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In Reply to: The Thin Red line posted by photoguy on December 7, 2005 at 21:02:48:
...what's your take on D.of H.?
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I really enjoyed it. Malick really gets to me. He "paints" film with images and sound rather than records. "The New World" is his latest set to be released this month.
P.G.,I just found this film extraordinary (and I'm pretty much biased against the medium of film for various reasons, documentaries being one of them, as you may have noted in an earlier post of mine down the page). I really can't explain it - saw it 'freshly' (meaning I had no idea who the director was AND didn't even know of any of the actors/actresses at the time, i.e., I wasn't partial toward it due to any fame associated with the making of it). That child-narrator was just fucking phenomenal (along with her performance - I could have adopted her on the spot!). My only complaint (so-called) would be the fire scene: seemed awfully long and a bit pointless (maybe natural disasters in life just bore me [!]).
For what it's worth, I found "Barry Lyndon" (directed by Kubrick) quite extraordinary, too. Overly romantic [in both senses of the term, i.e., the romance story and the romanticized rendering] but somehow I think of both films TOGETHER. I surely 'teared up' a-plenty with both films. No question on the emotions getting worked up.
Looking forward to your response.
Respect,
Guy* Verbatim and not Verboten *
I couldn't say since I first saw this film about 10 years ago. The first film of his that I viewed was "Badlands". Once I I knew Malick did that one I vowed to see all his stuff only to find out that "Days of Heaven" was all there was at the time! While I really, really enjoyed "Days of Heaven" I have to say that "The Thin Red LIne" is a better film. I consider it incredibly spiritual. Just the audio track alone gives me chills let alone the stunning photography. My favorite Malick film. Makes "Platoon" look like a college film project.
...seemed the director had quite found his style yet (I found it 'rough' or raw . . but that was a long ago impression).Thanks for your receptiveness.
Respect,
Guy* Verbatim and not Verboten *
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