Incredible Realism: fascination with the abomination

Rating: Null/10 (27 January 1999)

Great movie, incredible scenery, incredible characters and incredible suspense! Based on the novel "Heart of Darkness" by James Conrad.
This is an interpretation of "Heart of Darkness" (which takes place in the Congo, and deals with Ivory trade and religious Reformation of african tribes. The Vietnam setting is an interesting twist to the novel. Kurtz is still the same mastermind, and his character is as evil as evil can be (or is he?).
Willard takes a mission which is to assassinate Col. Kurtz, a rogue army Colonel who has abandoned his troops and gone on to be a leader (God, if you will) to a Vietnamese savage tribe. Willard, travelling with a small crew by boat upriver, sees the massacres of war, and the trials of man. During the river-ride, Willard becomes obsessed with the man that is Kurtz.
Near the end, while meeting the tribe, and a crazed journalist/photographer(Dennis Hopper) who has become an acolyte to Kurtz (Marlon Brando) attempt to convince Willard (Martin Sheen) not to assassinate Kurtz. Willard himself does not know what to do. Watch the movie and find out. Vividly realistic, fascinating characters, and great direction make this movie a classic.
I give it 8/10 stars.