Review of The Thin Red Line (1998) by Ollie W — 10 Jul 2011
Beautifully shot and utterly fascinating, Malick's meandering, haunting, profoundly hypnotic observation of so many different minds in the midst of a horrible, futile conflict is a perfect deconstruction of the familiar themes of morality, humanity and nature.
Beautifully capturing the tension and hopelessness of this other world - Malick steeps this epic, sprawling affair in stunning jungle symbolism and unsurprisingly allows his camera to meander through brutal combat and into the serene, untouched pockets of the Japanese landscape.
This might be a very long, very sincere approach to the subject matter, but it is every bit as enjoyable and visually astonishing as Malick's other works and far more intelligent, ambitious and articulate than most other efforts in this genre.
This review of The Thin Red Line (1998) was written by Ollie W on 10 Jul 2011.
The Thin Red Line has generally received very positive reviews.
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