Johnny Depp is a famous actor. He was in a movie called "Platoon" in 1987. The movie was about a war. The director, Oliver Stone, wanted to make the movie very real. He wanted to show how scary war can be.
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One day, they were filming a scene with a little girl. She was only 9 years old. The director wanted her to cry for the scene. But she was having trouble. The director started yelling at her. It was very loud and scary.
Johnny Depp to the Rescue
Johnny Depp saw what was happening. He also saw a police officer reaching for his gun. Johnny was worried. He knew something bad could happen. So, he grabbed the police officer's wrist. He stopped him from pulling out the gun.
Johnny said later that the director's way of making the girl cry was "too much." He said the people in the scene were not actors. They were real people, and it was not right to scare them like that.
The Director's Thoughts
Oliver Stone, the director, wanted to make the movie very real. He wanted to show what war was like. He said he wanted to see "what the world was really, really, really like." He took big risks to make the movie. But some people think he went too far.
What Do You Think?
- Was Johnny Depp Right? - Do you think Johnny Depp did the right thing by stopping the police officer? What would you have done?
- Was the Director Wrong? - Was it wrong for the director to yell at the little girl? How could he have made the scene without scaring her?
- What Makes a Good Movie? - What do you think makes a good movie? Is it okay to scare people to make a movie seem real?
Final Words
Johnny Depp's brave act on the set of "Platoon" shows that it's important to do the right thing. Even in making movies, people should be kind and think about others' feelings. What Johnny did that day might have stopped something very bad from happening. It's a lesson for all of us to be brave and do what's right.