Not really a war movie at all

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2005)

Any who have seen Apocalypse Now should consider seeing Apocalypse Now- Redux, as it further develops and clarifies the themes of the film. Although it can come across as being extremely confusing or difficult to understand, I think it is all much clearer when it is not viewed as a war film. (Keep in mind it is based on Conrad's, Heart of Darknes, which has little to do with war). Rather, it is a film about the corruptibility and weakness of the human psyche.
As Willard and the crew travel further up the river, and become increasingly isolated from the framework of society, the adornments of civility and moral standards begin to fall away, revealing a primitive and immoral heart in each of them. This is further reinforced by the American photojournalist in Kurtz' compound.
If you closely examine the film, you will see that it is not a war film, but a film about the darkness and the struggle between "the ration and the irrational, between good and evil" that exists in every human heart.
Apart from all that, it has got to be one of the most brilliant movies I have ever seen!