On my most recent watch the puppy really struck a chord with me. The puppy is a clear symbol of innocence and purity, first of all being a puppy but really hammered home by the fact that it's white. But watch the characters' actions around the puppy.

The woman on the boat does not want to hand it over. It's kind of absurd that she would be so foolish as to behave that way to maintain possession of the puppy. Rushing a soldier searching your boat is an obvious bad idea, and any Vietnamese (or Cambodian as the case may be) fishermen of the day would have known that. When I realized that in a sense, these soldiers are searching for a symbolic purity and innocence though (especially Chief) it made more sense, and made more sense that she didn't want to hand it over and might even be willing to die for it.

The very first thing the PBR crew do when they get ahold of it is manhandle it like barbarians, almost injuring it. Lance takes it and is the only one making an attempt to care for the puppy. Meanwhile, Captain Willard delivers the killing blow to its former caretaker.

At no point in this character's short journey does any of the PBR crew make any effort to feed it, nurture it, or protect it in any way, except for Lance who rather impotently zips it in his jacket. Then it simply vanishes at the bridge fight. We never see it get shot, we never see it run away, jump off the boat, nothing. It's just gone.

Food for thought, I thought.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cwd1AXRsSUV/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ==

I think I’m the only person who believes Redux is the best cut. All the “unnecessary content” fits the story perfectly in my opinion. I don’t think the film is slow, or suffers from “pacing issues”. Apocalypse Now is my favorite film of all time and I would consider myself a very big film buff. Very excited for Coppola’s next film, if he finishes it before the inevitable occurs.

I know this subreddit is most likely dead but I just watched Apocalypse Now for the first time tonight and there are a few scenes from this movie that I don’t quite understand enough and would like them to be better explained to me.

1st: The scene where the crew traded fuel from the boat for time with the playboy playmates. Why were the playmates so far up the river in the first place. Why was everyone at the camp acting insane and crazed. What is the deal with the body that fell out of the case that the playmate knocked over, when she was in the room with the surfer.

2nd: Do Lung bridge scene, where there actually places in the war as chaotic with never-ending fighting like this place is portrayed in the film. I know that Roach has been affected by a great deal of shell shock but is this the case with all other members of the outpost, it sure seems so but how could it be operational in the slightest.

3rd: When the playmates are first met, why is there a performance place in the middle of the jungle and why is it not seen as extremely dangerous to host something like that there.

Any responses would be appreciate, thank you!

I still feel for chef. Poor clean... oof...

My favorite film by far.

Just how MUCH went into this film... it almost drove the people involved MAD!

Glad I found this place.

Drunk as fuck; watching AN for the umpteenth time as the sun rises here in Ohio (not far from the valley of gardenias)...

I have to watch Redux version every night when I get in bed. It’s such a well-done film. But it’s mostly because I can relate to the emotions throughout.

That look hunts me, you know Martin was in the shit for real. Never seen a movie reflrect that feeling so well, the bottom of the pit look, if you lived it you would automatically see yourself in that look. The empty soulless darkness.

I just know it’s at Pagsanjan Falls, I am currently trying to put together an archaeological excavation at the area. Would love to know the exact location of Kurtz’s Compound.

Does anyone have knowledge of the coordinates of the set?

My brother called me & asked me if I wanted to go see "Apocalypse Now". It was August, 1979, opening week-end for the film. I smoked a big fat joint waiting for my brother to come pick me up & I'm so glad I did. That movie was made to be viewed stoned out of your mind. No movie before or since has had such a major affect on me. It just blew me away. The photography, the music, the editing, the sounds, it was an incredible experience. That movie changed my life.

I wanna do drugs to that song

I made this video about the three cuts of the film and thought I'd share :)