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I was wondering why one of the soldiers from apocalypse now taps his gun magazine (Clip) against his helmet before inserting it in his gun and shooting? Iv seen this in a couple other movies as well..
seating the rounds to the back of the magazine for better feed.
In HoD, Marlow tries to save kurtz and bring him home. However, in Apocalypse Now, Coppola has Kurtz murdered. Why did he change this part of the story and why is it important?
You have to look at the culture of both the book and the film, and think cinematically. In the US military, when you have an order, you follow that order. Sheen's order was to kill Kurtz.
Also, there is the sense, of a great military leader who has gone awry, that there is honor in death (usually by his own hand, such as Roman soliders committing suicide, samuari, etc), but in order be saved, and to not be viewed as dishonorable, he had to be killed or else his name would be humiliated and dishonored.
Plus, it is much more dramatic that he be killed in the film (just think if he had been saved, it would have ruined the film).
I know that it's not a conventional Directors Viewfinder, like the Mark Vb. I also remember that Brett Ratner has one and used it for Rush Hour. You can see these in either of the special features behind-the-scene for either Apocalypse Now or Rush Hour.
That is called a Director's Viewfinder. You can see an example of one here:
http://www.alangordon.com/s_camaccessori es_markvb.html
It is basically a zoom lens that some directors carry around to help them pick out where they want to place the camera for a particular shot. This is much easier to carry around than lugging an entire camera from place to place when deciding how they want set up a shot. The director and cinematographer both use viewfinders like this so they can both see and discuss the choice of camera angle and lens for each shot.
I'd like to find a book or a website, or even a documentary, about the filming and production of Apocalypse now. I'd like this source to be detailed and of a good length, so I could use it for a research project. I already know about the documentary "Heart of Darkness: A Flimmaker's Apocalypse, so other sources would be more useful. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
This inteview can be read online:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/apocalypsenowchat .html
Amazon has these books available:
"The Apocalypse Now Book" by Peter Cowie
"Apocalypse Now" by Karl French
"Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now" by Eleanor Coppola
I hope these help; it sounds like a fascinating project.
Were can i watch the apocalypse now movie for free?
I did not give u these links okay
Try this, it should take a few minutes to load but it works
http://www.novamov.com/video/49de9b3b85a a9
If it doesnt work try here:
http://www.watch-movies-links.net/movies /apocalypse_now/