Raw and hard-hitting battlefield drama

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2020)

'Platoon' is a tough film to watch as it exposes the brutal reality of war. Of all the great war films, this one has to be one of the most distressing due to its realism and the truly depressing storyline and cruel ending.
There are some genuinely horrible, harrowing scenes in this film that will no doubt stay with many viewers for a long time after the credits have rolled. The graphic violence only adds to what is already a tough film to sit through, but these scenes are necessary to show the reality of what these soldiers, and human beings, had to endure.
A great war film, but also a horrible one. 'Platoon' is a raw and hard-hitting drama and one of the more realistic war films I've seen.