Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Mr.hankey — 29 Apr 2006
Apocalypse Now rushes at you like a bolt of lightning. By the beginning your confused and by the end let's just say your even more distraught. This classic by Francis Ford Coppola is genuine and brilliant in many ways.
The movie obviously based on the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is very violent in a disturbing way but shows the reality and pain war causes. The movie has an all star cast including Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper who all do fabulous but don't forget about Little Laurence Fishburne who does a great job himself.
The movie is a portrayal of mental objectives in a way. The themes that leave you awestruck in the movie are the themes that at times are the most brutal. One is war is total .... . [***SPOILERS***] By all the deaths that took place in this movie and the controversy of Marlon Brando's character Colonel Kurtz.
The other theme that left me stunned that was really brought out through the whole movie but you only understood near the end when Kurtz is talking to Willard ( Sheen ). Death can only be your friends by the way you take actions towards people but if not the correct way death is your enemy.
Which is definitely a very thought provoking and extremely disturbing idea. Still the movie suceeds in every aspect.
This review of Apocalypse Now (1979) was written by Mr.hankey on 29 Apr 2006.
Apocalypse Now has generally received very positive reviews.
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