I'm a Veteran of Afghanistan, Marine Corps, fought in the Battle of Marjah, and this guy nails it directly on the head with exactly the head-space and reaction of coming home to where no one even understands and are too into other things. I lost many friends from suicide and alcohol, almost myself as well. I tested with LSD and it saved my life and I have a wonderful family now because it cured my depression from the war. The knowledge this man has and able to describe in explicit detail exactly what it's like to deal with all this was extremely refreshing. I wish I could give it more likes. Anyone wondering what it's like for a combat veteran dealing with life and coming home, he articulates it perfectly. His foreshadowing of the future is quite perplexing in his accuracies, little more on the conspiracy than not, but I commend him regardless.
@sbfcapnj It would be interesting to hear your perspective on the PSYOPS aspect of op. Moshtarak - the fact that Marjah in fact does not exist as a town and never has, in particular, and yet the two of you having participated in the operation both refer to this non-existing place rather than using the name of the operation in question. Were you also given the false information that media and the public were given before and during Moshtarak? Seems odd.
Stone is articulate and has interesting things to say. His personal story is fascinating. His experiences gave him a deep perspective on life in the U.S.
@@AshkenaziChristian That's a truly curious accusation. Does that invalidate his anti-establishment movies? When you use the word "goyim" are you referring to him as a Jew? His American-born father was Jewish (non-practicing) and his French-born mother was a Roman Catholic. Stone was raised in the Episcopal Church and now practices Buddhism. Your last sentence, besides being pure Shakespeare, is an all-inclusive embrace of humanity that brings up the question: Is there anyone who is not on that big stage?
@@hashimawan2433 That's quite a leap you are making, isn't it? It really doesn't matter what any of us think because the truth is that it doesn't change what is happening. The idea that there are things going on behind the scenes is nothing new. The entire world knows this. It is common practice everywhere to get large numbers of people to believe one thing or another. (Just look at how many people still believe that Trump won the 2020 election in a landslide.) Stone presents an alternate reality for his own reasons -- it would be more interesting to know where he actually stands on your question.
Probably the best interview I've ever seen of Oliver Stone. Thank you so much for making this and your other work available to us. Been a fan of yours for well over a decade!
Mr Stone is a man of soul. He understands all the sadness felt for the suffering of innocent people and the movies he made was his gift to our world. I wish I could tell him in person. '' God truly bless you for all you have done to make our world see what is wrong and what to do what is right.
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker I'd just watched Heaven and Earth, which I hadn't seen before, then your interview with Stone appeared on my RUclips page. The movie was incredible, maybe the best of the three, underrated. Should be required viewing in schools.
My father in law had a very similar experience from Vietnam war and coming back, especially having his father not validate his war. It stayed with him. I wish he could’ve watched this before he passed away a few years ago.
I come back to this particular interview often. Oliver Stone is so well spoken, so articulate and I find it so interesting how he used his medium as a way of working out and dealing with all these questions of war and history.
Very insightful. I never thought much about the war in Viet Nam. I knew it was going on, and I blocked a lot out. But here was a man who experienced it all. Now I have a better understanding. My father always said: It's a rich man's war and a poor man's fight. I think Mr. Stone would agree.
David, you remind me of my dad who was born in 1941 and passed in 2004. I am now to the age of seeing the world like Oliver Stone here. Oilver Stone first opened my eyes when I saw Born on the Fourth of July in high school I imagine the talks I missed with my dad. Thanks for sharing.
One can agree or disagree with his opinions and the choices he made, but ultimately he has the right to express his opinion. Also, he was over there and he fought, even earned medals. Enough said.
What an honest and thorough depiction of this man's life. What a true filmmaker. A man who shows the ugliness and beauty of life through nonfiction and historical fiction.
Thank you for listing the interview. Tremendous insight into that period of time. I like his films very much. Mostly Salvador, Platoon, Born on the 4th, JFK, and Nixon. He's a very interesting man and a great filmmaker.
