Platoon was very inaccurate and made by an anti-war director (although olli stone did serve he was suposed to be the main charecter, doubtful of the cause and heavily into drugs) the Movie paints an inacurate picture of the men fighting the war were all poor and and of the working class fighting a war for the rich and spoiled. Almost like the Communist wars. It just wasn't something that really gave an accurate picture, aside from the message i love the movie.

Apocalypse now, get the over all point? Col. Kurtz is truly enlightened and he knows he cant spread the enlightened word so instead Martin sheen is leaving at the end bearing the knowledge of this "madman" kurtz to lead the newer younger generation into a new age (the symbolism of the young natives looking at him and dropping their weapons)

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Out side is America!