Apocalypse Now is a very strange, but interesting story about the Vietnam War and the effects the war had on the American soldiers who fought in the war which took place from the mid-sixties to the early seventies.
Honestly, after watching I have still not decided if I like or dislike this movie. So many different events took place and personally it was a little too much for me to handle. If you're the type of person who enjoys watching a movie that has tons of action, history and thinking involved, then this movie is right for you. If not, then I am not so sure.
Something that stood out to me in this movie was the music. An interesting fact about this film is that originally the producer wanted to include songs only sung by The Doors who were popular during the time of the Vietnam War and because their lyrics were political in nature. Another reason why the film music played such an important role during the film, in my eyes, was because for parts of the movie the music was used by the American soldiers to inform the Vietnamese that they were coming, to kill their population. Although most would think it would be a nice gesture it was not used for that purpose; the soldiers intentionally did this because they knew it scared the Vietnamese people, which amused them.
Honestly, after watching I have still not decided if I like or dislike this movie. So many different events took place and personally it was a little too much for me to handle. If you're the type of person who enjoys watching a movie that has tons of action, history and thinking involved, then this movie is right for you. If not, then I am not so sure.
Something that stood out to me in this movie was the music. An interesting fact about this film is that originally the producer wanted to include songs only sung by The Doors who were popular during the time of the Vietnam War and because their lyrics were political in nature. Another reason why the film music played such an important role during the film, in my eyes, was because for parts of the movie the music was used by the American soldiers to inform the Vietnamese that they were coming, to kill their population. Although most would think it would be a nice gesture it was not used for that purpose; the soldiers intentionally did this because they knew it scared the Vietnamese people, which amused them.
The thing that I disliked the most about the film overall was the ending. Although I guess it concluded the story, it just didn’t seem like a proper ending. It was neither sad nor happy; it just left the audience with no emotion. The main purpose here I suppose was to keep the audience thinking after watching.
Overall, rating this movie I would give it a 6 out of 10. It really just wasn’t a movie for me, although I would still recommend it to some.
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