- Jungle, lingers on first scene
- No words, napalm drops on the jungle as the words "this is the end", giving a hostile feeling to the jungle
- surreal feeling
- fan blends into helicopter wings and is in sync with helicopter sounds, suggesting that Willard is haunted by what he saw and cannot escape it even when away from war
- opening shot fades slightly into a shot of the statue at the ending of the film, forshadowing.
- willard is unshaven and broken
- photo of his ex wife on bedside table - vietnam has caused his life to fall apart
- near empty glass of alcohol showing unhealthy coping methods
- cant get the jungle out of his head suggesting he is suffering from PTSD
- willard is so tied into the war he is no longer able to function in everyday life
- sleeps with a gun - shows paranoia
- willards narrative is a voice over, giving us an insight into his mind
- is being driven insane by not being in the war
- his lonely room is reprisentative of his isolation
- feeling trapped in his room
- willard breaking his mirror is reprisentative of him seeing himself as broken, and wanting to see himself as such
- Non-diagetic music
Meeting Kurtz:
- kurtz is reflective of Willard, both are deeply traumatised from the war, turning Kurtz crazy.
- Kurtz's voice is detatched and delusional
- Willards cult are on the offensive, as they are weary of willard
- |Willard is low down in ranks in this scene, contrasting to the rest of the film where he often has the highest rank and authority
Documentary Notes:
- kopola was instrumental in breaking away from the hollywood film industry
- The film was filmed in the Philipines
- Original set was distroyed by a typhoon
- Martin Sheen nearly died on set due to a heart attack, and Koppola refused to stop production for it
- Much of the film was unscripted
- Koppolas wife says that he turned into Kurtz
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