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One of the most visually stunning and philosophically daring war films ever made. In 1978, Terrence Malick made the hit classic 'Days of Heaven', for 20 years after its release, Malick didn't create a single film, that was until the release of 1998's World War II epic 'The Thin Red Line; my God was the wait worth it. 'The Thin Red Line' is a complex and moving depiction of war that happens to act as one of the most realistic portrayals of WWII ever displayed, both visually and psychologically. Literally Malick emerged from hiding to create this gem of a classic that portrays the chaos of war. Despite being the same release year as the much more successful 'Saving Private Ryan', Malick's war flick will go down in Hollywood history as a truly special masterpiece.

I used to hate this movie a lot (And I mean, a lot) but nowadays I have started to see its good qualities.Terrence Malick's films are not everyone's cup of tea, and this is not only not the exception, but probably the most extreme example of that at display: There are many qualities from this movie that are frankly admirable (Particularly its brilliant cinematography and performances) but it is also the kind of movie that is quite tedious to watch at moments.And it's already a pretty long film, it feels even longer than it actually is.If you are about to watch this, don't expect something like "Saving Private Ryan". Expect something more akin to Apocalypse Now Redux: A brilliant, but also tedious movie that is both beautiful and both tiring at moments.

It just isn't good. It is inaccurate about both the Japanese and the natives. It is most likely inaccurate about most WWII US soldiers. It is a bunch of undeveloped characters all inner-monologuing the same type of pretentious "poetry". These characters are set off against their superior officers. I didn't notice any of them inner-monologuing, but, honestly, sometimes it is just a blur. And honestly, there were times I shut the volume off for a few minutes. That was the best way to endure this, instead of shutting the whole thing off. I guess the superior officers are too busy being evil to inner-monologue.I'm as "anti-war" as most people. The cartoonish approach of this film does not do justice to that.