(2 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10) You need to be a registered member to rate this post.

One of the most touching moments in any war movie… Platoon (1986): Thinking that Sgt. Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe) had already been killed in action, the platoon took off in their choppers with whoever they could manage to rescue in time. As they fly away, numerous enemy soldiers are seen chasing a lone figure, who turns out to be Sgt. Elias. In a rare moment of complete despair, Sgt. Elias reaches for the helicopter as it flies overhead, knowing the bullets riddling his body will never allow him to leave the vietnamese jungle. Sgt. Bob Barnes (Tom Berenger), who had left Sgt. Elias for dead during an earlier personal clash, overlooks the execution with a cold eye.

With Barber’s Adagio for Strings mounting steadily in the background, this one will definitely jerk a few tears.