Summary: Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now:
How the film devices been used to convey the values and themes? * This is the end – The doors * Background and foreground images * Fire flames and destruction * Helicopter propellers * Willard is in a disorientated state * Close up of the gun * Composition of the frame, seeing more than one image in the frame * Voice over – (Marlow’s frame narrative) * Music , building suspense ‘fuck’ * Meeting with the army generals/ Marlow going to office where the women knitting are * Kurtz “unsound” * Powers, ideals, morality skewed * Rational and irrational, good and evil – discussed in a monotone manner * “every man has a breaking point” * Harrison Ford coughing during Willard’s
* Change in tone – dreaming of Raquel relch to Kilgore wanting surfboards --- then to we’re going pretty far up the river * The tree is enormous, force of nature is overwhelming and strong * Boat offers a sense of security – never get out of the boat, absolutely god damn right – Willard – Kurtz got off the boat (symbolic of the lack of structure, intending to stray from the path metaphorically) * Chef doesn’t cope with the tiger situation – “never get of the boat”, we learn about the interior of chef and the first of his decline * Willard’s narration/ Marlow’s narration – his side of the story * Willard gives us an insight into Kurtz – dossier, constantly focusing on it * Kurtz was promoted due to the press * Hypocrisy of army – not focusing in priorities , bunnies * They try to make their time in Vietnam like it is at home * Willard is not like the other, doesn’t smoke pot, removed from the playboy bunnies * Lack of respect for the current situation * Clean telling story, Chef laughs * Derogatory terms for Vietnamese * Mayor of Saigon wants people to hang their washing inside – ridiculous * “satisfaction” – rolling stone lance is water
co is dead * The scene emphasises the importance of control and without it the impacts on society * Lance starts applying green paint – camouflage , paranoia that the Charlie are everywhere, he is masqued, losing his identity * Puppy signifies innocence * “don’t keep going”, warning from army in river * human nature breaks down in regards to civilisation when there is lack of control and structure * darkness and fire – when Willard and Lance are exploring (foreground and background) * Lance has begun his journey in losing his mentality * The repetition that there is no control where the soldier;s are “theres no fucking Co here” * Reinforeces what Kurtz said about needing good men * Soldier is looking native and primal, - face paint, jewellery, weapon * Creating a cycle through the light moving creating light and shade, something’s are luminated others are darkened, spotlight motion * Boat is moving away from what looks like the world is being blown up * Contrasted with the serenity of the next scene, river calm and nice music * Eva – chefs – cant imagine him in Vietnam * Mother – clean – tape recorder * Music is ominous ,boat gets