Apocalypse NOW (Redux)

I watched this movie long time ago didn’t understand it too well so didn’t like it much. But now I saw it again and it was Amazing!!

We are reading Heart of Darkness and school so I decided to watch the movie and I got the Redux addition. Man-o-man the movie is long!! It was already long before the redux version where 50 minutes of footage was added. I like long movies.

Setting the movie Vietnam was definitely a better choice than keeping it in the congo like the book. It adds the much needed action the book lacks. It really has some parts with war action and it gets the blood flowing.

But the action isn’t the best part of the movie, the philosophical parts are. It deals with a humanity and our actions. It deals with our evils and our goods. Its cool how as he gets closer to Kurtz he finds out more about himself! All this stuff in the movie is just MIND BLOWING!! It makes the movie a cut above!

How Marlon Brando plays Kurtz is awesome. He seems so perfect for that role. After seeing him as Kurtz I myself wanna meet Kurtz

Robert Duvall’s character is fun to watch. He is a general the cares too much about surfing! He is really driven by that. He also delivers the most memorable line from the movie. “I love the smell of napalm in the morning………it smells like victory”

Francis Ford Coppola is awesome. The beginning sequences are awesome. They really get you into the movie and I just love them. I love how willard is all mentally torn up trying to get back into the war! The cinematography really helps to show his feelings and is great throughout the film!