Brilliant and why has this only got 14k views? I've always enjoyed Oliver's movies but this gives a fantastic insight in to his thinking especially what he said about America and it being a third world policeman intervening in border conflicts. The guy clearly saw a vision and it pretty much came true. Given I don't live in the states, however from a outsider looking in, it seems they are further away from accepting alternative ideologies than ever. Thank you so much for sharing and subbed.
Quite the contrary, things are changing within America, and have been for the past twenty years or so. Not as much politically, because that is still dominated by the two-party projection/one-party reality that operates as a corporate-backed oligarchy, but we are seeing more and more people turn away from the policy of interventionism and proxy conflicts. Most Americans do not fall in either of the extremes, but somewhere in the middle, but if you watch mainstream news, you wouldn't know it.
Probably the best interview I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched it a number times and can see how it could definitely reinforce or better define someone’s mixed political feelings. Perhaps it could even help one in a difficult existential situation, despite him being in a somewhat confused state, based on his own developed experiences.
I have a special connection to Oliver Stone and his Vietnam Movies and I think "Born on the Fourth of July" is pretty much one of his BEST works because not only was was it a pretty autobiographic movie (like Platoon) but it was also done in such a deeply sensitive way that it left me speechless and sobbing multiple times through the course of the film. I could actually feel this strong sincerity in his Vietnam movies. Because HE was there. He saw what his film characters saw & felt what they felt, as well as his fellow comrades. It brought me much closer to the Veterans of Vietnam on a personal than anything else. Well that and YOUR interviews of course, Mister Hoffman. :) And i think that is pretty much the strongest & most important impact you can have as a filmmaker when you tell a story about history & events that some folks wanna make people forget about.
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker and I 100% mean it. You're welcome Mr. Hoffman :) Thank you so much for all the decades worth of history documentation and keeping the finger at the pulse of time.
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Platoon can be called the greatest authentic War Movie of all time but my favourite is JFK which showed the Truth which has been supressed since the 60s
Have only just joined your video interviews and this was a good insight into a fabulous talent who took his experiences and wove them into the cultural conscious. I can see a million subs coming up soon!
The last 2 minutes of the interview feel entirely too accurate when describing his concerns about what America has become today. This was interesting and insightful thank you.
David, thank you for this! Stone is absolutely fascinating and he was at the zenith of his filmmaking powers right about here. Despite what many critics may say about the man, I find his candor and recall of self-observation refreshing and I think that shines through in his filmmaking and storytelling.
@@kriss2111 Stone's conspiracy theories are bat-shit crazy. The whole narrative around the JFK assasination is based on one guy's crazy opinions (Jim Garrison). He also seems to be a certain kind of Lefty who likes to blame primarily the US for everything - Vietnam, Korea, the Cold War, conflict with Russia, China etc. The US deserves alot of blame for various bad foreign policies. But not *all* the blame. And maybe not *most* of the blame. I still give him respect tho for his service and being willing to pursue unorthodox narratives.
I was born in 1992. Before I start watching this vide, I must tell you that I absolutely love your content. I love the art of film, and although it's a documentary genre, the content is no less artistic than, say a beautiful Tarkovsky film. There's a lack of authenticity in the film and cinema medium nowadays, which for someone who really believe in the potency of this art form is saddening. But to be able to watch these tapes brings back that authenticity. Keep it coming. Thanks!
Hello David Hoffman and thank you for this gem. I have enjoyed so many films of O.S. This gave me some clear insights into his point of view from his life experiences. Thanks for sharing this.It ( makes one wonder about your experience of the 60s/70s) I apologize if this is a youtube faux pas, but fans of Mr Stone may enjoy a recent 2 hour conversation with Lex Friedman. Appreciate you, David.
I’ve been living like how he’s talking for two years smoking heaps of grass. It really does do exactly what he says. Makes you become a lot less judgemental. I guess my generation was kind of lost in joy in the 90’s and then exposed to one of the most horrific acts of terrorism live like it was playing on a giant film screen. I’ve been thinking a lot about how each generation kinds of absorbs itself.
