that all the soldiers in the Vietnam War were motivated to stay alive and endure the arduous conditions of Vietnam in hopes of one day making it back to their families in the United States and living in comfort again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, I was very impressed with <\/span>Platoon<\/span><\/i> and believe Oliver Stone did an outstanding job of realistically capturing the events that occurred in the Vietnam War.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Academy Award winning movie Platoon, which was directed by Oliver Stone (a Vietnam War veteran), provides an incredibly realistic portrayal of the brutal lifestyle,…<\/p>\n

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