The Satire of Copolla

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The paper shows how "Apocalypse Now" showcases the bureaucracy, hypocrisy and insanity of war seriously and realistically. The paper compares this movie to that of "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller and the movie "Dr. Strangelove" directed by Stanley Kubrick, which use comical exaggeration and irony to display the same points. The paper contends that the realism in "Apocalypse Now" has more of an impact and hits closer to home. The paper hopes that works such as "Apocalypse Now" will permanently impact the public's intellectual view of war and prompt a defiant stand from further acts of war.

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"War is one of the most absurd things in existence, and this isn't an opinion that is widely disputed. In fact, many filmmakers and authors have based entire works on such an opinion, lavishly satirizing the ridiculous aspects of war and how the military handles it. The movie Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Copolla, is one such work. Apocalypse Now is widely regarded as one of the best representations of the Vietnam War, as it faithfully depicts scenes of the war while satirizing it and the military at the same time."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Coppola, Francis, dir/wri/prod. Apocalypse Now. Perf. Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall,and Martin Sheen. Paramount Pictures, 1979.
• Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961.
• Kubrick, Stanley, dir/wri/prod. Dr. Strangelove. Pref. Peter Sellers and George C. Scott.Columbia Pictures, 1964.

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