Apocalypse Now-Melissa Faller

Apocalypse Now is a film that is filled with different innuendos. The plot of the film takes place during the Vietnam War and portrays the story of life in the army during the time of the war. As much as film tries to portray the war there are a lot of things that seem peculiar to me. What amazes me most in the film is the dedication of the soldier Willard. He is sent on a mission and determined to finish it. There are many life or death situations that occur, but this does not deter the soldier. His determination and dedication lead him to what I felt was one of the most interesting scenes in the film. Willard while on mission finally finds Kurtz. Kurtz appears to be a crazed general who has some how convinced a group of people to follow him and make him in a sense their “king.” Willard’s mission is to kill Kurtz, and Kurtz eventually decides he wants Willard to kill him. That night was a night of pure chaos. The town was having some sort of festival, however the festival seem to represent a night of sacrifice. It was almost as if the people knew their leader was going to die. The death of Kurtz reminded me of a sacrifice to his people, as if he was dying for them. The film itself made me uncomfortable. However, I felt that it was a good representation of an apocalypse. Everything seemed chaotic and out of place as if the world was no longer the earth but the end of the world.