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    Apocalypse Now - Analyzed

    Interesting and worth a watch:


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    can't be arsed to watch, what does it come up with?

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    Also, an usual full documentary dedicated towards the classic film.

    Title something along the line of: The Making of Apocalypse Now [????]....or something like that.

    Easy enough to find in full on Youtube.

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    Blackheart, you do not need to post everything you find entertaining or interesting on Teakdoor. It is a sure bet that anything that you find fascinating will surely bore the shit out of everyone else.

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    It was a decent film, but I didn't really ever figure out why the US government would have cared so much about Kurtz. With all the other stuff going on out there at the time, sorting him out didn't really seem that high priority - especially when the jungle or natives would probably have taken care of him anyway.

    I'd read 'The Heart of Darkness' long before I'd seen 'Apocalypse Now'. Obviously the two are closely related but somehow Marlow's journey is both more believable and therefore disturbing than that of Willard in the film.

    As I say, it's a decent film - I have a copy of it at home, but if it was not for Conrad's book it'd just be another war movie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb
    The Heart of Darkness
    is it worth a read still ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thaimeme View Post
    Also, an usual full documentary dedicated towards the classic film.

    Title something along the line of: The Making of Apocalypse Now [????]....or something like that.
    No, not at all. It's not about the "making" of the film at all.

    There are multitudes of messages and symbols in the film and this is what the doc is about.

    For those interested, you can watch; if not don't post here.

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    I'm a Vietnam vet, and I thought the movie sucked. Total bullshit crap. As far as "messages" in the film, I never played the Beatles albums backwards either.

    "Heart of Darkness" is based almost 100 years earlier, and in Africa, not Asia. That said, it's a decent book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton View Post
    As far as "messages" in the film, I never played the Beatles albums backwards either.
    You haven't lived mate
    Now what you really need to do to get the messages is watch the movie on LSD while playing The Beatles backwards.

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    Have to agree with Humbert in post 4. Blackheart is a pointless pontificant much better suited to the banality of facebook.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton View Post
    I'm a Vietnam vet. Total bullshit crap.
    Yep.
    As was your occupied imperial quest towards the region for 30 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blue View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb
    The Heart of Darkness
    is it worth a read still ?
    Yes, very much so - apart from anything else it's only about 90 or so pages long so it's a quick read...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb
    The Heart of Darkness
    is it worth a read still ?
    Yes, very much so - apart from anything else it's only about 90 or so pages long so it's a quick read...
    That's not actually a good thing....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb
    The Heart of Darkness
    is it worth a read still ?
    Yes, very much so - apart from anything else it's only about 90 or so pages long so it's a quick read...
    Agreed. Just enjoyed read it again from a download, eons after first reading it at school.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kmart View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb
    The Heart of Darkness
    is it worth a read still ?
    Yes, very much so - apart from anything else it's only about 90 or so pages long so it's a quick read...
    Agreed. Just enjoyed read it again from a download, eons after first reading it at school.
    I just downloaded it also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Heart
    Those who do not find this topic of interest, would be best suited not to post any comments.
    Get fucked, you pompous windbag.

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    ^ Better yet, get yourself analised

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    I'm watching the original version now on my computer (probably for the 7th or 8th time).

    I look forward to more discussion tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton View Post
    I'm a Vietnam vet, and I thought the movie sucked. Total bullshit crap.....

    "Heart of Darkness" is based almost 100 years earlier, and in Africa, not Asia. That said, it's a decent book.
    What's weird about Apocalypse Now is that it's not about Vietnam, nor the Vietnam conflict.

    Vietnam was the setting for characters and story (obviously) - but that was it.

    I have not read Heart of Darkness. I am tempted. It's only 78 pages so perhaps I'll give it a whirl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Heart View Post

    What's weird about Apocalypse Now is that it's not about Vietnam, nor the Vietnam conflict.

    Vietnam was the setting for characters and story (obviously) - but that was it.
    Thanks for clearing that up for me. All the US soldiers had me confused. That and the fact it was in Vietnam. And there was a war going on or none of them would have been there. Stupid me.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Black Heart View Post

    What's weird about Apocalypse Now is that it's not about Vietnam, nor the Vietnam conflict.

    Vietnam was the setting for characters and story (obviously) - but that was it.
    Thanks for clearing that up for me. All the US soldiers had me confused. That and the fact it was in Vietnam. And there was a war going on or none of them would have been there. Stupid me.....
    Davis, you're missing my point.

    As you know, the film is based on "Heart of Darkness" based in the Congo in Africa.

    Coppala changed the setting, altered characters, and changed the mold to appeal to audiences.

    Released in 1979. Good for selling tickets.

    The river is a metaphor. The 3 stops along the river. The bureaucracy, hipocrysy, the question g.

    Same tbemes, just a particular setting.

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    And if you play the Beatles records backwards, you find out who killed Kennedy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton View Post
    And if you play the Beatles records backwards, you find out who killed Kennedy.
    You've missed the point but cannot admit it.

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    I wholeheartedly admit it. Whatever your point may have been, I certainly missed it.

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