Blog Post 21

In watching the short clip of "Apocalypse Now" i can see a number of parallels to the "The Heart of Darkness" such as the severe lack of care for the natives as the men fire at the beach. This as well as the mens attitudes towards the natives, watching them run, laughing, as if it were a sport. The colonels name Kilgore is a play on words referencing to his cruel and ruthless nature. As this is a depiction of "The Heart Of Darkness" it is to be expected, but the haunting visuals and clear misunderstanding of the two cultures is just as the book describes