Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- What does Apocalypse Now suggest is "the horror"?
- What insight does Apocalypse Now provide into why the Vietnam War was being fought?
- Why does the army want Willard to kill Kurtz? How has Kurtz displeased them in a way that Lt. Col. Kilgore, for instance, hasn't?
- Is Kilgore a "bad guy"? Is he different from Kurtz? How?
- Why is Kurtz committing atrocities and putting heads on stakes? What's his reason for using these tactics?
- What does the way the soldiers react to the Playboy Playmates indicate about how the war has affected them?
- Why does Kurtz let Willard kill him?
- How has Willard's journey changed him by the movie's end?
- Are people really under the control of their most primitive urges, as the film suggests?
- What's the purpose of the film's trippy, psychedelic imagery?
- What was it about the Vietnam War that lent itself to a Heart of Darkness adaptation?