| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Writer | John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr |
| Lead Actor | Brad Garrett |
| Cast | Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, War |
| Release Date | August 15, 1979 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 27m(147 min) |
| Budget | $31 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 8.4/10 |
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Several years into the war, Army Special Operations officer Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is assigned the task of finding and removing “with extreme prejudice” American Colonel Walter Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Willard is warned by the briefing officers that Kurtz has broken from the authority of the U.S. Army, gone insane, committed murder and created a native following, among whom he lives as a god. And so Willard ventures upriver in a small fishing boat with a handful of Navy enlisted men in search of Kurtz. Along the way the young men and we as the audience are forced to witness the genuine horrors of war.
But the film is as much about an internal journey as it is about an expedition into the jungle. Modeled on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, it is about the disturbing and difficult exploration of the self. Characters are confronted with impossible questions. Captain Willard must decide how to act in regard to Col. Kurtz, probing his notions of value and morality. What meaning can an accusation of murder have amidst the standard atrocities of war? Is violence any worse than hypocrisy? Can a moral code apply within the chaos and violence of war, or is judgment impossible, inappropriate?
The soldiers, and we the audience, are forced to look into the face of seemingly incomprehensible, meaningless horror and ask: How can this happen? How can I continue to live in a world where such atrocity is possible? How can I live with myself, knowing that the capacity to commit such horrors lives within me?
The film does not provide any easy answers, but the decision of Willard in the final scene offers hope.
Apocalypse Now Redux restores almost an hour of footage that was cut from the movie’s original release. Two extended scenes one involving two Playboy bunnies, the other a French colonial widow are interesting in that these are the only ones which introduce women to the action. One scene is disturbing, the other suggests hope. Both add to the film’s considerable length, but they also add to its impact.
This is a film for mature viewers, artistically, morally and intellectually. Beautifully shot, scored and imagined, Apocalypse Now Redux will take you on an unreal journey into the horrors of war, of inhumanity, even into yourself.
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