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 […]
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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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 →