tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post8916259894795800278..comments2024-01-25T00:08:10.662-05:00Comments on Insight into Entertainment: 30 Days of Oscar: Day 8 - The Thin Red LineJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06679283194534387443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-68467391818226277432011-02-05T15:20:51.257-05:002011-02-05T15:20:51.257-05:00This really is one of the more beautiful films I h...This really is one of the more beautiful films I have ever seen in my life. Almost every image is just so breathtakingly elegant I couldn't even handle it at times. Good Review!CMrok93http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-70399428597202479692011-02-04T19:52:37.345-05:002011-02-04T19:52:37.345-05:00James, I was impressed by everything you describe,...James, I was impressed by everything you describe, but I think a film that rates above a "meh" has to tell a story. Many films have done the parallel storytelling or interweaving storytelling gimmick well, but for a movie that's nearly 3 hours, about compelling characters in a rich and varied landscape, I feel like it should move me a bit more than meh. I agree Malick has skills, Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679283194534387443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144458625742451371.post-2440506995115233522011-02-04T19:01:59.021-05:002011-02-04T19:01:59.021-05:00A lot of people complain about the characters, but...A lot of people complain about the characters, but I think they're missing that the entire point of the film is that Malick is creating a film in which all the characters are supposed to blend together and feel the same. He even cast similar looking actors. <br /><br />By doing this, he moves past the superficial level of plot and character devices and crafts a film built purely around his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com