The true war is within a man's soul.

Rating: 9/10 (23 September 2011)

Apocalypse Now is a movie of complexity that is rarely seen in modern cinema. What I like about this movie is that it is not a Saving Private Ryan sort of war movie. This movie is narrative driven, not action driven. While SPR was a good movie in it's own right, there are no forty-five minute fight scenes to overshadow the fact that there is little to no character development in this movie. This movie examines the effects of war on man, which in the most extreme case (Kurtz) leads to the darkest depths of a man's soul. Captain Willard (Sheen) must also examine his own beliefs and inner being as he ventures further from all that keeps civilization is check and closer to true insanity in his pursuit of Kurtz. This is NOT a movie that is made to entertain, so if you want something like that, watch We Were Soldiers. This movie makes you think, and wants you to take something away from it.