Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Apocalypse Now

A twisted and at times humorous, confusing, and gory tail of a soldier named Captain Willard who goes to all odds to complete a mission assigned to him to find Colonel Kurtz who has gone completely bonkers, and started to do things that the soldiers in the Vietnam war could only imagine but never carry out. Captain Willard is committed to his assignment and will do whatever it take sot complete it.

When I was watching this film earlier tonight I can honestly say that I was pretty much confused about everything that was happening the entire movie. I understood the overall plot was to for Willard to complete the mission assigned to him, but the things that went on throughout the entire time he was working to complete is assignment were crazy and confusing. I did not really understand why certain things had to happen, and when certain people had to go crazy when shooting people, and why people were shooting other people at times either. I just did not get it. When I left the film I was just as confused then as I was the entire time I was watching it. I left feeling a little creeped out, confused, and questioning what the heck I had just watched. I was not really sure what to think or feel after watching it. I am thinking that this is one of those films that definitely needs to be watched more than once and possibly explained to you if you are still confused after viewing it again. I also think, because well I had to do it, that it is one of the movies that you need to IMDB afterwards to see what the plot of the movie was that you just watched to get any idea whatsoever the movie was about that you just watched. I would not say that this is not a movie worth watching or giving the time of day, but if you are going to watch it make sure to watch it when you have some time afterwards to reflect on what it is you just watched, and maybe look it up before you watch it as well so that you can follow along and understand what is going on as well. Not a must see, but definitely questionable.

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