Obviously the film noir style is present in Apocalypse Now. Such as visually in the introduction you have the character looking through the classic venetian blinds, as well as shots of alcohol, smoke, guns, fans and characters light in low key lighting (especially in the end with the Marlon Brando character).
Audio wise, you have the voice over first person narration of Sheen as well as quiet ambient noise, and a melancholic rock soundtrack, which is arguably what was popular at the time just as jazz/big band music was in the early 40s with film noir's melancholic jazz soundtrack. So does the noir-esqe narration help reinforce the idea of unreliable narrator of the uncanny?
In addition the plot is similar to the classic film noir detective story where Sheen's character plays this military 'detective' on a mission to track down the 'criminal' Kurtz, as well as battling internal moralistic values. So, is the film noir style effective in the adaptation of Heart of Darkness to Apocalypse Now? Why do you think the director Coppola chose to film it this way?
-Cassie
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