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The Unholy Crusade
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....oundaries 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 genres. Stone not only uses religious themes to portray the
Vietnam War, but manipulates the war to show the decadence o.... Part 2 of Paper
....nnocent
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, which finally led to both nation's failed
expeditions.
To add depth to his religious allegories, Stone not only uses
historical references, but opens it to Biblical contexts as well.
According to the Bible, the garden of Eden is a paradise, often pictured in
a jungle-like atmosphere. In Platoon, Stone uses the.... |
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