Nothing is that serious.you can take it all with a grain of salt.you don't owe anybody anything. There's always this secret butterfly in your tummy that marvels at the possibility that when you go out this weekend you're gonna meet someone super handsome/wonderful/prince-like and have this moment of dazzling dalliance.Ĩ. There's more money to spend on yourself.ħ. Some years we've also given each other gifts, like our favorite heart-shaped candy and pictures.ĥ. I know I'm successful if I get him to tear up a little and smile from ear to ear. My boyfriend is especially good with his words, so I usually end the letter with happy tears streaming down my face. We also write letters that we give to one another after dinner and read them one at a time to watch the other's reaction. Every year we usually go to dinner together and enjoy being in each other's presence. I have had the same boyfriend for over three and a half years and Valentine's Day has never been a huge deal to us. There are so many fun ways to celebrate Valentine's Day without having a significant other. A whole group of friends could go to dinner together and maybe even make little Valentines for everyone like we did in elementary school. The day does not have to be so dreaded like many feel when Valentine's Day is mentioned. To some, being single on Valentine's Day can be a bummer, but a having a night with your best friends can be super fun too. Little does Willard know that he is slowly entering the mental world of Kurtz through these unnerving experiences on this mythical journey. The madness of war is perfectly captured in this surreal, apocalyptic outpost as Willard searches for some form of authority in the Do Lung Bridge. Coppola created this hellish landscape to purposely serve as the final threshold, a point of no return for our protagonist before he enters the world of Kurtz. This scene highlights how film is such a powerful form of art and expression. He then walks away, back to where he was first found to probably finish his interrupted sleep. Willard then asks Roach if he knows who's in command here. the curses from the Vietcong are silenced. After Roach fires the shot and the subsequent explosion is heard. Roach doesn't need a flare and he knows exactly where to adjust his launcher to hit them. Even the camera has a low angle of Roach as he becomes the dominant figure in the shot. His responses to gunners questions give him an almost omnipotent aura. Willard watches as Roach, half-awake, walks over to the men. This over and underexposure of lighting makes the whole scenario feel unreal. Note how Willard's face seems almost covered entirely in darkness and when Lance stands up he is engulfed by the searchlight. The lawless wasteland of the Do Lung Bridge continues to surprise Willard. When asked where their commanding officer is, the soldier on the gun thought that Willard himself was the man he was looking for. Willard watches these men with an air of confusion. His shots seem to go unanswered as the screams from the opposing Vietcong continue. The soldier manning the gun curses wildly while unloading rounds into the tiny slot created by the sandbags. Lance and Willard now stumble upon two men firing a massive machine gun at the "enemy" on the other side. Lance's puppy is seen holding on dearly to his clothes, a reflection of his innocence now visibly outside of his body. Lance walks through the trenches and steps on another soldier he thought was dead for some comic relief and to make the scene continue to feel even more manic. A perfect example of this is how people would much rather see an action flick over any dialogue heavy story that doesn't include a fist fight or two. This reflects man's incline for violence and destruction, we would like to believe that man strives for peace but when it comes down to it humans love playing war. Lance at one point plops the gun on his shoulders and stares at the madness. All of this alongside a setting that feels destroyed with rebar sticks jutting out of the ground, fires in the background, and a seemingly uneven terrain fabricate the atmosphere of a post-apocalyptic wasteland rather than a war zone. The sounds of disembodied screams, carnival music, laser beams, and explosions create an aura of madness. The only sources of light are fiery explosions, flares zipping through the sky, the Christmas lights encompassing the bridge itself, and a searchlight constantly shifting around. Now the next moment where Willard and Lance cross through the bridge to find the trenches is probably one of my favorite shots in the whole film. Notice how Lance grabs the newly acquired puppy as they get off the boat. Willard and Lance decide to get off at the outpost to get some intel and fuel. The viewer gets more and more indications of the impending danger as an officer signals the crew to shore and happily runs off telling them they are in a pretty bad place.
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