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October 2009 
It's only been 30 years
Posted on Jun 28th, 2009
by 
martha
martha
since the movie was made.
Finally, Max says to me, "Mom, have you ever seen Apocolypse Now?"
And I said, "No, it's one of those that I haven't seen."
I missed a lot of shit in the middle there. Of life. Somehow. Partly because of working, and partly because of having my face in books, and partly because of being somewhat submersed in other cultures, more or less. Etc.
Now I'm thinking that most of us just stumble through life like that. It would work out ok, but there are some folks who are highly motivated to go after power over others. Why?
"Do you want to see it?"
"Sure!"
So we watched it together. It took two days, basically.
Boy, ya know, I've really never been so depressed about the world. The movie really makes a point. Honestly, I wish I'd seen it before Bush the 2nd's Iraq war. But knowing what I know now, with everything that's happened, well...
Still, I see hope for us in our hearts, somehow. I don't know how, but somehow.
Finally, Max says to me, "Mom, have you ever seen Apocolypse Now?"
And I said, "No, it's one of those that I haven't seen."
I missed a lot of shit in the middle there. Of life. Somehow. Partly because of working, and partly because of having my face in books, and partly because of being somewhat submersed in other cultures, more or less. Etc.
Now I'm thinking that most of us just stumble through life like that. It would work out ok, but there are some folks who are highly motivated to go after power over others. Why?
"Do you want to see it?"
"Sure!"
So we watched it together. It took two days, basically.
Boy, ya know, I've really never been so depressed about the world. The movie really makes a point. Honestly, I wish I'd seen it before Bush the 2nd's Iraq war. But knowing what I know now, with everything that's happened, well...
Still, I see hope for us in our hearts, somehow. I don't know how, but somehow.
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just think about how much more of life you'll miss if you try to catch up and watch all those movies you seemed to have missed along the way. Although, I must say…Apocalypse Now…was probably worth seeing.
i was nine or ten when i saw that movie in the theatre (what the *%&$ were my parents thinking?). it made me vomit, literally. i got sick all over the place…
God Stacy! Yeah! Your parents really fell asleep at the switch there!
That was one I missed too.
I didn't get into the movie craze until I dated a guy who was a movie connoisseur (about the time I was 45 or so). Then I just kinda went berserk and saw LOTs of movies – ones that he thought were for the “masses.” I made it a practice to go to a movie right after work on Friday nights and it was a great way to transition into the weekend.
My kids roll their eyes at some of the stuff I love! :)
Now, I'm back to going to the movies every now and then.
Don't think I want to see Apocalypse Now if it depressed you, Martha – and made Stacy puke!!! No Way
i decided a long time ago i was never going to watch this one.