Platoon Scene 11 Summary

  • It's nighttime. The camera is on the ground, looking up at the stars. Taylor says it's a beautiful night. Elias replies that he loves "this place at night."
  • They chat for a while. Elias says he used to believe in what they're doing. Not anymore.
  • He feels the United States is gonna lose the war. The U.S. has been successful for so long, it's just time they lose a war.