As a child, I was switching channels and found Apocalypse Now on TV. I was blown away. No other movie has so many layers and different ideas that blend togther coherently. The images are beuatiful and I like the expanded version even better. The extra scenes flesh out the characters even more and you learn more about them. I like the french plantation scene as well. It gave me more to think about and put the whole war over there in more of a perspective. Having the doors song "the end", which is one of my favorites, also adds to the mystical atmosphere of the film. Buy this movie. this is filmmaking at it's best.