But I can see that there is plenty for everyone here.
A friend of mine called it "the most philosophical of all movies" - perhaps an overstatement - in my opinion it is just a very good film about war and the politics of war. Capturing the madness and chaos of war the storyline is also filled with more or less obvious metaphors and philosophical or existential riddles. The movie is thought-provoking indeed, but also it has a visually very beautifully composed screenplay.
He even went to the trouble of making an excellent piece of art even better, in order to actually make all the old fans see the new stuff, and to present a whole new generation with a very controversial and strong comment on one of the most bloody wars in recorded history. My guess is that he feels that the movie is as important today as it was back in 1979. Also it is interesting that Coppola chose the year 2000 for the longer Redux. I remember as I saw the Redux for the first time, that my whole understanding of the war in Vietnam changed, and how I had to go to the library and get an update on a few things. It contains two new and important scenes, and one of them, the "french" episode, adds a whole new touch to a classic movie, WITHOUT breaking the atmosphere or disturbing the overall picture. Now, after becoming prisoners of Kurtz, will Willard & the others be able to fulfill their mission? - Derek O'CainĪs I stated above, I think that the 2000 version of the film ought to be treated separately. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz's outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge.
His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U.S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U.S. Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U.S. The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard's job is to eliminate him.
The mission: To seek out a mysterious Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against the Viet Cong and NVA. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, 'does not exist - nor will it ever exist'. It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U.S.
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