Apocalypse Now Opening- Scene Analysis This scene opens by fading into a long shot of palm trees swaying in the wind. "The end" by The Doors play and the whirring sound at the beginning of the song replicate those of the whirring helicopter propellers that soon enter the scene. The helicopter passes through the shot from left to right as diegetic music continues to play. The shot becomes layered-very typical of Coppola's editing- as a yellow mist arises. The landing skids of another Helicopter can be seen passing through with the return of the whirring sound. The yellow mist then rises up as the scene smoothly transitions to flames rising up simultaneously. The deep red hues of the flame fill the entire long shot as the camera slowly pans from left to right, capturing the world around it with all the palm trees on fire and caught in the explosion as Jim Morrison sings his line "this is the end". The yellow mist is still present, establishing almost a blu...
