Apocalypse Now (1979) Director: Francis Ford Coppola
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
★★★★★
Originally conceived as an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in Vietnam, Apocalypse Now is a haunting, terrifying, powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War by Francis Ford Coppola who takes us deep into the dark recesses of our primitive subconscious. In truth, it was a miracle that the film was even made at all; nearly everything went wrong during during production. The original title was “Apocalypse Three” but was changed by scriptwriter John Milius to poke fun at the pop culture idiom “Nirvana Now.” The initial intent was for George Lucas to direct the film as a black comedy, but after several years and a denied request to shoot the film on location in Vietnam, Lucas moved on to other projects (American Graffiti and Star Wars) and Francis Ford Coppola…
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