War is the most horrific act man can commit, unleashing waves of violence on a scale like any other event. Its victims are chosen indiscriminately, and most of those who die are innocent civilians caught up in the middle of conflict. Oliver Stone experienced the Vietnam War himself, and his film Platoon was both a harsh exploration of his experiences and a condemnation of pro-war movies such as The Green Berets. Far from glorifying the effects of war on the innocent, Platoon pulls no punches in its depiction of the insanity of warfare. The crazy aggression of combat is captured chillingly in the murder of a local Vietnamese man, beaten to a pulp with the butt of a rifle by US Marines tasked with securing a small village. Doing one's duty transforms into murder without punishment, the casualness with which the act is carried out making it all the more harrowing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVWMsUaByqo
