With the way his death was when he raised his hand, it was such a sacrificial to hope for his platoon survive and alive as long as possible and almost all of the troops in his platoon made it out (except Rah, since Rah had replaced Elias position). While the troops under Elias troops died out
There was a series about Vietnam during the 80's on HBO. I can't remember the name of that show but it aired the same time Tour Of Duty was popular on CBS. Anyway, one episode on the HBO series was called "The Fragging", about a squad planning on fragging their Lt. in his sleeping quarters. I remember they had to draw straws amongst them to see who would be the one to do it.
Barnes ain’t evil. As Kurtz was doing in Apocalypse Now, they were the warriors, the true warriors. They who could be moral and at the same time able to kill mercilessly and without feeling. The greats of Alexander, Khan, Caesar, Shaka, Hitler and Saladin all possessed. As Kurtz said “You have to have men who are moral... and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgment... without judgment! Because it's judgment that defeats us..”
Gay?! In the original script (very much edited by Oliver Stone in the end) it is written he’s always looking for women when he’s on “rest and relax” time. There’s a funny dialogue between he and the others about a girl he met on Hawaii Island, with a lot of details. In the end he reveals it was only a fantasy😂
"Take a break. You don't have to be a prick every day of your life, you know." "Feeling good is good enough." Love these quotes.
I still use "Then the worm has definitely turned for you man".
Elias’s death will always hit the most. He truly was the “crusader” that they referred to him as
USA thinking they are doing the right thing...Cold War...Lyndon Johnson nightmare
"They" didn't refer to him as that. It was Barnes who referred to him as that.
Glad the fandom isn’t dead
I’m 31 and got found dvd remastered in goodwill for $1
Fuck no.
Great movie. The cast and acting is of the scale. Never met anyone yet who doesn’t like this film.
1:03 This moment is always hilarious
As retired army, I always smile when he starts pulling all that crap out of his pack, I can totally relate, sleeping bag in the bush, lol
My respects to Sargent Elias, a truly crusader and a good soldier, a very good one
Elias was definitely the hommie
He was good people
Elias was that dude
“Guy thinks he’s Jesus Christ or something.”
Willem went on to play Jesus in Last Temptation of Christ heehee
Even if we aren't brothers we can still be brothers, that's what I learned from Elias
I was about 10 years old always curious why some of the military personnel left and never made it back. Family did a excellent job in hiding it
Elias death reminded me of Christ dying.
Agreed, they should put William Defoe's face on that statue of "Christ the redeemer" in Rio de Janiero
With the way his death was when he raised his hand, it was such a sacrificial to hope for his platoon survive and alive as long as possible and almost all of the troops in his platoon made it out (except Rah, since Rah had replaced Elias position). While the troops under Elias troops died out
William defoe put on a great performance for this picture
Sort of all the Platoon events rolled into one platoon's experience. Rambo's to the Korea Veterans who are still winners.
ONeal is such a squeezer
💎
Chris: bam bam bam
Barnes: dies
In real life that LT will be Fragged within a week.
There was a series about Vietnam during the 80's on HBO. I can't remember the name of that show but it aired the same time Tour Of Duty was popular on CBS.
Anyway, one episode on the HBO series was called "The Fragging", about a squad planning on fragging their Lt. in his sleeping quarters.
I remember they had to draw straws amongst them to see who would be the one to do it.
Some junior officers were killed due to their incompetence. However it should be noted that some were also due to political and ideological reasons.
Barnes was the devil.
He was reality
@@eddiemoran8044 looool
Barnes ain’t evil. As Kurtz was doing in Apocalypse Now, they were the warriors, the true warriors. They who could be moral and at the same time able to kill mercilessly and without feeling. The greats of Alexander, Khan, Caesar, Shaka, Hitler and Saladin all possessed. As Kurtz said “You have to have men who are moral... and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgment... without judgment! Because it's judgment that defeats us..”
Yeah no. I wouldn't find the night of living in the jungle nice. Imagine the real guys. Covered in blood sucking mosquitoes constantly.
Anybody else think Elias was gay?
no
Naw, you're getting his character confused with the detective character from Boondock saints, a character that Willem Dafoe also played
Or you think he's gay because he's just so goddamn beautiful, the scene where they're all smoking weed proves it
@@robertpaulson117 that would make sense
Gay?! In the original script (very much edited by Oliver Stone in the end) it is written he’s always looking for women when he’s on “rest and relax” time. There’s a funny dialogue between he and the others about a girl he met on Hawaii Island, with a lot of details. In the end he reveals it was only a fantasy😂
I LOVE THIS
Elias *25th Infantry Division Patch* ??