Apocalypse Now Scene-by-Scene

by John David Ebert

In this new scene-by-scene break-down of the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, contemporary culture critic John David Ebert frames the work in reference to an archaeology of the film's images. At the same time, Ebert connects this ancient history with"postmodern" contemporary critical theory, drawing upon Lacan, Derrida, Gadamer, and Cornelius Castoriadis, unpacking and analyzing Francis Ford Coppola's classic, one of the most famous and wildly inventive works in cinema history. In 23 chapters, Ebert interprets the longer Apocalypse Now Redux version, delving deep into the film's complex layers of literary meaning and aesthetic significance. John David Ebert has authored ten previous books, including Art After Metaphysics, Dead Celebrities Living Icons, The New Media Invasion, Post-Classic Cinema, and Gods & Heroes of the Media Age.

Genres: Philosophy

152 pages, Paperback

Published June 11, 2015

About the author

John David Ebert is a cultural critic and the author of 26 books. He has a series of videos and audio albums on various philosophers posted on YouTube, Google Play and two websites: cinemadiscourse.com and cultural-discourse.com.

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really cool theoretical analysis of Apocalypse Now that, in some respects, will definitely change how I read the movie. It was a bit heavy on the psychoanalysis; I wish he incorporated political & historical analyses more, because when he did, they were pretty exceptional. This book also has alot of scene description, to the point where the ratio of description to analysis is skewed towards just describing what happens - which is bizarre. Anybody picking this up knows the movie very well. That was my biggest gripe with this book. But altogether, some insightful analysis & a completely original book on Coppola's film