Today, I finally opened "Apocalypse Now" in the right way, and all the feelings finally condensed into the word "shock". In every respect, this is a masterpiece that is difficult to replicate. Such a grand scene, such a delicate design, almost reached the peak of "making" movies in the era of no special effects. Complementing the form, there is also a rich core that I couldn't feel when I saw it for the first time. The film seems to discuss issues such as ideological differences between the East and the West, colonialism, nihilism, national inferiority, and even reincarnation and causation. Of course, these can also be regarded as the content of reflection on the Vietnam War. However, the practice of simply classifying some films as "Rethinking the Vietnam War" does tend to simplify and label the content of the film. What should really be paid attention to is the creator's personalized expression in the context. In addition to the basic anti-war attitude, it should also include the enlightenment that war brings to people, including people in peacetime. The process of "upstreaming" is actually a process of doubt and denial. Colonel Kurz, as a "senior", took the lead in denying the war. Willard and the audience followed closely, denying the command of the commander, the loyalty of the soldiers, and the territorial awareness of the foreign colonists, and finally concluded that the war had fallen into The conclusion of "nothingness", in the end, even Colonel Kurz denied himself and asked for his death, completely overturning the rationality of outsiders declaring war on this land. In the end, the audience (from a Western perspective) leaving with Willard is the inevitable end of the colonial era and the end of a certain value belief.
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