ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2001)

This is without a doubt one of the best movies ever made.I was and am, still entranced by the powerful images conveyed by the film.
This is a film that has captivated my mind and soul by its sheer beauty and emotional punch.
The lush and gorgeous tropical setting,the inner trauma and thoughts of the characters caught up in a brutal situation of war and the heart rending suffering of tormented men , are so magnificiently and vividly depicted and brought home to us that one almost feels that one has been part of this saga at Guadalcanal.
Terrence Malik has proved that such prodigious skill makes him one of the greatest film directors. Hans Zimmer's score was mesmerising and the actors have all performed splendidly.
This film stands far above all war films in sublime supremacy. Comparing Private Ryan to it, is inane. SPR which is no doubt, a terrific film,is
replete with hackneyed melodrama and popcorn patriotism primarily to pander to the sentiments of mass audiences.
The Thin Red Line is for the few people who have compassion, who love the earth, who still reason, who have humanity and a vision of the world beyond petty divides of race and nationality and those who cherish goodness and peace.It is for poets and philosophers and spiritual seekers.
Its message cannot be grasped by the common herd and by those whose mental faculties lack compassion,an aesthetic sense and spiritual yearning for goodness.
Its greatness ironically is proven by the crass and scurrilous criticism directed at it whether by critics or by many on this website. Those who lack the intellectual capacity to appreciate this masterpiece fulminate against the picture and its admirers,proving in the process that it is way beyond their mediocre mental and moral standard.
The film is sheer magic and poetry, though at a terrible time.The photography of the jungle splendour interspersed with the terrible march of war is nothing but ethereal.
The Thin Red Line deserved many Oscars.
Mr. Mallick we salute your magnificient work of art.