The Thin Red Line
1998 Directed by Terrence Malick
Synopsis
Every man fights his own war.
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast - including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney - explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.
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I heard people talk about immortality,
but I ain't seen it.
l wondered how it'd be when l died.
What it'd be like to know that this breath now
was the last one you was ever gonna draw.
l just hope l can meet it the same way she did.
With the same... calm.
Cos that's where it's hidden -
the immortality l hadn't seen.What's it like to be lying in the middle of an unfamiliar jungle with birds singing around you, the sun making it's way through the trees to lightly shine on the guy next to you, dying of a bullet wound to the gut, knowing you will be next if you get up and run towards…
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Wow. Why didn't I watch this earlier? I'm really speechless right now about Terrence Malick's epic war film, The Thin Red Line. Terrence Malick is increasingly becoming one of my favorite directors. With his distinct style of direction, fueled by beautiful visuals, and his interesting mythology and controversy in his real life, Malick is one intriguing guy and so far. He really is one of those directors that you either really love or really hate. I've liked or loved all of his films, but I still yet have to see The New World, Badlands, and Days of Heaven.
The film drops us in the middle of the dreadful World War II, specifically the battle of Guadalcanal. Following a group of…
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Wow. I can't believe that it took me so long to watch this stupid movie. This has got to be one of the most boring films ever made. I've never been a fan of Terrence Malick, so I wasn't particularly excited to watch this one. I felt obliged to watch it though, since it's on the imdb top 250.
The first problem I had with the movie is that I was streaming it on youtube, and it was really low resolution so I couldn't see what was going on very well. I would have thought that for a movie this good they would have used better cameras and not a cell phone lol. Seriously though, there were too many establishing…
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Terrence Malick's poetic masterpiece meditates on love, death, careers and the strains and beauty of life during peace and war. The way Malick brilliantly shifts between the many different views, moods and feelings by focusing on a very big group of characters of different ranks and units is very clever, and even though it's a difficult task making a movie flow well with such a big ensemble, this movie does so seamlessly.
We spend a lot of time with these characters, and their respective narrations are unique but interesting in their own way, all being written like beautiful poetry, sometimes concise, but always in a way that gives the viewer much insight. Even the less sympathetic ones are handled with…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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A beautiful experience. Man coming face to face with himself-finding himself through the experience of war. What separates us from the man standing next to us-our courage-our fear-our mental stability-our concerns with our place in the world-how do others view us?-what are we fighting for? What does putting our lives on the line for our country and killing others mean-do our small lives make a difference-do we realize how small all of our struggles and personal conflicts really are? Is war the true meaning to life?
That's what is going through my mind whenever I watch this. That's what I take away from it. This film causes me to ask questions-questions I'll probably never find an answer to.
Malick almost…
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Man mirrors Nature because Man IS Nature, in all its ugliness and all its majesty.
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In my mind, this is Malick's masterpiece. It is an important film for me because it's the first Terrence Malick film I saw, and it's also the first movie I watched in which I recognized the cinematography. I was a senior in high school, and this movie blew me away. At the time, I didn't know that films could be like this. In addition to the stunning imagery, the way that the film flows from one moment to the next FEELS so natural and right, and it is never merely moving from one plot point to the next. This is largely due to the use of music, which provides an emotional undercurrent throughout the 3 hour running time.
The battle…
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Have I ever seen a Malick film I haven't wholeheartedly adored? No. First one I saw, and on one of the biggest screens in the world too. Bliss.
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The review will be up when I get to rewatch this, because I felt as if I missed some important parts of the film. I'll probably rewatch this within the next two weeks, so look out for a review during that time- period.
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A beautiful integration of war and nature within man, Malick's most ambitious and greatest work.
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One of the better WW2 films around much more character driven the Saving Private Ryan.It is slow moving but when it comes to life it get more intense.
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"Are you righteous?
Kind?
Does your confidence lie in this?
Are you loved by all?
Know that I was, too.
Do you imagine your suffering will be any less because you loved goodness and truth?" -
Una película que fui tres veces a ver al cine. Nuff Said.
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Wow. Why didn't I watch this earlier? I'm really speechless right now about Terrence Malick's epic war film, The Thin Red Line. Terrence Malick is increasingly becoming one of my favorite directors. With his distinct style of direction, fueled by beautiful visuals, and his interesting mythology and controversy in his real life, Malick is one intriguing guy and so far. He really is one of those directors that you either really love or really hate. I've liked or loved all of his films, but I still yet have to see The New World, Badlands, and Days of Heaven.
The film drops us in the middle of the dreadful World War II, specifically the battle of Guadalcanal. Following a group of…