Apocalypse Now is not for everyone

Apocalypse Now is a powerful film that takes place in the Jungles of Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The movie is written from the perspective of Captain Willard, played by Martin Sheen, who is a soldier sent on a secret mission to assassinate a decorated American soldier Colonel Kurtz who "went off the deep end" and is living in Cambodia with a group of followers who worship him. Willard is sent to Cambodia on a boat with four other soldiers to terminate Kurtz and his whole operation, but before he reaches his top secret location Willard experiences the horror and madness of Vietnam. Similar to most war movies there are explosions and danger around every corner, but a difference in this movie in comparison to others is it's ability to portray the psychological effects of war. Like I mentioned in the title of this entry, this movie is not for everyone and if you are looking for a historical account of Vietnam, you are not going to find it here. In my opinion this movie was hard to relate to. Personally I thrive on connecting with the characters of a film and I had great trouble doing so in this film. I was looking for an emotional attachment to the characters like in We Were Soldiers, but this is not the point of the movie.