In Reply to: Oh, it fits within the film perfectly posted by Plinko on August 20, 2011 at 21:48:11:
guys abandoned after sophomore year at college. "Gee, the universe is a cold place, yet we're warm-blooded: what's that about?"
As far as your grand allegory interpretation, that hardly makes the work novel or necessarily "deep."
Frankly, I think the narration is a large failure. Film, I'd argue, is a visual medium. If you cannot communicate your story visually, you're admitting defeat from the get-go.
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- Okay, you think it's art. Others may think it's pretentious, sophomoric navel-gazing most - tinear 10:36:29 08/21/11 (5)
- Just trying to explain one explanation for the creation sequence - Plinko 18:27:25 08/25/11 (1)
- RE: Just trying to explain one explanation for the creation sequence - Analog Scott 15:04:54 08/26/11 (0)
- ...it's not only visual, but also............. - RedGrant 06:09:20 08/22/11 (2)
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- ...I think Malick wanted to go beyond....... - RedGrant 17:28:49 08/22/11 (0)