Sgt. Barnes

Robert "Bob" Barnes is the main antagonist of Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam War film Platoon. He was a high-ranking professional US Army Sergeant in the infantry platoon of the 25th Infantry Division, who was best known for his mysterious yet dark and ruthless nature as a military man, but mostly for his facially disfigured look which he gained after surviving seven injuries of shooting. When the platoon is sent into the fire lines of the Vietnam War at the border of Cambodia and its vast jungles, Barnes is slowly showing his truly cruel nature the more and more the film is progressing, causing a "civil war" inside the platoon; half of it sides with Barnes while the others sides with Sgt. Elias Grodin, who is far more friendly and forgiving than Barnes.

When the "civil war" in the platoon increases far more than expected, and when they enter into an heavily violent battle with the VC, Barnes kills Elias and takes the command on the platoon, driving Chris Taylor (the film's protagonist) mad and nearly beating him for his crime, including the destruction of one small village in which he suspected were farmers which helped the enemy, even personally killing an old lady before nearly doing the same to her child daughter. Eventually; his intention to eradicate any kinds of Vietnamese, regardless their connection to the VC or not, is failed soon as Taylor shoots him to death.

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Robert "Bob" Barnes is the main antagonist of Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam War film Platoon. He was a high-ranking professional US Army Sergeant in the infantry platoon of the 25th Infantry Division, who was best known for his mysterious yet dark and ruthless nature as a military man, but mostly for his facially disfigured look which he gained after surviving seven injuries of shooting. When the platoon is sent into the fire lines of the Vietnam War at the border of Cambodia and its vast jungles, Barnes is slowly showing his truly cruel nature the more and more the film is progressing, causing a "civil war" inside the platoon; half of it sides with Barnes while the others sides with Sgt. Elias Grodin, who is far more friendly and forgiving than Barnes.

When the "civil war" in the platoon increases far more than expected, and when they enter into an heavily violent battle with the VC, Barnes kills Elias and takes the command on the platoon, driving Chris Taylor (the film's protagonist) mad and nearly beating him for his crime, including the destruction of one small village in which he suspected were farmers which helped the enemy, even personally killing an old lady before nearly doing the same to her child daughter. Eventually; his intention to eradicate any kinds of Vietnamese, regardless their connection to the VC or not, is failed soon as Taylor shoots him to death.

He was portrayed by Tom Berenger.

Subject ID: 69742

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