Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Mohamed A — 06 Jan 2013
My favorite film of all time ,and one of the most important film ever this film changed how I view movies today This movie also changed the art of film making, telling a complex story in a powerful new way.
The film mixes brutal realism with fantasy, intercutting a modern war with strange scenes full of technicolour smoke. The film uses music not as a score laid in later, but as a practical part of the scene playing from speakers, radios etc.
Coppola uses a classic piece of literature as inspiration, taking scenes and characters, and putting them into entirely different surroundings. That is a tricky and brave thing to do. Then he takes a superstar, Brando, pays him a fortune, and films him so that you can barely see his face.
The pure guts that such a move requires is astounding, and it works beautifully. This movie belongs in the top ten.
This review of Apocalypse Now (1979) was written by Mohamed A on 06 Jan 2013.
Apocalypse Now has generally received very positive reviews.
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