Mind apocalypse

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2015)

The legendary film Apocalypse Now was directed by a wonderful director F.F. Coppola in 1979. It was nominated for 8 Oscar nominations and succeeded in 2 of them. At that time it was probably one of the best pictures of the decade and today it's considered to be a masterpiece of cinematography. It's not a surprise that nowadays it's in the top 45 best films of all time.
The plot is setting during the Vietnam's war. The main character Cpt.Willard gets a task from military authority go to the Birma's jungle find and kill colonel Kurtz as they found his war methods unlikable. Captain gets a small boat with crew for help and they go to complete this risky and controversial mission.
The actors' cast is excellent. It includes many Hollywood legends whose characters are memorable and widely-drawn. Here we have a thoughtful Martin Sheen, mysterious and peculiar Marlon Brando, charismatic Robert Duvall whose phrase: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" became classical, crazy and weird Dennis Hooper and ambitious Harrison Ford.
Apocalypse Now is not an action movie as it suppose to be. Here the war goes background because the film's idea goes deeper to the most dangerous and dark sides of human psychology. It is also shows the war from the philosophical side. Despite it length which is more than three hours I was engaged to the events from the first shot and was not bored till the last scene. The atmosphere changes every time and it includes humour, irony, tragedy and suspense. You just can't predict what is going to happen next.
In addition, I want to say that music was awesome and marvelous! From the fist scene where we can hear a famous song "This is the end" and through the rest of movie it's perfect. Also, what is worth to be mentioned is the scene where is playing "Ride of the Valkyries". You'll never see something similar in any other film.
I would recommend this film to every movie geek and to the just usual spectators. Apocalypse will keep you in tension till the end, and after watching it you would probably be sitting with an open mouth and your brain would be trying to answer the question How to stay yourself in extreme and controversial situations? If you like old movies you should watch it. If you like epics you should watch it. Don't miss a chance!