Re: Apocalypse Now has some ToD similarities...

Posted by Friend of Indy from 128.187.44.13 on November 12, 1999 at 15:58:53:

In Reply to: Apocalypse Now has some ToD similarities... posted by Brett (Maverick) Lambert on November 12, 1999 at 13:07:51:

: Hey guys, has anyone seen Apocalypse Now? Excellent film. Albeit
: extremely weird at the end. Anyways, I recently watched the film
: again, and there seemed to be some slight similarities to Temple of
: Doom. First off, when Martin Sheen finally reaches Colonel Kurtz at
: Cambodia, a whole bunch of Cambodian people start gathering around
: Martin Sheen, they start raising their hands up to him like he's some
: sort of God (though I don't think that's the intention Coppola
: wanted). That is just like when all the village people started
: gathering around Indy, Wille, and Short Round in ToD. The only
: difference between the scenes here is that in Apocalypse Now, they end
: up flipping over Martin Sheen. Also, in the Cambodian sequences the
: lighting and basically the look of those scenes seems kinda similar to
: the smoke and lighting in the jungle when Indy sees the statue of Kali
: or something and also the interior of the underground temple. Hmmm,
: I'm wondering, is Apocalypse Now a small inspiration for ToD.
: Probably not that big.

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Maybe it has something to do with Harrison Ford being in both films. :)

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Re: I’d say it’s a coincidence - but not only is Harrison in Apocalyspe Now, but George Lucas was suppose to direct at one time (yes, really!) - oh, and Ford’s character is Colonel Lucas! (nm) Indiana Joe 22:01:54 11/12/99 (0)

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: : Hey guys, has anyone seen Apocalypse Now?  Excellent film.  Albeit 
: : extremely weird at the end.  Anyways, I recently watched the film 
: : again, and there seemed to be some slight similarities to Temple of 
: : Doom.  First off, when Martin Sheen finally reaches Colonel Kurtz at 
: : Cambodia, a whole bunch of Cambodian people start gathering around 
: : Martin Sheen, they start raising their hands up to him like he's some 
: : sort of God (though I don't think that's the intention Coppola 
: : wanted).  That is just like when all the village people started 
: : gathering around Indy, Wille, and Short Round in ToD.  The only 
: : difference between the scenes here is that in Apocalypse Now, they end 
: : up flipping over Martin Sheen.  Also, in the Cambodian sequences the 
: : lighting and basically the look of those scenes seems kinda similar to 
: : the smoke and lighting in the jungle when Indy sees the statue of Kali 
: : or something and also the interior of the underground temple.  Hmmm, 
: : I'm wondering, is Apocalypse Now a small inspiration for ToD.  
: : Probably not that big.

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: Maybe it has something to do with Harrison Ford being in both films. :)

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