interesting how they adapt the novel to film and modern events (i.e. it's his son instead of his future wife that willard will go to visit) but still keep the basic ideas intact.
"they train young men to drop fire on people, and then their commanding officers won't allow them to write FUCK on their aeroplanes because it's obscene..."
i dunno-- to me, this stands as one of the true giants of English-language cinema.
If you ever have a chance, watch "Hearts of Darkness", the 1/2 hour doc by Coppola's wife about the making of the film-- it's interesting how much of it was ad-libbed and worked out collectively through improvs, re-writes on the spot, etc.
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lousy video quality, but holy crap what a speech.
it's a particularly interesting set of questions/thought today, which is the 66th anniversary of D-Day.
Here's a better and longer version.
man, what an intense scene.
interesting how they adapt the novel to film and modern events (i.e. it's his son instead of his future wife that willard will go to visit) but still keep the basic ideas intact.
"they train young men to drop fire on people, and then their commanding officers won't allow them to write FUCK on their aeroplanes because it's obscene..."
i dunno-- to me, this stands as one of the true giants of English-language cinema.
If you ever have a chance, watch "Hearts of Darkness", the 1/2 hour doc by Coppola's wife about the making of the film-- it's interesting how much of it was ad-libbed and worked out collectively through improvs, re-writes on the spot, etc.
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