I couldn't imagine hearing your father say that you didn't fight in a war like he did. The average American soldier in Vietnam saw 6 times as much combat as the average American soldier in WWII.
I'd be interested in seeing a source for that. Not saying you're wrong, but it sounds questionable, especially when you consider the casualty rates of Vietnam vs WW2.
@@erc9468 6 times? LOL. Yeah, I guess we can tell the older vets to just forget all about the island-to-island battles of the Pacific, or Africa, or Italy, or France, and suck it up. SMH
In his memoir, he elaborates that his father was a non-combat officer in WWII. His dad spent WWII in a cushy office as a finance officer in Paris on Eisenhower's staff. His dad would often say those were the best years of his life. Oliver resented and was deeply hurt that his father knew he'd been wounded twice and was deeply traumatized, yet still dismissed the war. It took basically a decade of arguing with his dad about it before his dad finally started to listen to his son's experience. He died before Platoon came out, and I wonder if that would have helped. I also wonder if his dad felt a bit guilty and inadequate because would point out he'd not been in combat, and so got defensive?
I’ve never been to war but the biggest part of being in my twenties as a working stiff in manual labor you still learn that you can’t trust anybody. Maybe people weren’t shooting at me but being a guy out in the world by yourself it’s not easy to trust “civil” countrymen because everyone is looking to take advantage. I can’t imagine Vietnam.
If you have a chance watch Oliver Stone’s “The Untold History of the United States”. It’s a docuseries going through US history up until 2010. Used to be on Netflix but it’s not there anymore.
Boy he nailed it there at the end. There was an underlying optimism though. He didn't foresee that "new pearl harbor." I sure didn't. Obviously it takes these things to justify other things but the way it went down. Not in a million years.
Feels like everything they worked for to fight the man just disappeared after the 70s. I really wish my generation would have an actual reaction to all the injustices in life instead of signing stupid useless petitions and conforming to the shit that companies and gov flings at our face.
This was not long after he wrote and directed The Doors. He was off as far as alot of factual information, however the cinematography and music were spellbinding. I still respect the man even though one of my musical heroes, Ray Manzarek, utterly despised him. As I got older, it seemed Ray has a personal vendetta rather than artistic. I don't know. .probably a bad time to comment as my mind isn't clear. Thanks Mr. Hoffman. I subscribed at the first time I heard you speak. Thanks to Mr Stone fir some great movies based on the era I wished all my life I was a part of.
Yeah, I had the same feeling. He looks ten years younger but despite his accumulated wisdom and life experience, his manner seems like a thoughtful late twenty-something.
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The last few minutes from 19:39 ish are really prescient. I can't believe he saw the interventions in the Middle East coming 9 years before it happened.
Before that, the Iran-Iraq War (States supported Saddam), the Contra Affair, Soviet War in Afghanistan (States supported bin Laden), the Lebanese War...
I really love W E B Du Bois - he makes me realise it's possible to know lots of things , but to understand nothing. This video reminds me of Du Bois. Now I have to re think x
Stone is a very interesting individual .I have read a fair bit about him. I wonder if this man is in some kind of battle with himself .Even now he is truly on some kind of search for right and wrong.Is that a fair thing to say? I do respect him but he seems a little or lot lost at times.A restless soul one might say.A searcher in the true since of the word but for what im uncertain and doubt he even knows himself.He has done well for all he's been tru thats a fact.GOD BLESS HIM TO PEACE at some point.Great interview DAVID.
I’ll always resent how he infused his personal propaganda into “JFK”, but Stone is spot on in his analysis of US involvement in Vietnam. It would also be helpful if we knew who conducted and broadcast this interview.
I think that my description is clear, but just in case it isn't. This was never broadcast. These are the complete interviews from the work that I did for my 6 part PBS television series, Making Sense of the Sixties, broadcast in 1990. All of the interviews were conducted by me and my team. David Hoffman - Filmmaker
I can only imagine what might have happened to him, had he not experienced Vietnam. He'd be a very different person in my opinion and probably not have given us these extraordinary pictures and art. Sad but probably true.
