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Re: Thin red line a movie or a novel?

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Posted by Analogon on July 28, 2000 at 12:49:36

In Reply to: Thin red line posted by Emit on July 28, 2000 at 10:14:28:

Although I preferred the Thin Red Line in many ways to SPR, I feel I have to judge it on it's own merits, not in comparison to other films.

The main weakness of the film was that it relied much too heavily on voiceovers to tell the story. Film is a visual medium, and is most effective when the images on the screen tell the story, not a voiceover explaining the story. In small amounts, I do not object to this device , as a soliloquy is used in a play to tell the audience what a character is thinking. If the film needs to use voiceovers for the majority of the film, then it isn't really doing service to the medium of film and rests precariously between a film adaption and a novel.

It is not a bad film in many ways, but a seriously flawed one just the same. The visuals of the landscape are beautiful and some of the action scenes are compelling. However, Nick Nolte's character is painfully over the top and a stereotype. John Travolta's turn in the film is without any point whatsoever. His screen time is so small, the only reason he could have been used was to pad the star list.

All in all a film I'm glad I didn't pay to see in the theatre, but worthy of a home rental.

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