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At this point, you have seen the "mission" of Captain Willard. An American officer has to go find another American officer and "terminate his command...with extreme prejudice." Comment on the absurd actions that war causes in relation to Willard's mission. Remember the "fog" and how it confuses us and makes it impossible to predict what will happen once war starts.
Please post Monday, May 13..
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Emma D
5/12/2019 14:38:36
After viewing part of "Apocalypse Now", the circumstances seem quite strange. One that has never been in war would expect soldiers to be fighting and serious at all times which is not necessarily the case. The people fighting these wars would, in theory, try to hold on to their old life and enjoy their time as much as possible. An example would when some of the people were talking about the surfing conditions. The idea seems laughable at first, but it may not be such a stretch from reality. As for Willard's mission, he is rightfully torn as he is able to sympathize with this man who is probably not evil, instead a mere victim of the fog of war. Someone who has had an amazing track record like the American officer Willard must terminate can fall victim to the fog just as much as any other person could. I am curious to see how this movie plays out and what will happen between Willard and the other American officer.
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Sam
5/12/2019 20:51:12
Although there are many strange circumstances in “Apocalypse Now”, the strangest is how all the characters act. The majority of them seem completely unfazed by the war around them. A perfect example of this is Robert Duvall’s character who I completely forget the name of. He throws a beach party and bases a crucial strategic decision on what area was best for surfing. This makes it seem as though they don’t care about their surroundings, but once they are faced with true danger they will almost definitely enter the “fog of war”.
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Celeste
5/12/2019 23:14:10
The circumstances in "Apocalypse Now" are very odd. First of all, Captain Willard's mission is to kill another American officer The American officer that Willard has been ordered to kill is a victim of the fog of war. Though he's done nothing wrong, he has to pay the consequences of the absurd circumstances that come with the war. None of the characters seem bothered by what is going on, and they're desperately trying to hold on to their old lives by basing their decisions on surfing conditions and throwing beach parties.
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Eryanna B
5/12/2019 23:56:06
The first few scenes is "Apocalypse Now" were quite confusing to say the least. As regular civilians we assume that war at all times is serious and about death and destruction. However, the particular scene with the village shows that in order to stay sane sometimes you need to have fun. It can also be argued that this was also an example of the "fog of war" it was hard to be able to tell where the scene was going at any moment. It is very obvious how conflicted Willard feels with his mission to kill another American soldier. It is almost as if he himself knows what it is like to lose a bit of your sanity to the fog of war.
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Derrick Nault
5/13/2019 12:54:41
While some would argue that the first few scenes are in regards to the fog of war, which has some merit as this concept assumes that war is absurd, I think it is more due to its philosophical grounding. I see this as a deconstructing war and the honorable image our nation has of it. Officers act like children and are destructive instead of our clean cut image. I hope the film keeps up with this type of imagery to try and drive that aspect home and then connect it to the individual.
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Grace S
5/16/2019 06:51:16
When the movie starts I was very confused on what was happening based on the mission of why is one officer going to go capture or even kill another officer. Then I got more of an understanding of when I saw what was happening with the mass killing of civilians and how wrong it was. But when I meet another captain he was killing civilians too and he is not getting terminated for killing a whole village for a beach and it’s waves. The movie confused me and clarified to me what the fog of war will do to any man the strongest and the weakest.
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Kyle Beck
5/16/2019 08:07:59
I believe that the fog of war is definitely a real issue when it comes to war. From what we have seen in this movie it’s an absurd version of the fog of war, to get the audiences attention and it worked. Civilians easily get caught in the cross fire or targeted because after a while of being deployed you can’t tell right from wrong.
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Jake M
5/16/2019 21:25:05
War turns a man into a different person. When officer Willard is given the commands to go and kill another American it is only because the man has gone insane. When Officer Willard lands at the location he was seeking it is clear on why they have assigned this mission. People hanging from tree's naked, heads cut of. It is obvious that this man has gone insane because of war. And officer Willard can see that.
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