C'mon. I haven't heard of a single one of those TV shows, songs, movies or theater performances about the My Lai massacre, and I've watched a lot of popular media about the Vietnam War. Musicians like John Deer and Terry Nelson? Who TF are they? A 1975 musical?
Presumably before your time, or not shown here.
Whereas Stanley Kubrick is one the greatest directors of all time and his film ranks alongside Platoon and Apocalypse Now as the "classic" Vietnam War movies.
Yes, I agree that the film is a classic.
Given all the pro war propaganda out there most westerners think that "our boys" are perfect and only the "evildoers" commit atrocities.
Given the nature of those three classic films on balance (none of which portrays 'our side' in a wonderful light), I'm not so sure about that. Even films like The Odd Angry Shot don't show 'our side' in an overly glamorous light.