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In Reply to: Major, fatal flaw of "Apocalypse Now:" posted by tinear on May 24, 2005 at 17:00:11:
Sheen seemed to me to be the classic "conflicted innocent" thrown into the situation.I have always thought that Apocalypse Now was very successful in getting the audience to feel what the director wanted. Whether you like the feelings it engenders or not does not indicate failure for the film.
e.g. The scene with the playgirls having to flee on the helicopter was sheer genius . . . not for their flight . . . but because Willard (Sheen), as he watches, moves further and further away from his comrades. And his isolation at the end is perfect.
It is, in a way, a poet's view of war, carnage, conflict and degredation. In virtually every sense of the word, the 'greatest" character is Brando's. I am not sure how I personally regard the film and its excesses. But I witnessed all of those excesses (and more) in Africa. There is a madness that descends on one in such trials. This movie shows it better than any movie I know. I seldom watch it. Perhaps because I know that Kurtz was right realpolitically and that Willard was the flunkie sent out to silence him. I admit that Kurtz was correct. All else in a veneer on a very unstable surface.
And I always remember, as in Conrad's short novel, if Kurtz had not assented, he could not have been silenced. The film portrays the madness, isolation and banality of evil stunningly well. Situations like this do happen, the blindfolded solipsists of this board notwithstanding. I am always staggered that someone even came close to getting it right.
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Follow Ups
- For you, perhaps . . . not for most, nor for me - Auricle 13:01:35 05/25/05 (6)
- I'm so grateful you've taken time out - tinear 16:03:35 05/25/05 (5)
- Tin . . . - Auricle 21:36:22 05/25/05 (3)
- First off, we are dealing with film. You cast - tinear 05:11:12 05/26/05 (2)
- Re: First off, we are dealing with film. You cast - Alex S 07:13:48 05/26/05 (1)
- I wasn't clear (and apologies to Auricle for - tinear 15:07:16 05/26/05 (0)
- Tin . . . - Auricle 16:57:36 05/25/05 (0)
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