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By what means does Ford Coppola convey his message in "Apocalypse Now"? How effective is he? Before analysing Ford Coppola's means of conveying his message and their effectiveness it is obviously imperative to define the nature of that message, not as a simple statement, as the purpose of all art is to transmit personal subjectivity open to interpretation and not an objective declaration, but as the general idea that the film tries to suggest. Judging by the title, the overall content of the film, its conflictive and violent setting, and the visual crudeness of certain scenes it is apparent at first glance that the message concerns a negative aspect of human reality. However, it is the psychological insight presented in the movie, evident on a first level by the fact that the events are narrated through Willard's perspective and on a deeper one by the intra and interpersonal changes that the...

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