Apocalypse…Now?
*Heavy Spoiler, Read at Your Own Risk!* Don’t let the name fool you; Francis Coppola’s movie has nothing to do with the apocalypse but it can feel like it as it takes place in the heart of the Vietnam conflict. There are explosions left and right, casualties on all sides, bullets flying everywhere and just when you think it’s safe…BAM! There’s a freaking tiger! It’s an ugly gritty film that won numerous awards and accolades (the cinematography I can agree with but everything else is a perspective I can’t get on) so much so that it’s considered one of the greatest films of all time (for some reason). To be a worthy film, it must a make you think and make you feel. While it certainly makes me think, it also makes me want to vomit. To be fair, what I saw was the theatrical version, not the 10 other numerous versions. So let’s get started with the train wreck shall we? First of all there’s the drug lucid opening. The protagonist Captain Willard is staring up at the ceilin...