This is visual poetry

Rating: Null/10 (10 January 1999)

In watching The Thin Red Line by Terrence Malick, I got totally lost in the poetry of the film. Each visual image was like a canvas painting of one of the great masters. How the camera moved through the grasses, lingered on the lace curtains, spoke to the buried Japanese face - all this summed up perfectly the futility of war, adding that even our so called enemy has family and friends and he too is loved by all. Flawless acting, writing, editing and of course directing. An ecstatic reception by this viewer. Congratulations Terrence!