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Who said I love the smell of napalm in the morning in Apocalypse Now?
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Quote 1. Kilgore: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore delivers this line to Captain Willard on the beach after ordering a destructive helicopter strike on a Vietcong-controlled coastal village.
What is the smell of napalm in the morning?
It cites “Apocalypse Now”: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory.” What Robert Duvall really says is: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for 12 hours.
Who said I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning?
Lance : What? Kilgore : Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
Why does Captain Kilgore like the smell of napalm in the morning?
Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore doesn’t simply say, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning, it smells like victory.” His actual quote is much more intense, and it nods to the horrors of war that the character faces, and the way they’ve warped his thoughts.
Does napalm smell good?
It smells like what it is. Maybe fuel oil more than gasoline.” He explained that the detergent served as an emulsifier that made the fire from the gasoline gel stick to whatever or whomever it was burning. He also recommended the addition of detergent to anyone making Molotov cocktails.
What does the smell of victory mean?
The euphoric feeling of being successful or victorious.
What is the message of Apocalypse Now?
While the subject of the story’s critique is different, Coppola preserves the core message of the novella – that all humans are capable of falling into their inner darkness and doing despicable things – partially through his reuse of Conrad’s themes and narrative structure.
Does napalm burn underwater?
Versions of napalm B containing white phosphorus will even burn underwater (if there is trapped oxygen in folds of cloth, for example) so even jumping into rivers and lakes won’t help those unfortunate souls attacked with this vile weapon.
What does sweet smell of success mean?
The euphoric feeling of being successful or victorious. We had the sweet smell of success in our nostrils, until a last-minute penalty snatched the victory from our fingertips.
What victory smells like?
My wife said the Victory scent smells like Irish Spring. It does have the quality, but it’s not 100% identical. The other thing I noticed compared to the regular sized Irish Spring is that this soap bar retains it’s smell on the bar after repeated uses, unlike what I have experienced with the Irish Spring bar.
How are the Vietnamese portrayed in Apocalypse Now?
Vietnamese characters in the film are treated as setpieces, decorations to complete the “look” of war. They are shown as peasants running away from the American soldiers, or as maimed bodies strung over tree branches and artistically strewn on Captain Willard’s path.
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