Francis Ford Coppola’s war epic coasts from the formulaic to the surreal so smoothly, it’s almost hard to pinpoint the point of no return. On its face, it’s obviously anti-war; in the director’s own words, it’s “anti-lie”; and in many ways, it excoriates Hollywood portrayals of war themselves. The Final Cut, as discussed on this episode, puts a finer point on the film’s specific criticisms of the imperialism and colonialism that resulted in the war in Vietnam while streamlining its most visceral sights and sounds for maximum dreamlike effect.

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Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Closing music: Not from this movie, but spiritually in it.

Timestamps

0:00 - Episode 252: APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

2:37 - The episode actually starts

6:23 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary

10:35 - The many directions you could take discussing APOCALYPSE NOW

30:41 - “One of the best-looking films to watch”

42:50 - The visual communication of information and theme

58:55 - What Kurtz “represents”

1:14:46 - Chief, Mr. Clean, race, and the “asshole of the world”

1:22:58 - Other Loves We’ve Tried: 1979

1:24:24 - The Junk Drawer

1:32:22 - Good Grief, Give Me a GIF!

1:36:44 - Cody’s Noteys: Try-pocalypse Love (famous movie quotes trivia)