| Undoubtedly
one of the most controversial directors in Hollywood, Oliver
Stone has made films that are remarkable for both the way
in which their subject matter is handled and the degree of
controversy such handling inspires. Although he has served
as a producer, screenwriter, and actor on a variety of films,
Stone is consistently identified with his more political works,
from 1986's Platoon, the first of his so-called Vietnam trilogy,
to Nixon, his 1995 take on the finer points and parables of
the Nixon administration. Despite this association with political
films, Stone has stated that he considers his films "first
and foremost to be dramas about individuals in personal struggles,"
and that he believes himself to be a dramatist rather than
a political filmmaker. |
