22 Movies You’ll Regret Not Watching
5. Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola directs Martin Sheen in the role of the would-be assassin of renegade Marlon Brando.
Horror is found both inside and outside of men. Even the epic soundtrack matches the brutality of the conflict with the soldiers watching it unfold.
“Apocalypse Now” is a movie so fascinating that there is also an entire documentary devoted to the troubled production.
The documentary, titled “Heart of Darkness,” was directed by Francis Ford Coppola’s wife and chronicles all aspects of the making of the movie. The film, of course, is entirely based on Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” a novella that captures life in the Congo during the period of British Colonialism.
Borrowing from that original masterpiece of literature, “Apocalypse Now” is at once a gritty war movie and also a work of art. In fact, it stands apart from any other war film ever made because of this unusual but remarkable blend.
The film examines this particular war and its shifting morality but is also makes a statement about war and about people in general. The film’s supporting cast is also dynamic and their various scenes round out this film experience that is like no other.
