I recommend reading "Heart of Darkness"...

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 1998)

I recommend reading "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad as a companion piece to this movie.Apocalypse Now is truly a modern day masterpiece,a mesmerizing and hypnotic slide into madness.Once you start viewing this movie it is almost impossible to stop watching, before you know it you are too far up the river to get off the boat.Also, a strong recommendation for "Hearts of Darkness: A Film Makers Apocalypse" about the making of this film.That Apocalypse Now ever made it into the theater is nothing short of miraculous.Coppola's heart and soul are in this masterwork-and it shows.