The Thin Red Line | Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen | For once a war movie that doesn't glorify war

The Thin Red Line | Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen | For once a war movie that doesn't glorify war

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The Thin Red Line

	The Thin Red Line Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen 20th Century Fox, 2002 average customer review:based on 908 reviews view larger image
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For once a war movie that doesn't glorify war

Of all the war movies, that I have seen, I would rate this one as one of the best. It depicts the horrors and meaninglessness of war, instead of glorifying it, and how it destroys the people participating in it. This movie shows war from a personal perspective with much work done in showing the soldiers emotions and their dilemmas of conscience. Good acting and one where Sean Penn stood out as an actor for me.

For once a war movie that doesn't glorify war

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Profound achievement

I feel that this movie is magnificent and certainly worthwhile for someone to go see. I am struck by the fact that there exists such a polarization in audiences with their varied reactions to this film. Perhaps art and interpreting aesthetics is a lot more subjective than some of us believe. There is no universal or objective conclusion we all collectively reach, merely divisive reactions we all harbor (which are especially true for "The Thin Red Line").

Terrence Malick graduated from Harvard with a degree in Philosophy, so naturally his screenplays and direction in general are unique and not commonplace to mainstream cinema. Personally, I do not hold any type of aversion for Philosophy or Poetry to be melded into a film. I find that abstract approaches can be just as meaningful as a more conventional approach would yield. The first time I saw this movie, I had somewhat of an ambivalent reaction. I realized I had witnessed some of the most powerful and sublime scenes created, yet, my mind wanted a big finale that most war films have, and I wanted a better structure for the disjointed story to embody. I know that I have been conditioned by all the films I have seen before, and wanted this one to follow roads predetermined by my own discrimination... I almost wrote the film off as "artsy" or even "pretentious", but so much of it resonated with me long after I watched it. I began thinking more about some of those beautiful scenes, and I found that my mind had been stimulated.

I don't believe all people can appreciate "The Thin Red Line" the first time they watch it. They almost have to be prepared for it, in the sense that this is not a run-of-the-mill war or action film. This is much deeper and cogitative than standard fare. I would surmise that most audiences generally want to turn off their minds and prop their feet up when they watch movies. Most don't seem to be interested in looking deeper, or considering abstract notions that transcend stock entertainment.

Maybe "The Thin Red Line" was not marketed accurately, and many viewers were caught off guard at what unfolded.

I think this movie is outstanding and worthy of film goers who are going to give it some deserved thought and consideration. I feel weary of patrons who deem this film as 'pseudo-intellectual' or 'dreck'. I think that an open mind is essential in understanding "The Thin Red Line" and other art forms that reach for virtuosity.

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makes Apocalypse Now look like an amusement park ride

Nick Nolte's finest hour. Entire cast very good. Has got to be one of the most powerful war films ever made.
Lingers in your mind long after the viewing. Terrific direction and screenplay.

My only "beef/complaint" has to be the voiceovers, the constant nature shots and the never-ending flashbacks of one soldier's wife. Please, Mr. Malick, lighten up on that stuff, would you? There is no need to beat the audiance over the head with it.
The various voice-overs could have been eliminated entirely, and the nature shots and flashbacks could easily have been cut by half. The movie, as it stands, is too long.

Other than that, I say: get it. It will punch you in the belly, and then knock you on your rear end. War, the real thing, is not a John Wayne movie. This motion picture gives you the agonizing truth.

Will we ever learn? Forget about it.

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