Life is like a school for all of us . By mistakes we learn but I do not belive we should follow anyone . We don't need a guru . We can listen what others say but we should choose our own path . All what you have to know is to distinguish good from bad and that is responsibility of parents .
This is still very relevant. More so, because the current generations have not experienced manipulation which leads to death the same way the Vietnam war did, but the manipulation is still there. It's just much more sophisticated now. But it can be equally bereft of morality.
Wow. Yes I can identify with this one (except the drugs which scared me when I saw a friend trip out on marijuana laced with LSD). So I took up, and still, smoke cigars. My doctor doesn't even fuss at me. I though of something where boomers often get wrongfully blamed by snowflakes, but I'll wait for a more appropriate film to make that remark. Hope I'm not responding too much. This is an enjoyable and intelligent outlet. Helps me exercise the remainder of my brain. Now, let's go be a blessing.
I'm a Veteran of Afghanistan, Marine Corps, fought in the Battle of Marjah, and this guy nails it directly on the head with exactly the head-space and reaction of coming home to where no one even understands and are too into other things. I lost many friends from suicide and alcohol, almost myself as well. I tested with LSD and it saved my life and I have a wonderful family now because it cured my depression from the war.
The knowledge this man has and able to describe in explicit detail exactly what it's like to deal with all this was extremely refreshing. I wish I could give it more likes.
Anyone wondering what it's like for a combat veteran dealing with life and coming home, he articulates it perfectly. His foreshadowing of the future is quite perplexing in his accuracies, little more on the conspiracy than not, but I commend him regardless.
I'm sorry you guys had to go through that. It must have been horrible.
@sbfcapnj It would be interesting to hear your perspective on the PSYOPS aspect of op. Moshtarak - the fact that Marjah in fact does not exist as a town and never has, in particular, and yet the two of you having participated in the operation both refer to this non-existing place rather than using the name of the operation in question. Were you also given the false information that media and the public were given before and during Moshtarak? Seems odd.
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Stone is articulate and has interesting things to say. His personal story is fascinating. His experiences gave him a deep perspective on life in the U.S.
@@AshkenaziChristian That's a truly curious accusation. Does that invalidate his anti-establishment movies? When you use the word "goyim" are you referring to him as a Jew? His American-born father was Jewish (non-practicing) and his French-born mother was a Roman Catholic. Stone was raised in the Episcopal Church and now practices Buddhism. Your last sentence, besides being pure Shakespeare, is an all-inclusive embrace of humanity that brings up the question: Is there anyone who is not on that big stage?
And Vietnam
@@rr7firefly So you believe the CIA and Hoover and the Mafia killed JFK and Then Warren Commission covered it up?
@@hashimawan2433 That's quite a leap you are making, isn't it? It really doesn't matter what any of us think because the truth is that it doesn't change what is happening. The idea that there are things going on behind the scenes is nothing new. The entire world knows this. It is common practice everywhere to get large numbers of people to believe one thing or another. (Just look at how many people still believe that Trump won the 2020 election in a landslide.) Stone presents an alternate reality for his own reasons -- it would be more interesting to know where he actually stands on your question.
@@rr7firefly Haven't you watched his 1991's Blockbuster JFK?
"Never trust your government again, blindly"
- Oliver Stone
Probably the best interview I've ever seen of Oliver Stone. Thank you so much for making this and your other work available to us. Been a fan of yours for well over a decade!
Thank you sir.
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Mr Stone is a man of soul. He understands all the sadness felt for the suffering of innocent people and the movies he made was his gift to our world. I wish I could tell him in person. '' God truly bless you for all you have done to make our world see what is wrong and what to do what is right.
Such intelligence and compassion. Love this man, glad he's still around and talking. Some of us can hear and resonate.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support Chuck.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker I'd just watched Heaven and Earth, which I hadn't seen before, then your interview with Stone appeared on my RUclips page. The movie was incredible, maybe the best of the three, underrated. Should be required viewing in schools.
