The Thin Red Line is a beautifully rendered treatise on man and nature.

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2010)

US soldiers in C-for-Charlie army rifle company discover disturbing truths about each other in the tropics as they desperately fight the Japanese on Guadalcanal in 1943.
A philosophical, beautiful film about war, constantly surveying the ravishing landscape and the place of natural life within it, and contrasting it with the brutish horrors of battle. At times, it's almost a dreamy meditation. Visually, it is quite unforgettable. The Thin Red Line is a unique masterpiece. While not successful at the North American box office, the film was a moderate commercial success worldwide, grossing $98 million against its $52 million budget.