Vietnam, War, Insanity

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2017)

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 war drama starring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Laurance Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, and Harrison Ford. The story follows Captain Benjamin L. Willard, played by Sheen, who is a soldier suffering from PTSD while stationed in Vietnam. Captain Willard is tasked with assassinating Colonel Walter Kurtz, played by Brando, who has committed war crimes. Willard's journey drags him through the horrors of the Vietnam War, facing AWOL units, Viet Cong, and death.
Apocalypse Now is a powerful film with a great soundtrack and an all-star cast. The acting and the writing are great. The movie can be politically poignant at times, and is incredibly moving throughout.
The only criticisms that I could make of Apocalypse Now is the occasional, overly dramatic, almost cartoonish, death scenes and intoxication scenes. The world constructed in this film is also a bit over-the-top. It seems that every character in the story is insane.
Overall, Apocalypse Now is a great film. This war drama has action, thrills, and adventure that can satisfy all adult audiences.