@@cfwintner1 His whole body of work shoud be a must-see for every teenager, actually.
Oliver Stone is simply incredible and that comes down to his unrelenting pursuit of understanding the truth.
My father in law had a very similar experience from Vietnam war and coming back, especially having his father not validate his war. It stayed with him. I wish he could’ve watched this before he passed away a few years ago.
I come back to this particular interview often. Oliver Stone is so well spoken, so articulate and I find it so interesting how he used his medium as a way of working out and dealing with all these questions of war and history.
Very insightful. I never thought much about the war in Viet Nam. I knew it was going on, and I blocked a lot out. But here was a man who experienced it all. Now I have a better understanding. My father always said: It's a rich man's war and a poor man's fight. I think Mr. Stone would agree.
Such a fantastic mind Oliver Stone. Thank you very much David for bringing us these brilliant stories.
David, you remind me of my dad who was born in 1941 and passed in 2004. I am now to the age of seeing the world like Oliver Stone here. Oilver Stone first opened my eyes when I saw Born on the Fourth of July in high school I imagine the talks I missed with my dad. Thanks for sharing.
One can agree or disagree with his opinions and the choices he made, but ultimately he has the right to express his opinion. Also, he was over there and he fought, even earned medals. Enough said.
What an honest and thorough depiction of this man's life. What a true filmmaker. A man who shows the ugliness and beauty of life through nonfiction and historical fiction.
Certainly was fantastic, what an amazing interview!
Outstanding interview..So glad I came across this channel. He's a Brilliant guy! Very interesting and open! Well Done! Thank you....
I just watched his history series, very good.
Watching this in 2020, the end statement is chillingly true.
What an excellent interview. Oliver Stone is in my opinion a very good man.
An exceptionally smart, lucid, and beautiful mind. 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏
Very intelligent man. Very modest and honest.
Thank you for listing the interview.
Tremendous insight into that period of time.
I like his films very much. Mostly Salvador, Platoon, Born on the 4th, JFK, and Nixon.
He's a very interesting man and a great filmmaker.
Brilliant and why has this only got 14k views? I've always enjoyed Oliver's movies but this gives a fantastic insight in to his thinking especially what he said about America and it being a third world policeman intervening in border conflicts. The guy clearly saw a vision and it pretty much came true. Given I don't live in the states, however from a outsider looking in, it seems they are further away from accepting alternative ideologies than ever. Thank you so much for sharing and subbed.
Quite the contrary, things are changing within America, and have been for the past twenty years or so. Not as much politically, because that is still dominated by the two-party projection/one-party reality that operates as a corporate-backed oligarchy, but we are seeing more and more people turn away from the policy of interventionism and proxy conflicts. Most Americans do not fall in either of the extremes, but somewhere in the middle, but if you watch mainstream news, you wouldn't know it.
The last one minute is so relevant today.
Probably the best interview I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched it a number times and can see how it could definitely reinforce or better define someone’s mixed political feelings. Perhaps it could even help one in a difficult existential situation, despite him being in a somewhat confused state, based on his own developed experiences.
Great interview!! Thank you! This is so valuable
I have a special connection to Oliver Stone and his Vietnam Movies and I think "Born on the Fourth of July" is pretty much one of his BEST works because not only was was it a pretty autobiographic movie (like Platoon) but it was also done in such a deeply sensitive way that it left me speechless and sobbing multiple times through the course of the film. I could actually feel this strong sincerity in his Vietnam movies. Because HE was there. He saw what his film characters saw & felt what they felt, as well as his fellow comrades. It brought me much closer to the Veterans of Vietnam on a personal than anything else. Well that and YOUR interviews of course, Mister Hoffman. :) And i think that is pretty much the strongest & most important impact you can have as a filmmaker when you tell a story about history & events that some folks wanna make people forget about.
