Honestly, I need to watch Platoon again. But after the first watch, there just seemed to be a cheesy-ness about it, a sort of cliche feeling. (Maybe its because I dont like charlie sheen) But while some argue that it being told by his character makes it more personal, I'm not so sure. Going back and relating it to Lot 49, wasnt our confusion what made us really analyze and and connect with the story? I just think that maybe his narration made us only see his point of view, and maybe if it was left without a narrator we would be able to have our own, more personal experiences.