Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2018)

Apocalypse Now is Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece that explores the dark side of humanity with the Vietnam war as a backdrop. The film is very unique and very well done. While there is much to take in on a visceral level, this is a very psychological film. Apocalypse Now is Hell on Earth that reflects the dark side of American culture and takes the characters from the Heart Of Darkness novel and places them in a Vietnam war setting. The acting, cinematography and score are all top notch. I guess this originally was supposed to be directed by George Lucas, but fell into the hands of Francis Ford Coppola and I would not change a thing. John Milius wrote the screenplay to this and along with Coppola, he is one of the best filmakers in Hollywood. Apocalypse Now is a humid and gritty tropical nightmare that is deeply engrossing and disturbing. There is no other film that I have seen that is quite like it and as such is a masterpiece and one of my all time favorite movies.