In 1986, when "Platoon" won the Best Picture Oscar, it seemed to many less an award for the movie's artistic qualities than for its timely expression of the anxiety about Vietnam and the men who fought the War.
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In 1986, when "Platoon" won the Best Picture Oscar, it seemed to many less an award for the movie's artistic qualities than for its timely expression of the anxiety about Vietnam and the men who fought the War.