I saw the "re-do" of "Apocalypse Now," and I think what put
it entirely into focus was the scene at the French
Plantation. It brought the history of the West and Indo-China
into perspective.
The addition of that scene alone made it a better movie, but
I think, the original ending--at the end where it
belonged--was better.
Why are we talking about this?
If it's to determine if the Sheen character hardboiled? You
bet. The Brando character? Absolutely--but both were
pragmatists as they understood pragmatism as well as tough.
The film explained how the same issue can be seen from two
different sides.
In one of Brando's speeches, he may have explained the
rationale of suicide bombers today. Please note that I said
"rationale" and not
"justification."
(I could have done without the new scene of the USO girls
high on grass and whatever though. I thought the original USO
scene made its point, and the second scene with the girls was
not only overkill, it accomplished nothing. It seemed like
padding.)
I think that "Redux," with that last exception, was a much
better film.
Jack Bludis
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