Malick a master of poetic film

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 1999)

What sets film apart from other media is that it uses moving images to tell a story. Terrence Malick, however, expands film's capabilities by using it to tell multiple sides to one story plus emotion and response in the briefest of moments, continually throughout a masterpiece of a film. This gorgeous commentary on the depth of any human being and the purpose for which life exists is not for the movie-goer who wants to sit back and be entertained. This is a film, not a movie. It is for the serious connoisseur of the art. Many thanks to Mr. Malick for having renewed my faith in the industry. Here's a great example of a film with meaning.