War! What Is It Good For? Apparently, Extremely Compelling Films…

1. Apocalypse Now

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Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now is not just one of the best war movies, it’s one of the best movies of all-time. Marlon Brando plays Kurtz, an American Colonel gone rogue, and Martin Sheen plays Willard, a Captain sent to eliminate Kurtz. Loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness, this war turns men into monsters, and leads them on a descent into a primal, lawless state of mind. Apocalypse Now is an introspective film, gesturing instead at the morality (or lack thereof) of war and its effects on those involved in it.