The Film "Apocalypse Now"
- Know the main characters and what roles they play (see "background on Apocalypse Now"
- Be able to compare and contrast some of the episodes from Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Coppola's Apocalypse Now:
- How Marlowe's role as a narrator like Willard's voice-over? Are they the same? How are they different?
- Marlowe in Brussels getting his mission; Willard getting his mission
- The significance and description of the rivers
- The significance of the boats
- The significance of specific locations going up the river: The Central Station; Charlie's point OR the Inner Station and Kurz's compound
- The two attacks on the boats-who is killed? What are the consequences of the attack?
- The two harlequins Kurz and Colonel Kurz
Just brief examples of each bullet