i decide i need to lengthen up my review for my all time favorite film . unlike other war film that focus on the event and apocalypse now take the viewer into a psychological head trip . the sheer surrealism make the body uncomfortable and yet you can not lay your eye off of it . base off of joseph conrad heart of darkness and apocalypse now slowly descend it protagonist and willard ( martin sheen ) into madness and most likely the same way kurtz plunge into insanity . the production of this film be notorious for it delay provide by the monsoon season and for brando unprepared performance ( he read his line from cue card ) . there be a documentary title apocalypse now represent a filmmaker apocalypse which show the hell everyone go through in make this . the opening sequence be one of the most famous and popular in any film . a the blade of the helicopter be hear in slow motion and napalm be drop in the tree and the song the end by the door can be hear . the next shot be of willard in his bed with the fan on and so the noise of the helicopter coincide with the fan . we be inform that he do special mission for the military and mostly assassination . when his next mission be give to him and he be baffle . charge a man with murder here be like give a speed ticket in the indy 500. the man he have to kill be a respected colonel that have go insane and isolate himself along with tribes people . kurtz be order atrocious act that be carry out by these people and he must me stop . willard do not go alone however . he be carry on a boat with several soldier and they come across several battle . along the way and they meet lieutenant colonel bill kilgore hoorah about the war . willard ponders that if kilgore be that crazy and what could kurtz be like . there be many scene that portray willard plunge into insanity represent the tiger attack and the slaughter of innocent vietnamese and the nonstop rain and the pile dead body scatter about and and the death of his crew member . when he reach the kurtz compound and he be greet by the village people and a hippie photojournalist ( dennis hopper ) . instead of assassinate kurtz right away and willard begin talk with him and his conscience begin to doubt what he should do . kurtz and on the other hand want to die . he be tire of the war and want to go down as a soldier . willard kill him with a machete while in unison and a buffalo be sacrifice with several machete by the people . once they realize their leader have be slay and instead of kill willard and they hail him a their new king . willard reject the offer and leave them . the cinematography here be absolutely breathtaking . the color be grain free and something that be rare in old movie . i can watch it muted and admire the beauty of the scenery . the act ensemble be terrific and with everyone play their part well . many criticize brando for some reason and but i think he nail his role a a depressed lunatic who be beat up by the war . the soundtrack and the score be haunt and and provide the mood for the film . i be wonder what instrument they use in that guitar like sound when the credit roll . there have be many parody of this film and but my favorite quote come from marge simpson when she explain to homer why a character with the same name on a police show be behave like an idiot represent your character provide comic relief for the show and like um and marlon brando in apocalypse now . those who have see the movie know why this be hilarious .