Thank you sir. A strong compliment coming from you and what you said.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker and I 100% mean it. You're welcome Mr. Hoffman :) Thank you so much for all the decades worth of history documentation and keeping the finger at the pulse of time.
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Platoon can be called the greatest authentic War Movie of all time but my favourite is JFK which showed the Truth which has been supressed since the 60s
Brilliant upload 👍 What a great interview
Have only just joined your video interviews and this was a good insight into a fabulous talent who took his experiences and wove them into the cultural conscious. I can see a million subs coming up soon!
I hope so, Jason, but so far, the algorithm sometimes notices my work and sometimes doesn't. I have no control over that.
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Phenomenal...yes articulation and is that ...real transparency?? I now love this man ...and your channel even more
The last 2 minutes of the interview feel entirely too accurate when describing his concerns about what America has become today. This was interesting and insightful thank you.
Great interview, great points of view, and a great filmmaker!
Fascinating interview.
David, thank you for this! Stone is absolutely fascinating and he was at the zenith of his filmmaking powers right about here. Despite what many critics may say about the man, I find his candor and recall of self-observation refreshing and I think that shines through in his filmmaking and storytelling.
Thank you for that insightful comment.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
Thank you David! These videos are pure gold. :) Greetings from Croatia!
Thank you Kriss. I welcome you to my channel. I have not been to your country but would like to be there to experience it.
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Lijepo vidjeti nekoga iz Hrvatske ovdje 😁
@@dinokurtovic5661 Da, vecinom se samo ameri svadaju u komentarima :)
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Hello! If you will have a chance to visit Croatia, you should. Have a nice day and keep up with this great channel!
@Kriss Da, dok mi gledamo iz ptičije perspektive 😁
Thanks for this..very interesting background to his movies!
fascinating. really. thanks again David!
"there's strength is being part of the collective"
Thanks for sharing such a nice interview!
So actual interview.
I had no idea that Oliver Stone was a combat veteran in Vietnam. I don't agree with many of his positions, but gotta give him respect for that.
Interesting, what don’t you agree with?
@@kriss2111 Stone's conspiracy theories are bat-shit crazy. The whole narrative around the JFK assasination is based on one guy's crazy opinions (Jim Garrison).
He also seems to be a certain kind of Lefty who likes to blame primarily the US for everything - Vietnam, Korea, the Cold War, conflict with Russia, China etc.
The US deserves alot of blame for various bad foreign policies. But not *all* the blame. And maybe not *most* of the blame.
I still give him respect tho for his service and being willing to pursue unorthodox narratives.
@@humanbeing5300 This is true. But I think maybe it caused him to go a bit far in the other direction. The pendulum might have swung a bit much.
@@erc9468 I take it you haven't watched his new documentary about JFK?
@@erc9468 You've not watched the documentary then?
Awesome interview absolutley love stone my all time favorite director always wanted to have the privilege to meet him
I was born in 1992.
Before I start watching this vide, I must tell you that I absolutely love your content. I love the art of film, and although it's a documentary genre, the content is no less artistic than, say a beautiful Tarkovsky film. There's a lack of authenticity in the film and cinema medium nowadays, which for someone who really believe in the potency of this art form is saddening. But to be able to watch these tapes brings back that authenticity. Keep it coming. Thanks!
Thank you Malick.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
A beautiful human being, in a world that feeds my misantrophy by being filled with horrible people.
Thanks for sharing!
Hello David Hoffman and thank you for this gem. I have enjoyed so many films of O.S. This gave me some clear insights into his point of view from his life experiences. Thanks for sharing this.It ( makes one wonder about your experience of the 60s/70s) I apologize if this is a youtube faux pas, but fans of Mr Stone may enjoy a recent 2 hour conversation with Lex Friedman. Appreciate you, David.
How prophetic. Thank's David. Another good one.
I will watch his movies differently. Fascinating.
