The title is taken from the book of Revelation, the last book in the New Testament of the Bible. Try to reflect, think, seek knowledge and enlightenment.
Captain Willard sailed upstream along the Mekong, a metaphor that the war itself was a setback. Until Willard reached the kingdom Coates had established in Cambodia, it was a step backward from modern civilization to primitive society.
Primitive society is full of worship of power. When Willard killed Coates, he was revered as the king of the primitive tribe. In primitive societies, witchcraft came into being when people encountered things that could not be explained.
Coppola said the book "The Golden Bough" had a great influence on him.
In the process of looking for Coates, Willard gradually realized Coates' mood and thought deeply about the war. When Willard came across a Vietnamese ship while searching, he fired wildly at it because they were hiding something under the deck, and it turned out that it was just a puppy, but several civilians died as a result. War makes people panic, makes people extremely distorted, and turns people into "killer maniacs".
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