Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Marc R — 25 Jan 2016
Would easily make my list of top ten greatest films ever made. This is the type of magnificent, grand filmmaking that has sadly withered away from the landscape of cinema. Coppola combines moments of operatic grandeur and haunting quiet.
He pushes his art to its breaking point, merging images and sound into a delirious, haunted encapsulation of the savagery and ecstasy of combat, capturing in moment after moment the complex, contradictory emotions of the war and era that birthed it.
This film is a surreal, headfirst descent into the madness of Vietnam and the darkest, most primal parts of the soul. Vitorrio Stararo's cinematography is some of the greatest in cinema history.
This review of Apocalypse Now (1979) was written by Marc R on 25 Jan 2016.
Apocalypse Now has generally received very positive reviews.
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