"Terry gets incredibly involved in sort of poetic shots [...] he gets lost in that and the stories get diffused, particularly in our film [The New World]." - Christopher Plummer (a legend, R.I.P.).
Malick tends to use story and characters as window dressing or background noise that adds additional texture in his mood pieces. The New World is a beautiful and meditative film in love with its images and the empty spaces between the narrative. When done right, and Terrence…