allthough i usually dislike artsy pictures, this one blows me away

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2001)

the thin red line is a masterpiece about the war in the pacific during world war II. never before have i scene a war film that shows us every side, every angle, and every thought of a bloody and important battle.
the battle of guadacanal was a turning point in america's battle against the japanese. as the soldiers crawl through rolling fields, hunker throught beautiful forests filled with animals, and wade through streams, we can practically feel like we are there.
malick's casting is unbelievable. i sdnt like sean penn or nick nolte, but there characters in this film are unforgettable. you come away from this movie having felt you know what every man in this battle was thinking. the poetry and visions let you into their minds and their pasts. we even see the japanese that they fight against upclose, which is a delightful change from shadowed figures running through the mist. we really see what the enemy is like too, and their condition during this point of the war.
i believe that the academy must have missed this film, because to me and many other, this is the obvious best pictures of 1998, and that i have ever seen.