The Thin Red Line

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Draco P Apr 28, 2019 Imagine a lesser known Saving Private Ryan but extremely boring., Well, The Thin Red Line is that exact movie. Director Terrence Malick did however, bring some light into this story. The cinematography was great, the landscaping was impressive, and all of the cast members did well with the script. It should have been another landmark, but its not. Why? It has an extremely elongated run time without any focus. While the emotional depth was all dried-up by the absent amount of pure enjoyment. Still, its a good film that you'll forget about quiet quickly. See more

Rey W Feb 27, 2019 Malick's return. A long brooding cycle of meditations on war, life, love, hate, death, and just about everything else. Moving, but repetitive. See more

Dec 27, 2018 A poetic and beautiful look at war, Malick combines scenes of incredible violence with those of natural beauty. The cinematography is gripping (often a close-up of a character's face tells more than dialogue ever could). Although there are points where it feels the director and the actors are telling different stories, the pieces come together in great form. See more

Draco W Oct 12, 2018 "The Thin Red Line" is a metaphor of you got some scar, cured for days, but you skinned it again. This film is like breaking a wound itself, you're left at the theater in a very confusing situation what you've actually watched. So many questions stuck in your head and you still can't answer it until now. A movie like this is actually not only from the character itself or the sound of poetry accompanied by various philosophies but it's about you're still trapped in such a case and can't find the right answer. War is terrible, war doesn't solve anything, doesn't separate anything, everything is in vain, anything you can get what is meant by the war is actually real while Malick, on the other hand, makes it so complicated not just those questions but expanded from the cup. Various characteristics are so diverse, taking many opinions from these characters, and Hans Zimmer's score directly speaks to us, to a character, and to a nature, "The Thin Red Line" isn't Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" which is often said as the best war movie ever yet the most overrated one but this film leaves you with many impressions which mix your feelings. See more

Abraham W Sep 21, 2018 Well acted war epic that's a half hour too long.

Hermione S Aug 28, 2018 not everyone is smart enough.. The Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line is a character driven war drama that is depicted through Malick's sweat drop precision lens. The scrutiny in here may not be as convoluted but the methodology that it adapts is fascinating to the core. The narrative is strong, layered and thought provoking if not gripping, where its elaborative journey that is of around three hours, is advantageous. The battle sequences are shot with jaw dropping camera work and nail biting choreography that aptly portrays the battlefield of war. The cinematography is metaphorical with neat and clean visuals, live locations and bright colors that lights up the screen like never before. Zimmer's sensational background score and sharp sound effects of all the bullets, explosions, soldiers panting, rivers flowing and birds chirping, every bit of it factors in effectively to the bigger picture. The script might be divided into various sequences whose structure is transparent for the audience, something that may not be feasible for the makers. The performances are mostly scattered in bits and pieces but the show stealers would definitely be Penn, Nolte, Brody and Caviezel. Malick's adaptation is mature since he blends it in with his own ingredients that may not be crispy but is tender and husky to respect the genre and premise. His eerie execution always goes through the roof, since each anticipated emotions does carry out of the screen and rains all over the audience. Cut throating politics, morality conflicts and exceptional one liners that digs in deep are the high points of the feature. Malick's world is not bold and waiting to show off, it is sensible and calculative and as a character quotes in the beginning, "not everyone is smart enough". The Thin Red Line might have a weak line but it undeniably is three dimensional and it is inexplicably glorifying to see it come alive. See more

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