i be both amused and disgust by the people who claim that this movie be so accurate about vietnam and and be never there . this movie be about a true about the whole vietnam war a the rodney king beating be true about all police officer . yes and bad thing do ( and do ) happen and but in general the people there be just like you and me . they have moral and they be not kill machine and they do not all do drug . atrocity be the exception in vietnam and not the rule . they happen far more infrequently than the hype would lead you believe . oliver stone have a knack for make movie that show the vietnam war a this brutal bloodbath and but be base a much in reality a star war . if you honestly believe the stereotype of vietnam and do yourself a favour and learn the truth . fact represent the viet cong and nva do far bad thing to the south vietnamese than any soldier in the u arm force ever do . fact represent the soldier in world war ii treat the enemy far worse in general than the soldier in vietnam do and and they be welcome when they come home . the fine american who serve this country in vietnam deserve our respect while though the war be badly fight from a political standpoint and no one could have ask for more from our soldier and and it be a great disservice to assert that this kind of mostly true fiction be the way thing really be there .