THE HORROR THAT IS WAR

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2003)

POSSIBLE SPOILERS "Apocalypse Now" is probably the best example,together with "Platoon", of a war movie about the mental struggles of soldiers during the war.Of course the best way in America to show that is to use their disaster war:Vietnam.
Coppola shows us how the US troops were going crazy in this jungle where that had to fight.The main problem was that most soldiers were young,very young(the average age of US soldiers in Vietnam was 19!!).They were also pretty much spoiled(look at the scene in which they don't care about the killing,they only want to surf)and they didn't care about the situation.
The movie has several impressive scenes,like the "Valkyrie" bombing and the last part of the movie with Marlon Brando playing an insane US soldier who has become a killer in the jungle.
Also very impressive and the adding effect to the horror is the score which could very well be in a horror movie. Not to mention the central song of the movie:The End,by The Doors. This frantic song is very well chosen,especially at the end when Martin Sheen Kills Marlon Brando(kill...kill.....kill...).
The movie ends with a message that is clear as ever:THE HORROR....THE HORROR....
Although I've seen better war movies,it was unique in it's way and should be shown in a theater to guys like Bush,Blair,Saddam,Bin Laden and all those other war-wanters! 8/10