2. What we should watch

Apocalypse Now is one of the best films of all time. It gives great insight into war, and mental stability. This movie has great outer beauty and intense acting. Filmed on jungle sights in the Philippines for a believable Vietnam appearance. Most movies have great acting or stunning visual beauty but lack message and plot. Leaving you with a dull but very entertained feeling because the movie didn't make you think. This film however, has awesome scenes, great quotes and great acting. More importantly Apocalypse Now has great inner quality. The character colonel Kurtz is said to be loosely based off of a famous Paramilitary officer in the CIA, Tony Poe. Tony was known for his fierce combat techniques and that he kept human ears for a record of the enemies he had killed. He then sent these ears to CIA headquarters as proof that he was fulfilling his duties deep in Loas territory. During the production of the film there were many set backs including a typhoon Olga that ravished expensive sets. With a near suicidal director and actor Martin Sheen suffering a mild heart attack while filming, this movie was not the easiest finish. The movie has a very ominous tone to it, the opening scene includes a slow moving opening sequence with great cinematography and hallucinatory images giving you the real feel of madness in the Vietnam War. The insanity of many people in the war can be attributed to the strange weather and other unsanitary conditions that soldiers were forced to live in. Since the movies release in 1979 producer and director Coppola has come out with a new re-mastered version entitled Apocalypse Now Redux. Meaning Returned from exile or battle.Since this film is based off of real events and things that actually have happened I think it can be of great importance to our young developing minds.