Good but FAR to long.

Rating: 9/10 (10 October 2012)

This movie was one that certainly boggled the mind and is certainly something that I wont forget in a hurry. Although I have not seen the regular version, I found this version far to long, and assume the regular version cuts out much of the pointless extra scenes that were in this version.
However on a lighter note I felt the team that the viewer would relate too were portrayed well and the fact that each of them were sufficiently different so that there expansions into madness were so much more diverse and relatable to the viewer, whether you were a Lance character who completely became mad, or a Martin Sheen character who semi became involved in the madness, everyone became mad, and that is the power of the jungle.
The cyclical nature of this film shows how it is all one big cycle in the jungle and is completely separate to real, life and that is what appears to be the main message of the story, whether its the strange French plantation the team encounter or the idea that the target has separated himself from real life, and that there is nothing for these men once they return home from war, and they almost want the jungle to kill them.
The other main negative about this film is that the viewer actually saw very little of the war at hand and all the main characters who died, died in between locations and so their deaths were seen as insignificant in a way.
I could go on for days analysing this film but all in all it was a good story spread out over a period of time that was far to long, supposedly giving the viewer a feel for the history of the moment and what the people went through (similar to Schindler's List) Because of the fact this film was elongated it cannot be seen as a truly good film despite its amazing story.
Good but FAR to long.