Platoon movie gay

Homoerotic subtext in Platoon? Anyone else get some vibes from the interactions between Sgt Elias & Chris, or is it merely showing a more free and uninhibited side of “masculinity”?. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. In honor of the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal, we wanted to mention military flicks that are actually relevant to a queer or trans audience. Perhaps in the next decade we'll see our community serving openly in a flourish of diverse military films like A Few Good Men , Universal Soldier , Avatar , all of which we could argue for inclusion on this list but none that have openly LGBT characters.

Platoon () Gay Whole dissertations have been written about why Platoon is a gay film, or at the very least, so rife with homoerotic subtext that you'd have to be Fred Phelps to miss it. Upon reflection, I had not. The film focuses on the war-time experiences of Chris Charlie Sheen , a volunteer from a more privileged background than his conscripted cohort in his platoon. The large ensemble cast includes many actors who went on to greater fame including Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, Mark Moses, and Johnny Depp.

Platoon is a American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. Character sheet for Platoon. Taylor Private Chris Taylor "Somebody once said Hell is the impossibility of reason. That's what this place feels like.

I've watched the movie a few times and everytime I see Willem Dafoe's character I get that impression. The way he looks at Chris (Charlie Sheen); it just creeps me out. The movie was written and directed by Oliver Stone , who fought in Vietnam and who has tried to make a movie about the war that is not fantasy, not legend, not metaphor, not message, but simply a memory of what it seemed like at the time to him. The movie is narrated by a young soldier Charlie Sheen based on Stone himself. There are no false heroics in this movie, and no standard heroes; the narrator is quickly at the point of physical collapse, bedeviled by long marches, no sleep, ants, snakes, cuts, bruises and constant, gnawing fear.

Platoon () Gay Whole dissertations have been written about why Platoon is a gay film, or at the very least, so rife with homoerotic subtext that you'd have to be Fred Phelps to miss it. .

I've watched the movie a few times and everytime I see Willem Dafoe's character I get that impression. The way he looks at Chris (Charlie Sheen); it just creeps me out. .