Varying Interpretations of Heart of Darkness and...

Varying Interpretations of Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now The true meaning of varying interpretations comes alive when one compares the two film versions of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now have the same basic outline and underlying themes, however the plots, characters, settings, time, purposes, and points of view differ enough to create two extremely different effects and two entirely opposite movies. Both movies depict an insanity: of man in Heart of Darkness and of war in Apocalypse Now. It is ironic that Heart of Darkness, the movie replica of the novel, is a boring, slow-paced flop of a production, while Apocalypse Now, a loosely based film, had great success and audience†¦show more content†¦Marlow watches Kurtz die and whisper his last words, The horror! The horror! Marlow returns home to visit Kurtzs fiancà © and, instead of telling her that Kurtz went crazy in the jungle, he upholds her belief that Kurtz was a great man. The story flashes back to present time where the Nellie is sa iling away into the heart of darkness (Heart of Darkness: Theme/Symbol/Allusion/Foreshadow). The similarities between the novel and movie versions of Heart of Darkness are numerous, right down to exact quotations, costumes, and scenes. In the opening scene, Marlow describes his expedition into the Congo as the farthest point of navigation and the culminating point of my experience exactly as in the book (Conrad 70). The movie accurately depicts the women knitting black wool and the colored map with the snake-like river as Conrad vividly describes them (pp. 73-74). The mood of the scene when Marlow and his crew finally approach Kurtzs Inner Station is also well-depicted with the foggy air, the noises in the forest (p. 110), the fighting of the crew members (pp. 110-114), the eyes hiding in the bushes (p.114), the swarm of arrows that attack the boat and kill Mfumu, (pp. 119-120) and the cannibals falling from the trees after Mfumu is thrown overboard (p. 124). The mental image of Kurtz that Conrad portrays in his physical and emotional description is also shown suitably in th eShow MoreRelatedReligious Unrest in Nigeria9418 Words   |  38 Pagessuccessful completion of my term paper Besides it’s with a mouth speechless with thanks and heart heavy with gratitude that i acknowledge the general contributions of my sister nkem Ogbobe and others who’s varying ideas led to my completion of this term paper. Finally i appreciate with felicity, the felicitation and aids of friends whose names are not written in this book but are always in my heart. However errors of omission and commission remain entirely mine. Read MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesconceived and remarkably comprehensive, Bonnie Smith’s essay provides an overview of the gendering of political and social transformations over the course of the twentieth century. Attentive to differences across cultures and regions and under varying political regimes, Smith chronicles the struggles of women to improve their situation within the domestic sphere and the conditions under which they labored to expand the career opportunities available to them at different times and in diverse settingsRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesProject Management Body of Knowledge (2008). †¢ Revised Chapter 14 to include project retrospectives. Chapters 2, 4, 6, 7, and 12, have been updated. †¢ New student exercises and cases have been added to most chapters. †¢ Answers to selected exercises are now available in Appendix 1 †¢ A third major computer exercise has been added to the Appendix 2; †¢ The â€Å"Snapshot from Practice† boxes feature a number of new examples of project management in action as well as new research highlights that continue to promote