The soundtrack to this movie is still one of the most powerful pieces of music I have ever heard.....especially the piece called light....Hans zimmer is a musical genius
I understand where people are coming from saying that this movie is 'boring', however this is not just another movie. This is art, a masterpiece even. Comparing this to movies like Saving Private Ryan with thick plot lines and a set beginning, middle and end is doing it a severe injustice. In my own opinion this movie just isn't comparable to any others(that I've seen). This movie is just so indulging, it brings out so many different emotions throughout, its almost euphoric in a way. I truly wish more people could appreciate it the way I do.
So true. Those two films were incredible but this one is by far my favorite. But i think it might have to do with the fact that SPR had a lot more action and gore , so it got a lot more wow factor.
Either the most beautiful, poetic War film ever made OR one of the best existential pieces of art ever made (that just coincidentally takes place during war)
the Ben Chaplin character in this movie does everything he does up to this point, for the love of his wife, and the hope to see here. What we see here, absolutely masterfully put together, is like the idealized, dreamy representation of his love. Later, the letter will shatter all of this. But in the meantime, he still lives and relives all these moments shared with her, all the more vividly as she is absent, abstract yet sensual, once again idealized. Can we consider it a lie, an illusion, because it is destined to be broken? or does is have just as much validity, if not more, because of its transient nature? it is never answered clearly. But the reality of these moments relived, these thoughts , remain.
every shot in this scene is like a fluid brushstroke. each frame flows into the next. I think this sense of fluidity is best characterized from 0:18 to 0:28. the calm, quiet waves moving towards the shore. its a feeling I find hard to pin to a single adjective. its just.....bliss
It is not that people dislike Malick's films because they do not understand them. They just do not appreciate his style of art, and that is perfectly fine.
Understanding this movie ain't the point. A connoisseur of fine art doesn't try to understand the art he loves, a real one just revels in the beauty of whatever it is that touches him. This movie is an art form, the finest kind. It's not a war picture. It's art with a war setting. I'd say just let it wash over you. Absorb it. Forget dissecting it, understanding it. Live it like you were there. If you were, you'd find your own art in the moments. I'd hope to anyway. Isn't that what memories are, even bad ones? They all get romanticized and mellowed out with time. If you'd hate to get Alzheimer's, then you know the memories are the biggest grandest things you'll ever own. They're all good just before you die!
+junkdeal I believe that fearing the total loss of our memories is what truly makes death frightening. Not so much where you go (You're a part of the universe, that's not going to change) but what you lose in the process of death. With this in mind, death becomes an interesting prospect and one that should be thought about at length. Not in a morbid or depressing way but an appreciative way. If you think about death long enough, it loses some of its grandiose. Understanding our fear of death opens the mind up to all kinds of possibilities that you would have been closed too before. Anyway, I really appreciated your comment. It's great to see there are bright and amazing people in the youtube community, if you know where to look.
+pixelfizz You got it right on the head!! That is exactly what I've always said about death. I don't think I ever heard any one else say the same things I say about dying until now!Fear of death is all about that. Death is painless, mostly anyway, but the real fear is the loss of all we ever were. Memories gone forever. Add to that the sadness of what you'll never know afterwards, all the great coming things you'll miss! You lose an awful lot in the process of death.They say humans are the only animal that has an ego. We alone really ponder our own death. Awareness that, say, elephants seem to have doesn't even rate. We alone are aware of our impending death. It is the death of the ego that we hate and fear. Philosophy is where one goes to dwell or ponder these things. I hate to go.
It absolutely is a war movie, its just that its unique in its conscientiousness. The Thin Red Line doesn't just trudge through brutality, terror, and misery for some semblance of edge or realism, it shows beauty and nature and human potential regardless of nationality and how it can be perverted when straying from a Godly path.
Some moments and the wonderful Hans Zimmer's music of this movie are really unforgettable. When I need hope and solace I use to watch some moments of this movie and it always gives me a sort of peace ... Thanks
This movie deserves every fucking oscar in the book am I right? Fuck Shakespeare in Love and Saving Private Ryan blah blah blah, this movie is pure gold
"The generations change, but the mind of a deployed man is a constant thing." Thank you for that. It will be a part of my memory forever now. And thank you for being deployed.
I saw this movie as a boy and now only as a man can I begin to understand it. I have even read James Jones novel on which this movie is based. I can only say this scene is extraordinary. I am happy and a better person, even if only a little having seen and tried to take it to heart.
