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In Reply to: "Apocalypse Now" : A Brief Review posted by AudioHead on October 06, 1999 at 14:22:50:
Hi,
Apocalypse Now (AN) was a great movie for it's day. It's still good, as far as i am concerned. The thing that i love is that it is the obvious standard for 'nam. But they can't admit it. Read a review of most of the literature and movies covering Nam, by a vet, in the Atlantic once. The guy
had little good to say about AN. But he referred back to it as a reference
in almost every paragraph. This movie hits a simple, awful truth. Like
a car wreck, you can't look away, can't admit your involvement. It's been over 20 years and i still remember the hair on the back of my neck standing
up when the sound stopped in the river battle.
There is a Vietnam vet that gave it a good review on Internet Movie Database site; however, I can see why it wouldn't go over well with some
vets. "Apocalypse Now" is unerringly accurate about some essential truths
of the Vietnam War, even if not accurate about various details; that's why
it hits a nerve with some vets. We have Truman and his doctrine for setting the stage for that mess; Eisenhower for funding the French and committing advisors; JFK for starting the initial troop and arms buildup;
Johnson for escalating that buildup; Nixon for maintaining that buildup and
letting things drag on and on and on. It was an exercise in absurdity,
something I'd like to forget, but "Apocalypse Now" won't let me. - AH
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