A masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2016)

Amazing movie.
The atmosphere and photography were amazing. Plot and suspense as devices to "driven "art are terribly overrated. A movie ( or a book) don't even need a plot to work ( in fact we have several examples of non plot driven director and writers, just out of my mind Cassavettes and Bunuel) atmosphere is much more important.
The criticism of the movie saying it lacked suspense says more of the spectator than of the movie itself. If you are expecting suspense from every source of art you partake in soon enough you will be disappointed. There is a limited amount of stuff that can astound us. Great plot driven movies are very very very rare.
In fact the modern audience is much too spoiled. They not only expect never ending entertainment (complaining that the movie is slow even if takes little breaks from action) but also have a high expectation of "twists" and meaningful endings.
This movie goes directly into cinematic history greatness, it has a dash of everything. A dash of Mallick, a dash of peckimpah, a dash of HErzog, a dash of Paul Thomas Anderson ( the movie reminded me sometimes of There will be blood )and even a dash of Cormac Mccarthy.
Absolutely amazing.