Before beginning please read carefully the guidelines for writing papers and discussion posts on the discussion board. Then write a 1,000-1,200 word response for one of the following topics
The film substitutes Vietnam for Africa in setting but leaves, with the exception of some characters, the novel's basic structure intact.
Do you agree that the movie retains the key elements and core meanings of the novel? Is the movie a literal, loose, or intermediate adaptation?
What are the major changes and are they significant?
Is the movie more political or mythical, prosaic or poetic, realistic or formalist, in your point of view? based on Apocalypse Now.