this movie made me think about life in a very different way

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 1999)

You are either going to love this movie or hate this movie. There is no in between. If you liked such movies as 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Metropolis (which is very old), then you will thoroughly enjoy The Thin Red Line. However, if you like more concrete movies like any movie in the Indiana Jones series, then you may find it boring and confusing. Unlike many war movies, The Thin Red Line deals with war on a purely emotional level. Every narrative and flashback scene is completely stuffed with metaphors and symbolism, which makes it a neccessity to see it at least twice. I have seen it three times myself, and every time I see it, I find new things to contemplate. This is an excellent movie and should have, in my mind, won best picture at the Academy Awards. A truly great film.