This isn't a war film, it's a film about life

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2009)

You look at the posters, and you think that it's a war movie. But it isn't it's not guns blazing or "Gawd bless America!" It's about killing, death, life,evil, souls, nature. You can take years thinking about this movie, and never find it's true meaning, even if you watch it a hundred times. The film was of course over-shadowed by Saving Private Ryan, but that film is nothing like Thin Red Line, even Spielberg admitted it. The basic plot of the movie is a platoon in the pacific during World War II, but the true plot is much deeper. I can talk for ages about it, but we'd be here for years. The acting is well done, even the people who only say line really contribute. You can tell what the characters thinking just by their eyes, which is hard to do as an actor. The cinematography is beautiful, just looking at the film is a real treat, the way the sunlight pierces through the leaves. The music by Hans Zimmer is beautiful, in particular the track called Journey to The Line. The only real flaw is that George Clooney doesn't contribute other than a cameo, yet he is higher in the billing. But apart from that, this is a masterpiece. If you're looking for huge action and no story or themes, you're in the wrong place (and wrong mind), but this is a work of art rather than a war movie, and it is really under appreciated. Go see it, and if you already have, see it again.