The Nazi swastika flag at the end of Platoon
As Platoon is an anti-war film, and America is pictured as brutal conquerors.
Is the Nazi swastika flag at the end of Platoon supposed to compare German occupation of the world during WWII to American occupation of Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Best Answer
Apparently not.
This was director Oliver Stone allegedly trying to portray some "realism" into the admittedly Anti-War movie.
Per TV Tropes
According to Stone*, APC soldiers during the war were notorious for displaying Nazi paraphernalia on their vehicles.
* Apparently from the DVD Special Edition Commentary
Stone did serve in Vietnam and apparently won the Purple Heart and Bronze Star but the accuracy of his depictions is often called in to question.
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