I’ve been living like how he’s talking for two years smoking heaps of grass. It really does do exactly what he says. Makes you become a lot less judgemental. I guess my generation was kind of lost in joy in the 90’s and then exposed to one of the most horrific acts of terrorism live like it was playing on a giant film screen. I’ve been thinking a lot about how each generation kinds of absorbs itself.
'Terrorism' lol, step away from the propaganda
I couldn't imagine hearing your father say that you didn't fight in a war like he did. The average American soldier in Vietnam saw 6 times as much combat as the average American soldier in WWII.
I'd be interested in seeing a source for that. Not saying you're wrong, but it sounds questionable, especially when you consider the casualty rates of Vietnam vs WW2.
@@erc9468 6 times? LOL. Yeah, I guess we can tell the older vets to just forget all about the island-to-island battles of the Pacific, or Africa, or Italy, or France, and suck it up. SMH
@CasualDreamer David Hackworth didn’t write On Killing, which I read a while ago, and don’t remember that factoid.
In his memoir, he elaborates that his father was a non-combat officer in WWII. His dad spent WWII in a cushy office as a finance officer in Paris on Eisenhower's staff. His dad would often say those were the best years of his life. Oliver resented and was deeply hurt that his father knew he'd been wounded twice and was deeply traumatized, yet still dismissed the war. It took basically a decade of arguing with his dad about it before his dad finally started to listen to his son's experience. He died before Platoon came out, and I wonder if that would have helped. I also wonder if his dad felt a bit guilty and inadequate because would point out he'd not been in combat, and so got defensive?
I’ve never been to war but the biggest part of being in my twenties as a working stiff in manual labor you still learn that you can’t trust anybody. Maybe people weren’t shooting at me but being a guy out in the world by yourself it’s not easy to trust “civil” countrymen because everyone is looking to take advantage. I can’t imagine Vietnam.
We keep on going, we never give up, that's the only way to survive
he's so clear about all these things, you don't doubt him
Love this channel. Brilliant interview.
If you have a chance watch Oliver Stone’s “The Untold History of the United States”. It’s a docuseries going through US history up until 2010.
Used to be on Netflix but it’s not there anymore.
Also in book form, Pandote.
Definitely a must-see to understand the world we all do live in, even -- and maybe especially -- in 2024...
Boy he nailed it there at the end. There was an underlying optimism though. He didn't foresee that "new pearl harbor." I sure didn't. Obviously it takes these things to justify other things but the way it went down. Not in a million years.
Scary, we are cattle now.
@@TimSlee1 True, check out the documentary century of self, it's pretty good.
Logic Seeker
R u of good STOCK?
1 thangz 4 sure..... Ur da Social Security!
Feels like everything they worked for to fight the man just disappeared after the 70s. I really wish my generation would have an actual reaction to all the injustices in life instead of signing stupid useless petitions and conforming to the shit that companies and gov flings at our face.
I LOOOVE THIS CHANNEL
Here now, I can look back and see the past to see the future and look forward.
This was not long after he wrote and directed The Doors. He was off as far as alot of factual information, however the cinematography and music were spellbinding. I still respect the man even though one of my musical heroes, Ray Manzarek, utterly despised him. As I got older, it seemed Ray has a personal vendetta rather than artistic. I don't know. .probably a bad time to comment as my mind isn't clear. Thanks Mr. Hoffman. I subscribed at the first time I heard you speak. Thanks to Mr Stone fir some great movies based on the era I wished all my life I was a part of.
Stone is 46 yrs old here. He looks much younger.
Yeah, I had the same feeling.
He looks ten years younger but despite his accumulated wisdom and life experience, his manner seems like a thoughtful late twenty-something.
His facial expressions are fascinating to study
He is a good visionary about what is going on now in the world
This channel is a priceless national treasure!
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Wonderful person.
Great work Sir
The Doors. Great movie when I was in high school.
So beautiful.
You should do another interview with him but now. He's fascinating. Never heard an interview of him like this.
Yes, sounds like it would be the right moment to complete this 1992 interview, some three decades later. Go for it!
The last few minutes from 19:39 ish are really prescient. I can't believe he saw the interventions in the Middle East coming 9 years before it happened.
