Apocalypse Now - Intro

[Scene 1] Coconut trees. Rows and Rows of coconut trees. Distant humming of a helicopter. Silhouette of a helicopter passes through, unsettling a lot of dust. Guitar starts rolling slowly. The blown up dust seems to dance to the guitar rolling in the background. More Helicopters enter the scene and the forest starts to explode.

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end

The inverted face of Martin Sheen smoking a cigarette is visible along with the overhead fan, all in a montage with the burning coconut trees and the passing helicopters.

I’ll never look into your eyes
Again
Can you picture what we’ll be,
So limitless and free?
Desperately in need
Of some stranger’s hand
In a desperate land

The guitar continues.The montage shows papers,photos and books lying over his bed with all the fire burning the trees. Sleeping face, Cigarettes, a lighter, a bottle of Martell and his handgun.

Lost in a Roman
Wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah

The rotating fan seems to sound like a Helicopter.
This sound wakes him up. He takes a look outside the window and says-

"Saigon"
"Shit"


The first four minutes of "Apocalypse Now". Makes me speechless and moody every time I see this. On the contrary, I feel like seeing this, everytime I am moody and speechless :). Kind of sets me in the right mood.

The song is 'The End' performed by 'The Doors'.
Here is the link to the sequence in Youtube. (around 7 minutes)