An internal war

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2020)

Terrence Malick has become one of the most existentialist and philosophical directors over the years. His transfer to the war plane with 'The Thin Red Line' does not mean that these characteristics are left out.
The film chronicles a long battle in which American soldiers must take over an island that is occupied by the Japanese. Considering that it is a Terrence Malick film, it was to be expected that this warlike conflict would be taken with too much humanity and a strong religious and philosophical burden behind it. It is to applaud the way in which Malick achieves that such simple images have so much meaning in themselves and a great sentimental load behind. Images and scenes that show the cruelty of war in a very personal proportion, reflecting the impact they have on humans, beyond the great global impact of war.
The most interesting thing, apart from the mastery with which the combats and confrontations are filmed, is how Malick transfers the warlike environment and all the hell that is war to the most human and personal sphere from the perspective of different soldiers. We could even say that more than a war film, it is an extremely spiritual film.