Welcome to the Jungle

From what I've seen so far, I'm finding "Apocalypse Now" to be both a strange and dark experience. I feel like so far the parallels between "Heart of Darkness" apply here. The wanton destruction of the natives, set to an epic Wagner piece that is both thrilling and dreadful, Kilgore discussing surfing with Corporal Lance, the tiger attack- These reflect a sense and fear of the unknown, of shooting Charlie just for the hell. I found Killgore's attack to be like hunting the Vietnamese as less than human.