The slow opening sequence is a combination of cinematography, music and hallucinatory images of war. It starts out with, a view of a jungle– the war– choppers hoovering past– explosions in the distance– smoke raising– all while the mystical music of Jim Morrison is playing. This is a view into the mind of Lieutenant Willard (Sheen). As the view fades from the jungle onto the face of Lieutenant Willard , you are put into his thoughts. The camera starts to view objects on the night stands– personal effects, bottle of booze, picture of his wife, a gun. Then across h

Every stop they make seems strange and hellish. Every stop they make is different. Each stop is a new surprise, into a mystical realm of the Vietnam war. It makes you think that the next stop is there final destination, or their last, due to the eerie arrival and surprise leading up the stop. It keeps you in suspense, is this the last stop? No they go deeper and deeper into this nightmare until they find their final destination, which wouldn’t compare to the others stops they have made. They went through hell to get to hell. Coppola leads you into the realm of the unknown.

The final destination is nothing like the other stops. The movie turns from a crazy war film into a horror film. Colonel Kurtz has his village of crazed people. The views are of a village jungle, in ancient times. With statutes of tribal gods and a small castle. You are put into the thoughts and mind of Kurtz, as his voice sounds through the head of Willard. Willard makes his way to kill Kurtz. The music of Morrison is played, leading up to the killing scene the music gets faster and faster, until Kurtz is slashed. The use of music and sounds, greatly effects the drama in this film. As things begin to heighten and scenes change, you are lead by the music and sounds.

Through the boat ride up to Cambodia, they stop at many places to get aid and supplies. The first place they s

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