The Thin Red Line

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2006)

The Thin Red Line is based on the novel by James Jones. The film takes place during the second World War and focuses on the soldiers and their battles in Guadalcanal. The film focuses on one soldier in particular named Private Witt. This film has won over 17 awards worldwide. The Thin Red Line has good direction, a good adapted screenplay, good performances by the entire cast, good original music, good cinematography, good film editing and good art direction and set decoration. The film is a gorgeous looking movie with great cinematography and photography. It is a beautiful film to look at. The film is a little slow in some spots, but overall it captured my attention and kept me interested. There isn't a lot of plot to this movie, but I liked how the film managed to show us what these characters went through and some of the struggles and different things that happened to them during this war. The one soldier that the film focuses on named Private Witt is a likable and kind character and I liked how we got to see the war from his perspective and his thoughts and views on it. This is a war movie, but it is done in such a way that it is much more of a war movie. Yes, it does have battle scenes and violent moments but there is also scenes where the soldiers travel around where there is little or no dialog and we focus on the beautiful scenery and feel curious and compelled to know what happens next. Probably much like the soldiers felt at the time. This is a compelling film and also a film that has some good character study and beautiful moments of scenery and moments of silence that make us appreciate the characters and the film so much more. This is a great movie and one of the best war movies in a very long time.