APOCALYPSE NOW: Character & Name Analysis
Army Captain Benjamin Willard Played by Martin Sheen
He is in the U.S. special forces assassin and the protagonist in the film. Willard is our eyes and ears, watching his surrounding rarely participating in e fighting. He clings to a notion of morality that as the film progresses they become fainter. His character is not very sympathetic and can be ruthless. His name Means Brave
Green Beret Colonel Walter E. Kurtz Played by Marlon Brandogenius. He is Willard’s target and he is the destination of the film’s journey in Vietnam . Kurtz is a brilliant military leader, wartime experiences have unhinged him. He commands a Montagnard army. After giving up a military career , Kurtz made the Montagnard army think he's like a god. His army he commands is winning the war. His name means Commander of the military.
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Played by Robert Duvall
He is in command of the Ninth Air Cavalry. Kilgore’s methods for war seem to be senseless. He plays music for an air strike and tells his men to surf on the beach. Bill is short for William comes from “Geranic” the name william means “Will Helm”.
Chief - Played by Albert Hall
He drives the patrol boat that takes Willard upriver. He acts like a father figure to Clean; he feels personally responsible for the fate of his crew. He is a military man, and although he may not agree with Willard’s mission. He follows his orders. His name Chief is a call back to the Heart of Darkness Because Heart of darkness takes place in africa.
Clean - Played by Laurence Fishburne Is a seventeen year old mechanic from South Bronx. Clean represents the young men who fought in the Vietnam war. Clean like to dancing and lensin to music on the boat dancing which annoys Willard
Chef - Played by Frederic ForrestHe is from New Orleans and he just wants to go home. He likes to smoke pot to escape from the war. He has a hot temper. appears to have more education than all of the other crew.
Lance - Played by Sam Bottoms
He is from California as Lance’s goes deeper into the jungle. He descends into a state of nature. He stared out as a alert young soldier to a druggie who masks his face in nature colors. His name Lance means land and that's why Francis Ford Coppola made him paint his face.
Captain Richard Colby - Played by Scott Glenn
The U.S. military sent Colby to assassinate Kurtz before Willard was told to, but Colby joined Kurtz’s. We never see him talk in the movie but we just see him for a short time in the fim. His name means protector of the military that's why he is protecting Colby .
He is in the U.S. special forces assassin and the protagonist in the film. Willard is our eyes and ears, watching his surrounding rarely participating in e fighting. He clings to a notion of morality that as the film progresses they become fainter. His character is not very sympathetic and can be ruthless. His name Means Brave
Green Beret Colonel Walter E. Kurtz Played by Marlon Brandogenius. He is Willard’s target and he is the destination of the film’s journey in Vietnam . Kurtz is a brilliant military leader, wartime experiences have unhinged him. He commands a Montagnard army. After giving up a military career , Kurtz made the Montagnard army think he's like a god. His army he commands is winning the war. His name means Commander of the military.
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Played by Robert Duvall
He is in command of the Ninth Air Cavalry. Kilgore’s methods for war seem to be senseless. He plays music for an air strike and tells his men to surf on the beach. Bill is short for William comes from “Geranic” the name william means “Will Helm”.
Chief - Played by Albert Hall
He drives the patrol boat that takes Willard upriver. He acts like a father figure to Clean; he feels personally responsible for the fate of his crew. He is a military man, and although he may not agree with Willard’s mission. He follows his orders. His name Chief is a call back to the Heart of Darkness Because Heart of darkness takes place in africa.
Clean - Played by Laurence Fishburne Is a seventeen year old mechanic from South Bronx. Clean represents the young men who fought in the Vietnam war. Clean like to dancing and lensin to music on the boat dancing which annoys Willard
Chef - Played by Frederic ForrestHe is from New Orleans and he just wants to go home. He likes to smoke pot to escape from the war. He has a hot temper. appears to have more education than all of the other crew.
Lance - Played by Sam Bottoms
He is from California as Lance’s goes deeper into the jungle. He descends into a state of nature. He stared out as a alert young soldier to a druggie who masks his face in nature colors. His name Lance means land and that's why Francis Ford Coppola made him paint his face.
Captain Richard Colby - Played by Scott Glenn
The U.S. military sent Colby to assassinate Kurtz before Willard was told to, but Colby joined Kurtz’s. We never see him talk in the movie but we just see him for a short time in the fim. His name means protector of the military that's why he is protecting Colby .