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Topic	The SephG Top 250 [movies] - Topic II: the top 75
Nelson_Mandela 07/12/19 11:24:04 AM #220:	#10. Apocalypse Now https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Apocalypse_Now_poster.jpg Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Genre: War Year: 1979 *SephG Superlative: The greatest war movie ever made* Few films truly embody the emotions of the stories they are portraying as much as Apocalypse Now. The tribulations the cast and production crew had to endure to film FFC's war epic is well-documented. Marlin Brando was method acting to the point where people didn't know if he was actually crazy or not (he was), people were getting malaria in the hot Philippine jungles, Martin Sheen was having a fucking heart attack (!!). The realities of the production began to blend with the surreality of the film itself, and you can just feel the madness seeping through. The trippiness of Apocalypse Now isn't there from the onset. It's a slow build that really echoes the descent into madness that the riverboat crew faces--and an obvious but powerful metaphor for the Vietnam War's effect on the country at large. The fact that you don't dive right into it creates this perfect crescendo where, just as you start to feel fully immersed, the characters become literally immersed in the heart of darkness upon meeting the elusive Colonel Kurtz. The final act of the film may be the most intense, mesmerizing sequence ever put to film--and it's a must-watch for any fan of the genre. P.S. I would like to recommend watching the Redux version, but I can't really compare it to the original (not sure if I have even seen the theatrical release). Happy to hear your thoughts about the different cuts. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:924586944] in The SephG ... [t:77811548]...</cite> <quote>#10. Apocalypse Now https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Apocalypse_Now_poster.jpg Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Genre: War Year: 1979 SephG Superlative: The greatest war movie ever made Few films truly embody the emotions of the stories they are portraying as much as Apocalypse Now. The tribulations the cast and production crew had to endure to film FFC's war epic is well-documented. Marlin Brando was method acting to the point where people didn't know if he was actually crazy or not (he was), people were getting malaria in the hot Philippine jungles, Martin Sheen was having a fucking heart attack (!!). The realities of the production began to blend with the surreality of the film itself, and you can just feel the madness seeping through. The trippiness of Apocalypse Now isn't there from the onset. It's a slow build that really echoes the descent into madness that the riverboat crew faces--and an obvious but powerful metaphor for the Vietnam War's effect on the country at large. The fact that you don't dive right into it creates this perfect crescendo where, just as you start to feel fully immersed, the characters become literally immersed in the heart of darkness upon meeting the elusive Colonel Kurtz. The final act of the film may be the most intense, mesmerizing sequence ever put to film--and it's a must-watch for any fan of the genre. P.S. I would like to recommend watching the Redux version, but I can't really compare it to the original (not sure if I have even seen the theatrical release). Happy to hear your thoughts about the different cuts. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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