Apocalypse Now Film Critique Discussion

Please write a two-page Formal Analysis (consider art elements and principles of design) on a film by any of these expertly directed film masters:
 

Any of these 10 films considered the best directed of all times are acceptable:

The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

1. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)

1. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)

1. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)

Professor Recommended: Apocalypse Now (violence, nudity) and The Black Stallion (nicely crafted film) both by Francis Ford Coppola. Also recommended is the film directed by Sophia Coppola Lost in Translation. Also consider the film Ronin (starring Robert DeNiro) or a Ridley Scott directed film like Black Rain featured in the textbook.