The people who die in this movie are the lucky ones

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 1999)

This movie illustrates the atrocity of war better than any war movie I have seen. With its excellent cinematography and use of horrifying background music, Apocalypse Now gives a heavy dose of the living hell that often was the Vietnam War.
One of the points this movie makes is that no one survives war. Many people died from gunfire and other weapons that cause a physical death, but the ones who survive the physical attacks die a different sort of death: A loss of innocence, a loss of a sense of purpose and a loss of sanity. It's a very sobering movie, one that will place your own personal struggles in perspective.