... after it ended in 1975. The film uses beautiful cinematography along with superb sound mixing, soundtracks, and a huge budget to recreate the Vietnam War as closely as possible. Ford chose his shooting location in the Philippines as it closely resembled Vietnam with its similar jungle lined beaches, hot sticky ... element of illusion and reality throughout the film. Just as Author German Vargas say in his analysis of the film "The combination of fact and fiction is the main goal of the film" "(Vargas, 98). The most critical and important aspect of Apocalypses Now is the significance of re...

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