Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor is the naive young American soldier and central protagonist of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film "Platoon," whose experiences depict the moral and psychological toll of combat.

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Chris Taylor canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
appearsIn Platoon ⓘ
characterArc loss of innocence ⓘ
moral disillusionment ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
enlistsIn United States Army ⓘ
familyName Taylor ⓘ
filmReleaseYearOfWorkAppearedIn 1986 ⓘ
fullName Chris Taylor ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn war film ⓘ
givenName Chris ⓘ
internalConflict struggle between idealism and brutality ⓘ
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
narrationStyle voice-over narration ⓘ
narrativeRole point-of-view character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
notableRelationship Sergeant Bob Barnes ⓘ
Sergeant Elias Grodin ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
portrayedBy Charlie Sheen ⓘ
position infantryman ⓘ
rank Private ⓘ
reasonForEnlistment volunteered for combat duty ⓘ
settingOfFiction Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
symbolizes young American soldier in Vietnam ⓘ
theme moral ambiguity in combat ⓘ
psychological effects of war ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
timePeriodOfFiction 1960s ⓘ
workCreator Oliver Stone ⓘ

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Platoon → follows → Chris Taylor ⓘ
Platoon → character → Chris Taylor ⓘ
Charlie Sheen → characterPortrayed → Chris Taylor ⓘ
Sergeant Elias Grodin → mentors → Chris Taylor ⓘ