In its original form, the sequence was clearly an homage to what likely is the most famous helicopter scene ever in Apocalypse Now, which also is four-minute-long and was set to Wagner’s music.

Then Brolin chimed in, "I have a similar story." He explained, "My dad took me to see Apocalypse Now when I was 11 and that’s my first theater experience that I remember. Like, why the f ...