Review of Days of Heaven (1978) by Scott W — 29 Nov 2009

I was mezmerized by this film. It's truly a love letter to the barren plains of middle America. Terrence Malick films the landscape like someone might film a lover. With very little dialogue, the scenery is the main character of the film.

You don't ever know any of the main character's names by the end of the film. I've now seen two Malick films, (this and marvelous "The New World") and I think he's wonderful.

If you ever need to test out a sound system and picture quality, just pop in a blu-ray of one of these two films. This is a film for nature lovers and those who think that the times when they can't hear a highway are the best times.

(Just for kicks, this movie also stars an impossibly young Richard Gere.).