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Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now and Half-lit Faces

Coppola opens the film with a bang by dropping us right in the jungle. There are no opening credits; only darkness with the faint sound of helicopters approaching from the distance. The first image we see is that of a … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness, joseph conrad

Apocalypse Now and Dostoyevsky

Apocalypse Now is a film that is steeped in references to other works of literary significance – it is directly inspired by Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, borrowing much of its subject matter and character names from it. However, I … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Heart of Darkness, joseph conrad, the idiot

The Heart of Darkness…In Us

Between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now, I find Heart of Darkness infinitely more disturbing than Apocalypse Now. The reason is simple. Apocalypse Now is a movie about war, or perhaps in the words of Coppola himself: “It is war.” … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness, joseph conrad

The power of film

In Arts One this week we discussed Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. It was really challenging trying to talk about everything we wanted to discuss about both works, in two seminars (1 hr 20 minutes each, but still…). One thing I asked towards the end of class yesterday was something like: What […]

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Conrad, Coppola

Apocalypse now: an acid trip, a story about insanity, or both?

Apocalypse Now is probably one of my favourite movies of all time. Not only does it include countless moments where, even after watching it many times, I still am not sure about the intentions of the creators, but it also explores human boundaries and the limits of sanity and rationality. “Every man has a breaking point, […]

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness, joseph conrad

Fire Coming Out of the Monkey’s Head

Dennis Hopper, one of the American countercultural icons to have featured in Apocalypse Now, had a checkered career in some the best and the worst that Hollywood had to offer. From a generation-defining role in Easy Rider, to playing the inimitably psychotic Frank … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness, joseph conrad

Things Fall Apart, Heart of Darkness, Apocalypse Now

I know it doesn’t matter whether or not I write any more blogs posts since yesterday was the last lecture and Arts One is for the most part, over. However, I’ll take it upon myself that I admit writing these blogs have been a (bit – not entirely) a chore. However, I find a certain […] Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb4-2013 | Tagged with Achebe, Apocalypse Now, Conrad, Coppola, Hacking, Heart of Darkness, history, Judith Butler, Things Fall Apart, Trouillot

Because this is so late, just thoughts on Apocalypse Now

First, sorry this is extremely late; I forgot the fact that the movie was still in fact something we were studying and thus we would have to write a blog post for it still. So since this is so late, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb4-2013 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Coppola

The Act of Killing

Exceedingly late blog post woo! Since this is my last post for remake/remodel, I’m not going to talk about Apocalypse Now. I am, instead, going to talk about a film called The Act of Killing, that in many ways I consider a remaking of Apocalypse Now. The Act of Killing is, like Apocalypse Now, an […] Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb5-2-2013 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Coppola

Madness

After having watched Apocalypse now (redux version) I couldn’t help but think of the true reality that occurred during the war. Lies most often overwhelmed these soldiers without them even knowing it and deviated them from a path of reality … Continue reading →Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2014 | Tagged with Apocalypse Now, Coppola

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