Quote Originally Posted by BigVTDave
So, the movie Platoon.

One of the best Vietnam war movies IMO, and most people (at least a lot of them on imdb.com, and I kinda agree) think it's about Good versus Evil with Sgt. Elias representing the Good and Sgt. Barnes representing the Evil. And the whole movie is really all about the grunts in the platoon choosing which to follow.

But something that's always made me think: Elias and the "good" group definitely smoked up constantly, and Barnes at least appeared to prefer alcohol, like in that one scene where he comes into the smokeout tent, and talks about "I don't need that shit to escape from reality, I AM reality", he's got a fifth of Jack Daniels he's chugging from.

So that makes me curious. Think about yourself and your friends. Everybody I know at least is either definitely defined as mostly a Stoner or mostly a Drinker - though of course plenty do both, but you know what I mean. Was Oliver North trying to support weed and say it was inherently "good"? Or maybe that the inherent philosophies that go along with pot smoking (Peace, relaxation, sitting on the couch, killing doritos) naturally leads to a moralely superior lifestyle then drinking and it's effects (Violence, driving drunk, hitting on skanky chicks at the bar)?

I thought it was a pretty interesting idea, dunno, what do the rest of you think?

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...it's the classic struggle...good verses evil....both Barnes and Elias were "lifers"..long time soldiers...as opposed to "short timers"...(draftees)...like myself....