A highly recommended film, but don't bother if you're not prepared to put some thought into it!

Rating: Null/10 (13 March 2006)

Apocalypse Now is quite possibly one of the best films i have seen, that is after watching it numerous times. In order to really appreciate it i would highly recommend reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness as this is the novel the film is based on.
The film has depth and the more times you watch it the more you pick up on. Martin Sheen plays a diamond role as the narrator. What makes it such a clever role is that we are never sure whether the narrator is trustworthy or not, or does he become affected by whats happening around him? A question that is difficult or impossible to answer, you really have to trust your own instincts whilst watching this one. As for the slightly unreal war simulations, the simple answer is that they are of no consequence. The real point of the film is the focus on Marlon Brando's character and 'The horror' that is when one looks into the abyss of nothingness. The nothingness that is life when you try to become your own God, the ultimate question that arises is of course; is there a difference between a good or bad God? If you become that God then there is none but yourself to judge you.