Why does Kurtz allow Willard to walk around free?
During the ending of Apocalypse Now Kurtz knows that Willard is there to kill him. Why does he let him walk around free?
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Why did Kurtz release Willard?
Willard succeeded in his mission only because Kurtz, himself broken mentally by the savage war he had waged, wanted Willard to kill him and release him from his own suffering. Kurtz also murdered Jay "Chef" Hicks by severing his head.What happened to Captain Willard after Apocalypse Now?
Willard, slipping into Kurtz's compound, hacks him to death as outside, the Montagnards, hack a water buffalo into pieces as part of their rituals.Did Captain Willard go insane?
Kurtz tried and tried and tried to reach Captain Willard and show him who actually WAS insane. Willard realized the truth, but chose to kill Kurtz and remain in the insane world rather than being outcast. The BEAUTY of Apocalypse Now: In an insane world, being sane is crazy.How does Willard change in Apocalypse Now?
Thus, from the opening scene Sheen portrays Willard as a man changed irreversibly by war. He managed to leave it physically but could not free his mind. Now he is back, abandoning all ideas of home, resigned to and eager for a return to combat. Willard's behavior is at times infuriatingly passive.\
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