@thefury187 @thefury187 I'd say Terrence has a very deep sense of human nature. In my humble opinion, his masterpieces are more a matter of very high sensitivity and general culture.
the part with: -miranda otto -the best of the theme "light" by hans zimmer -malick's camera view -the speech of ben chaplin is one of the closest times i've been to nirvana. PS:sorry for my english (i'm spanish) and thanks for the video.
this movie is beautiful..these word are poetry.. i am myself more of an practical men, not so much into poetry, philosphy, well at least not other than mine, but this movie has a strong effect on me
Not only to have sincerity, but to live a life of sincerity. I am unabashed by the way I speak to the women I love, or have loved. In a time of irony, seldom do I find immediate understanding; there's always a hesitation, a borrowing of external feelings not her own. But everyone comprehends this sincerity when it's directed to them, eventually, though it may be novel--a life negating sincerity is sensed as a hollow life, and irony is brushed aside like the characters of yesterday.
Love this scene. Malick lifted it wholesale from Ballet Mecanique, an experimental film from the 1920s. Don't seem to be able to link in the comments, but someone uploaded the whole thing here- just find "Ballet mecanique (1924) Fernand Leger - Part 1" and watch the first 2 minutes to see the same lady on a swing montage. Then watch the rest of it, because it's amazing. Like the saying goes, "Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists Steal."
@donjuan4you I agree, but the poetry is not only visual. The second key moment of the scene for me is on the words "No war can put it out", when the picture, the music and the voice timbre blend with each other perfectly.
The first time I watched The Thin Red Line, I liked it, but didn't think it was great. However, whenever it was on cable, I would watch just for the tone. It's like no other war movie.
read any book from guys that were in the PTO and you'll quickly learn that this narration is spot on. every parent (especially a dad that served in WWI) feared for their kids going to WII. Not that they would die, but they would come back alive - physically unscratched but with a dead soul. no person can be immersed in such brutal existence and come back the same. it's sad.
That was done on purpose. Quentin Tarantino said he was very much inspired by Badlands when he wrote the screenplay, so when Tony Scott directed True Romance, he asked Hans Zimmer to make the Soundtrack as an hommage to the Terrence Malick Movie.
The underestimated movie is now getting its recognition. There was an article about it in total film a few months ago and they gave it 5 stars. Saving Private Ryan wouldn't get five, so The Thin Red Line has aged better.
"My dear wife,you get something twisted out your insides with all this blood and filth and noise. I wanna stay changless for you, i wanna come back to you the man i was before, how do i get to those other shores, to those blue hills… Love, where does it come from? Who lit this flame in us? No war can put it out, conquer it. I was a prisioner, you set me free."
comparing kubrick to malick is ridiculous. Kubrick makes films, malick makes art. His films have altered my life, i salute everyone here who loves his movies and find them a transcending experience the way i do. When i watch his movies i feel true happiness. Most modern day humans cannot feel this movie because their spirit is already dead. But for us the lovers of beauty and the natural world malicks movies are a window into our own soul.
My dear wife, you get something twisted out your insides with all this blood and filth and noise. I wanna stay changless for you, I wanna come back to you the man I was before, how do i get to those other shores, to those blue hills… Love, where does it come from? Who lit this flame in us? No war can put it out, conquered... I was a prisoner, You set me free.
I think Malick works best when he uses overt conflicts (Badlands, Thin Red Line) instead of internalized struggles (New World, Tree Of Life). However, I can say that Malick has now achieved a level of musical understanding to go with his imagery that only Kubrick equalled. But where as Kubrick is cerebral, Malick is instinctive. Both work on the same level of quality but have seperate voices in the output.
I disagree: I think that his films are perfect reflections of humanity. They capture the essence of our rawest emotions, visually and thematically. In that sense, his films are more human than any other. You're entitled to your own opinion, though.
I love love LOVE Terrence Malick's work. BUt I also think it's a little incorrect of you to say that people who dislike his films don't understand them. Malick's work is self-indulgent. Critics always use that with negative connotation but it's just the filmmaker's choice. But Malick without a doubt makes films for himself and explores themes HE wants to. He's never made a film with the audience in mind. Having said that, he's still a genius.
Terrance Malick can be a pretenscious prick (To the Wonder!), but wow, when he's on his game, he is truly poetry in motion. this clip is a 10/10. What shots and editing and movement. i love you Malick!
