Lecter was one of the oppressed teenaged orphans, rendered mute by his traumatic wartime experiences, and he refused to sing the official anthem at mealtime.And good does not always triumph.Sometimes the Dark Side overcomes what Lincoln called ""the better angels of our nature."" Therein, man has got a breaking point.You and I have.Walter Kurtz has reached his.And very obviously, he has gone insane.The noise of a chopper interrupts the judgement that has been pronounced.The mission involves a pilgrimage, a journey on a U.S.Navy patrol boat with a four-man crew up the jungle-lined Nung River into off-limits Cambodia to follow Kurtz""s path to his remote stronghold island.As they ran to the back of the diner, Jessica found hat her baby was gone, abducted by Duke who had left a note (which she secretly grabbed):"I have what you want.[The opening scene is centered around everyone in the family tasting the ketchup simmering on the kitchen stove, and humming the film""s title song.]The film earned six major Academy Award nominations including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.