One could argue, myself included, that Apocalypse Now is neither a war or anti-war movie. I think it's a movie about the developing psyche in humans under extr

One could argue, myself included, that Apocalypse Now is neither a war or anti-war movie. I think it's a movie about the developing psyche in humans under extreme duress, with the backdrop of a war that happens to be the US/Vietnam conflict. That's exactly why I think ambivalence should be allowed in this case; the war is merely the backdrop which influences the psyche problems that we explore within.