Title: BEAUTIFUL WAR
Product review: Terrence Malick is a reclusive, picky film director. After directing BADLANDS and DAYS OF HEAVEN - two of the more remarkable movies of the 1970s -- he disappeared for twenty years. In 1998 he resurfaced with THE THIN RED LINE, an adaptation of James Jones's 1962 novel set during the battle for Guadalcanal.Equally loved and hated, this is much more than an epic war movie; it is also a deeply philosophical meditation on man, nature (God?) and violence.Beautifully photographed, the images reflect the surreal, often transcendent tone of the films deeper meaning. Hyper-real sensual images of the natural world abound - the world that surrounds and in effect embraces the pain of war.The fine cast features Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, James Caviezel and Woody Harrelson.And yes, the Blu-ray Criterion transfer is breathtaking.
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