The other day I watched "Hearts of Darkness" for the first time in over 10 years. First of all, if you love "Apocalypse Now" (any version) and haven't seen it this documentary, do so immediately.
When I was a teenager I must have watched both "Apocalypse Now" and "Hearts of Darkness" countless times. It struck me how much one section of Kurtz dialog (in "Hearts..." but not "Apocalypse Now") sort of defines all my creative output.
"It takes bravery. The deepest bullets are not to be feared. Phosphorus, napalm are nothing to be feared. But to look inward to see that twisted mind that lies beneath the surface of all humans and say, 'yes, I accept you. I even love you because you're a part of me, an extension of me.'"
I don't know if that holds any meaning for anyone else but it was "like a diamond bullet right through my forehead" when I heard it again.
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My favorite movie of all time. I watch it at least once every year and have since the late 80's. The doc rules as well. I got the dossier version (both film versions & the doc) at Wal-Mart of all places for a song.
The greatest American film ever made.
I stumbled across Apocalypse Now on the Spanish Channel in the middle of the night once. I sat there and watched the whole thing with no subtitles because I love it so much. (I don't know a lick of Spanish) When someone asks me my favorite film this is always the first to come to mind. It can be debated if I think about it, but this movie is transcendent. I remember that passage you quoted very clearly.
Thanks for the comments guys.
Here's an amusing story... my older brother used to watch "Apocalypse Now" every weekend while drinking many beers and wearing a replica of Kilgore's hat. Ha ha.
Oh and let's not forget this (first introduced to me by Prof Gruntsplatter himself many moons ago):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN22WAvMAGw
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