Review of The Thin Red Line (1998) by Sujit O — 22 Dec 2014
Probably the best war movie I've seen thus far.
Terrence Malick's version of 'The Thin Red Line' takes into consideration something much more thought provoking than just a silly group of soldiers who laugh at the beginning of the movie and die by the end.
For one, the film has a much more intense feel throughout, carrying a more philosophical take on the effects of war on the soldiers and the nature around it equally.
The beautiful thing about the movie is that, it shows the effect on the officers from the highest ranks all the way down to the foot soldiers. The fact that every one of these characters are played by incredibly talented actors makes the experience all the more interesting.
The importance to camera placement and movement was one of the biggest upsides of the movie. The camera seems to move through the bushes and leaves making you feel part of the scene. And of course the long narration scenes with beautiful landscape shots just make you realize the amount of damage we carry out on nature as well as ourselves through acts such as these.
The movie necessarily has 2 long major sequences and doesn't try to confuse the viewer with an overly complicated plot. However with a gripping story and bag of emotions, it'll manage to impress a huge chunk of the audience.
On closer introspection there are hundreds of things to point out and talk about, therefore I recommend everyone to watch this movie atleast once.
This review of The Thin Red Line (1998) was written by Sujit O on 22 Dec 2014.
The Thin Red Line has generally received very positive reviews.
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