Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

The Vietnam War Although the movie doesn't give an actual date for when any of its events are happening, it might be around November of 1969, since there's a newspaper with an article about the Man...

"There is no way to tell [Kurtz's] story without telling my own," says Captain Benjamin Willard. "And if his story is really a confession, then so is mine."Sometimes people criticize voiceovers, ar...

War Film, Psychological Thriller, Epic Quest It's no big revelation to call Apocalypse Now a war film. You obviously didn't think this was a rom-com. But what kind of war film is it? Apocalypse Now...

When main screenwriter John Milius saw a hippie wearing a button-pin with the words "Nirvana Now," he decided to title his film Apocalypse Now. Nirvana is supposed to be final goal of Buddhism, a s...

In a shocking final scene, Willard hacks Kurtz to death. "The End" by The Doors adds a crazy, anarchic tinge to the proceedings. The fires of the animal sacrifice blaze outside.But after Kurtz is d...

RWhen you're loaded up on F-words and wartime carnage, you're gonna get labeled with a hard "R." Chef goes on long, profanity-laden rants, and we see Vietnamese civilians shot dead. Then there are...