HOD vs ANow

Rating: Null/10 (10 November 2005)

This movie is not about Vietnam as many of you have stated. It is an interpretation of the Novella "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Many of you state how similar the book is to the movie, which is obvious until you look deeper. One of the largest conflicts in HOD was Marlow now taking that last step towords Darkness. In the novella Kurtz is able to keep him from that last step but in the film, that last step is taken when Willard murders Kurtz. Also the representation in the movie is much..much darker than that of the book.The reason Vietnam is used is because of its similarity Africa. People during the war did not know about what was going on there just as the inhabitants of Europe were blind to the happenings in Africa. If you don't understand this movie read the book carefully(don't worry its short, that is why it is called a Novella) and re-watch the movie. It is very impressive to see the modern day implementations of the views Conrad was trying to impress. A quote comparison which has puzzled me that someone may know the answer to.
The Russian "He almost killed me...because i took his ivory"
The reporter "he almost killed me...because i took his picture"
Ivory is a large part of the novella,but pictures do not seem to be to important in the movie. Any thoughts?