It's akin to poetry

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 2004)

If you are the type of person who appreciates poetry, this brilliant film is for you. However, if you aren't ready to pay attention, and think and reflect upon what is being presented, then you best stay away.
I think the problem many people have with this film is that it is a solid drama, in which adrenaline from the few action scenes distracts them from the core themes.
The closest Saving Private Ryan came to The Thin Red Line is when Corporal Upham quoted Emerson: "War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man."