The Unholy Crusade
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Religion is a canopy under which American culture and society
thrives. Its extension reaches the boundaries of such cultural mainstreams
as movies, television, and music. Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon is
an example of the religious subtleties and overtones that appear in various
American g ....
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.... threatened Vietnam,
America acted to defend its democratic belief by sending troops over to
thwart the communist attempts. Stone uses the war to portray the failed
attempt due to the exploits of the American soldiers. In one scene, Barnes
(Tom Berenger) and Bunny (Kevin Dillon), mercilessly kill several innocent
villagers. Later in the same scene, some soldiers are caught raping a
village woman. The actions taken by the soldiers are Stone's comparison to
the Spanish explorers' actions ....
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