I hate to chime in on this thread, but I have two cents that
no one else has raised (I think)--and maybe pushes the thread
toward ontopicity. I saw the Redux version in the theater
(last summer?), and hadn't seen the film in maybe a decade or
15 years. In between viewings, I'd read a fair amount of
crime fiction and a smattering of books on the Vietnam War.
In my recent viewing, Apocalypse Now, which I like quite a
bit (preferring the non-redux version) no longer seemed to be
a particularly profound statement about the war or U.S.
involvement, nor did it seem to be really "accurate"
(understanding that it's allegorical, over-the-top, etc.) in
its representations. Instead, the film now strikes me as
something akin to good men's adventure fiction. Lonely,
roguish assassin given job that other man has failed at.
Travels through adventures/episodes--even gets a woman in
Redux--and then pulls off his assignment. Voice-over adds to
effect. Willard is exceptionally brutal at times, but also
vulnerable. Doug
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