Apocalypse Now

Movie: Apocalypse Now Redux
Language: English / French / Vietnamese / Khmer
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / War
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Year: 1979
Watched on: 23 January 2006
Rating: **** (4/5)
Review:

Master of Cinema Francis Ford Coppola has produced and directed this movie considered as one of the greatest movie ever made on Vietnam War. The movie starts off in Saigon at the height of Vietnam War where the troubled and burnt out US Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) is summoned for a mission. The mission is to eliminate the command of a renegade and insane former Colonel in US Army Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) who has installed himself as god among Cambodian tribal groups and is working against the interests of US Government by staging attacks. Willard with a handful crew sails up the Nung River on a Navy patrol boat and discovers his target is one of the most decorated and smartest officers of United States Army. The journey to reach Kurtz’s world is a though and trouble looms large at every nook and corner. This is a masterpiece with a brilliant screenplay, breathtaking photography and inspired performances. The mood this stunningly shot movie creates is mind blowing and watching this movie is an experience in itself. Coppola won Golden Palm at Cannes for this in 1979. Performances by Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Dvuall are absolutely fantastic. The music is brilliant. Vittorio Storaro’s Cinematography is a treat to watch. Highly recommended for serious movie buffs.

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