Half agreed. You not know about the first gulf war?
It was blatantly obvious for those who can see.
Before that, the Iran-Iraq War (States supported Saddam), the Contra Affair, Soviet War in Afghanistan (States supported bin Laden), the Lebanese War...
@@olakarlsson7496 the end will come from the inside just like in Rome and than the vultures will come.
How old are you?!?
Wow, bunch of very important things he says..
My dad said platoon was the closest thing to what it was like being a soldier in Vietnam. Dad was a marine gunner marine infantry man
Very deep interview
Great video...
I really love W E B Du Bois - he makes me realise it's possible to know lots of things , but to understand nothing. This video reminds me of Du Bois. Now I have to re think x
Stone is a very interesting individual .I have read a fair bit about him. I wonder if this man is in some kind of battle with himself .Even now he is truly on some kind of search for right and wrong.Is that a fair thing to say? I do respect him but he seems a little or lot lost at times.A restless soul one might say.A searcher in the true since of the word but for what im uncertain and doubt he even knows himself.He has done well for all he's been tru thats a fact.GOD BLESS HIM TO PEACE at some point.Great interview DAVID.
I’ll always resent how he infused his personal propaganda into “JFK”, but Stone is spot on in his analysis of US involvement in Vietnam.
It would also be helpful if we knew who conducted and broadcast this interview.
I think that my description is clear, but just in case it isn't. This was never broadcast. These are the complete interviews from the work that I did for my 6 part PBS television series, Making Sense of the Sixties, broadcast in 1990. All of the interviews were conducted by me and my team.
David Hoffman - Filmmaker
David Hoffman Never broadcast? Surprising.
AWESOME MAN. And son SEAN STONE too
A True Honest American
A thinker !
I can only imagine what might have happened to him, had he not experienced Vietnam. He'd be a very different person in my opinion and probably not have given us these extraordinary pictures and art. Sad but probably true.
“We mustn’t become world weary”…and “are we going to invent enemies”…seems like he predicted America today ? Great video
Brilliant
He's cool.
I like Oliver Stone.
wow profound man profound interview inspiring
great man.
1K like!!! Thank you for this amazing video!
Life is like a school for all of us .
By mistakes we learn but I do not belive we should follow anyone .
We don't need a guru .
We can listen what others say but we should choose our own path .
All what you have to know is to distinguish good from bad and that is responsibility of parents .
His docu on Putin should be compulsory viewing.
Brilliant.
This is still very relevant. More so, because the current generations have not experienced manipulation which leads to death the same way the Vietnam war did, but the manipulation is still there. It's just much more sophisticated now. But it can be equally bereft of morality.
@James Robert What I was saying is that manipulation has only gotten better.
👌🏻👌🏽👌 Exactly!
He said this how many years ago? Exactly.
1992.
Listening to him in this interview is very unnerving, like he's about to lose it at any time.
Hoffman you were everywhere, man!
Looks like you’d make a damn dinner w/ Andre every week! 😂
I have been a lot of places and with a lot of wonderful people Kent, I have a lot of places to go.
David Hoffman - filmmaker
thanks MrHoffman, saludos desde Argentina!
Thank you Principe. I have several colleagues who live and work in Argentina. What is your line of work? The arts? IT?
David Hoffman-filmmaker
What an intense dood. The question he asked @20:05 has been answered.
i wounder what he thinks of America today Stone
Wow. And here we are.
Wow. Yes I can identify with this one (except the drugs which scared me when I saw a friend trip out on marijuana laced with LSD). So I took up, and still, smoke cigars. My doctor doesn't even fuss at me. I though of something where boomers often get wrongfully blamed by snowflakes, but I'll wait for a more appropriate film to make that remark. Hope I'm not responding too much. This is an enjoyable and intelligent outlet. Helps me exercise the remainder of my brain. Now, let's go be a blessing.
Great video. Look at his pupils. He is stoned!
It's as if God selected him to relay truth.