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RE: Heart of Darkness vs Apocalypse Now

Posted by 6bq5 on September 29, 2014 at 15:04:15:
Thank you for sharing your review of the novella & movie-
The movie came out whilst I was an undergrad studying literature (thesis: Kafka's The Trial) -
While I agree with some of the criticisms of the parallel between the two - There is a line from Conrad loosely paraphrased 'in London we walk between the Butcher behind the counter and the Bobby (policeman) on the street' - for me the implication is that the further 'upriver- for these two stories- you go, the further away from this clear delineation of morality/civilization/right&wrong one travels-

I am not sure that the 'adaptation of 19th century Belgian Congo' is actually very different from what Coppola is trying to communicate about Viet Nam. The Belgian Congo was a unique chapter in in-humanity, and is probably only equaled by the Khemer Rouge, Pol Pot, the Rwandan genocide and a few other events-
I do agree that the movie has a few gratuitous sceens - but as a modern adaptation to a similar situation, I though that it was quite 'on the mark' -
There is one other device that Conrad uses to great effect, that of the story within a story - the story of the novella is told to a captive audience as they are leaving London at night and awaiting the rising tide, so that they can clear the mouth of the river. Henry James used the same device to great effect in the "Turn of the Screw" - another weird novella...
Thanks again for sharing