When Captain Willlard, and the rest, stop at the ruined Medevac and aid station they find themselves in a hellish place. The rain has made everything muddy and the whole area seems to be deserted. When someone finally appears, they seem a bit off. We soon see that the whole camp is out of control. [...]
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APOCALYPSE NOW.
Opening Scene
I believe that the opening scene of the film is really katabatic for a number of reasons. Visually the bombs of napalm being dropped start a conflagration in the trees causing a very hellish effect. The fire
theme is really woven throughout this scene, and when he is doing karate moves later on a flicker [...]
Apocalypse Now Katabatic Scene
The Scene that seemed most Katabatic to me was when Captain Willard entered Colonel Kurtz’s outpost. I found this scene to be particularly Katabatic because it reminded me so much of Homer’s Odyssey and when Odysseus first sails to the underworld.
First, Willard does arrive on a river, and there is a connection possibly made here [...]
