Apocalypse Now

this is my 420th movie logged so i had to do it a service, took a few hits before watching it, and this has to be one of the best movie watching experiences ive ever had, i watched a 3 hour version of this, i know theres like 4 versions, idk which one that is, but i don't think my rating would change, i got upset when it ended, but i did feel it drag on at the end, even the long periods of strenuous dialogue didn't bother me, it has such a droney and hypnotic feel to it you can't help but fall into this, the story is engaging, and the action scenes are phenomenal, its not a generic war film like i was expecting, it has so much depth and heart this is my first big WAR film, so maybe my opinion will change but i don't see it changing much, this feels so ahead of its time and such a revolutionary film, everything still holds up to this day, the performances from everybody here are so great, even marlon brando and dennis hopper who was only in this for like 20% of the movie are so fun to watch, marlon brando is that guy man, martin sheen is really fucking good, it feels weird talking about a movie as respected as this but i cant help it, i feel like i just experienced it to its fullest potential, i won't say i know too much about the vietnam war, despite being vietnamese, but this just felt so real, i felt like i was actually on the lines i don't know why i doubted francis ford coppola, he made the godfather, another movie i didn't expect to love as much as i do, but they way he crafts his films is insane, he's only KNOWN for 3 movies, and thats enough for everybody to put him in the best director conversations because those 3 films are just THAT good, i think this is his best, the godfather might have a tighter script, but this is a top 5 looking and sounding movie ive seen, the technical achievements are jaw dropping, one of the best score and soundtracks of all time, and the ending was so cool, the way his films are edited make them fly by so fast, i was never bored during my 3 hours of this, i think i need a rewatch to fully grasp everything, but im confident in saying this is a masterpiece and im so glad i finally watched it