Could a Remake of Apocalypse Now Work?

[Mike Nasty]

Remake Apocalypse Now? That's the most absurd shyt I ever heard. Remake The Godfather and Annie Hall while you're at it.

Yellow Stone is The Godfather set on a Montana ranch.

 

[Bruce LeRoy]

Isnt the movie based on a conrad novel? Idk where the book was set but it wasnt in vietnam
No point in remaking great movies. They should remake te shyt ones

It's inspired from his book Heart of Darkness..

They simply wont fund movies like this anymore... They cost too much money. Also, there arn't too many actors or directors that would be willing to subject themselves to those type of shooting conditions they went through.

There's another great movie that had almost the exact issues Apocalypse Now had but doesn't get anywhere near the props... Sorcerer by William Friedkin. Movie is completely overlooked..

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

a straight remake would not be good but you could definitely use the themes and imagery of the film as an influence for a dark film that explores similar ideas (blurring of ethical lines, capacity of humans to witness horrible things)

if you want something approximating the feeling of going through a journey of largely natural environments and fighting an unseen enemy afghanistan would probably work better. it has more diverse environments and the fighting was a bit more rural than the more urban combat in Iraq. in both conflicts theres a similar “why are we really here” sentiment so that could carry over.

im still waiting for a really good film about this era of war.

Isnt the movie based on a conrad novel? Idk where the book was set but it wasnt in vietnam
No point in remaking great movies. They should remake te shyt ones

it was set in the Congo. the book itself isnt really a “war” one, Kurtz is an ivory trader.

 

[ShaDynasty]

Btw a lot of reviewers are saying Ad Astra is basically this lol.