Odyssey
“French Girl – Do you know why you can never step into the same river twice? Willard – Yeah, ’cause it’s always moving.” – Apocalypse Now Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” can be interpreted as a modern update on Homer’s “Odyssey.” Both involve journeys of a protagonist on a body of water. The river takes Willard deeper and deeper […]
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Paradox Now
Considering that I’ve only just managed to finish watching the film today, I feel like now I’m better able to write a (good) blog post. So here it goes. I couldn’t help but notice the overwhelming number of hypocrises, contradictions and ironies dispersed throughout the movie. Most notably in the extreme hypocrisy of the American […] Continue reading →
apocalypse now? can we postpone?
I’ve actually never given the title serious thought until I tried to make my blog post title funny. Is Coppola suggesting that the apocalypse is now or always happening? Or both? Is complete destruction the only option? And which world? Because the definition is “complete destruction of the world,” but is this the world where […] Continue reading →
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now … I personally enjoyed this movie for being realistic. It shows the craziness of the war, the power structure, the society’s view of females, and the nature of human beings. It seems realistic because of the way people … Continue reading → Continue reading →
start to finish
I know I said I wasn’t going to blog this week, but I thought it would be valuable for me (if not for anyone else) to just do a last summing-up post before the real end. Firstly, Apocalypse Now. As I’ve said before, not a huge fan of war movies. This one definitely makes an interesting […] Continue reading →
Bye bye!
So here goes my last blog post of the year :)/:( I can’t decide if I’m happy or sad to have this first year almost done with. I’ve definitely enjoyed arts one and even though complaining is fun, I’ve actually … Continue reading → Continue reading →
This is the End… for now.
It seems many moons ago, that I first set pen to paper (not literally), to write my not-so magnanimous debut in University writing. Alas, time flies faster than the rain falls, and as all things must come to an end, … Continue reading → Continue reading →
This is the End… for now.
It seems many moons ago, that I first set pen to paper (not literally), to write my not-so magnanimous debut in University writing. Alas, time flies faster than the rain falls, and as all things must come to an end, … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Coppola x Han Solo x Vets
Last blog post! Wow. I really dig this movie and have for a really long time. My dad’s a high school teacher and actually does a unit with his class (grade 10-11 I think) about Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Goal
Apocalypse Now in three points: green smoke noise The green thing was more of a problem with the specific screening. Jon and Jill tried to fix it (thank you), to no avail, but I’m including it in the list of points because it was just so green. In reference to our discussions about Heart of […] Continue reading →