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Apocalypse Now: A Rational Look

The Rationality of War

"[During war] order blends into chaos, love into hate, ugliness into beauty,
law into anarchy, civility into savagery" (O'Brien 682). War has always
been an accepted part of human nature, a destructive force that has been
reiterated in the historicity of every century. In United States history one of
the most controversial wars was the Vietnam War. Countless passages and movies
have been created regarding this war including the movie "Apocalypse Now"
and the passage "How to Tell a True War Story" by Tim O'Brien. In the
passage "How to Tell a True War Story" Tim O'Brien states that a "true
war story cannot be believed," through this statement O'Brien implicates
the theme of rationality vs. irrationality. This theme of rationality vs. irrationality can be seen throughout the movie "Apocalypse Now" in light of O'Brien's insight as
a war veteran.
In the epic war drama "Apocalypse Now," it first begins with pictures of the
serene jungles of Vietnam, fi...

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