The cinematography, the score, the performances...wow. Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema HOT FUZZ REWATCH Thursday! Enjoy the day!

@grantterlecky1248

2 жыл бұрын

Top tier camera movement. Well said dude

@coryH420

2 жыл бұрын

James please check out the movie burnt incredible film that inspired me to go to culinary school also taught me that if food is done the right way it becomes art.

@lauce3998

2 жыл бұрын

Dancing with wolves ( theatrical version) . This movie change the cinema.

@coryH420

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauce3998 that is a great movie Tonka

@californiahummus

2 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend watching the Killing Fields from 1986 about the fall of Cambodia after the Vietnam War. It's amazing and brutal.

Malick is one of the great American filmmakers. Definitely not for everyone at first, but if he clicks he clicks

@kingamoeboid3887

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve also seen Badlands (my favourite from him also one of my all time favourites) and Tree Of Life.

@scapito

Жыл бұрын

💯

@bellaaneke

Жыл бұрын

Also liked The New World. Didnt get good reviews but a great movie about Pocahontas.

@samueljohnson7261

Жыл бұрын

He clicks.

Scorsese described this as a formless film with no main characters, where you can start and end the film whenever you want and still be emotionally moved.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant!

@maryjeanhrbacek6255

2 жыл бұрын

I believe in another interview, an actor said that scenes were filmed with the light that was availalbe,,,bright sun, cloudy,,,,but Mallick said that's OK, I can put this shot anywhere in the film this way.... I can't imagine what was left on the editing floor.....

So good to see this movie getting some love. It's a shame it came out the same year as Saving Private Ryan, I have a feeling a lot of people overlooked this film because of that. Love both movies, but the Thin Red Line was always making me feel things a few movies made me feel. And in my opinion, it has the best Hans Zimmer score he ever made.

@scapito

Жыл бұрын

💯 thinkl the same

@fluffydread

Жыл бұрын

No, the real shame is that this film was beaten for best picture at the oscars by 'Shakepseare in Love'. Harvey Weinstein strikes again. Terrible decision that highlighted the corruption of the oscars. This was like a Warhol painting being judged as better than Michaelangelo' s Sisting Chapel ceiling

A critic at the time called this a 'meditation on war' rather than a war movie and I think that's spot on.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

That’s incredible

@katskillz

2 жыл бұрын

another way to put is its not really an anti-war film, it's an anti war-film

@andrewdepietro9827

10 ай бұрын

That reminds me of how Clausewitz was not writing a book about strategy with "On War"; he was trying to put together an entire philosophy of war.

One of those movies where I'm not quite sure how it exists. Imagine chilling for 20 years then making this philosophical masterpiece that also happens to contain a WW2 movie within it. It's a great place to start with Malick; good idea to do Days of Heaven next and then move on to his post-2000 stuff (they're all equally beautiful to look at, no matter the period)

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Excited to get to them!

@xx-ug9hn

2 жыл бұрын

Things get very dicey post Tree of Life

@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures

2 жыл бұрын

@@xx-ug9hn Agreed, but Tree of Life gives him a pass for life in my opinion. Saw it at the cinema twice, was jaw-dropping.

@williambrown5662

2 жыл бұрын

This film has been referred to as "the thinking man's Private Ryan "

@xx-ug9hn

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures yeah Tree of Life is extraordinary

Nominated for 7 oscars. How it did't win Best Cinematography (John Toll) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer) is beyond me.

@sammyfabelman

2 жыл бұрын

Because Janusz Kaminski won the Best Cinematography Oscar with Saving Private Ryan.Kaminski deserved an Oscar...

@baronwhite4631

2 жыл бұрын

Yet Saving Private Ryan was only good for the opening scene mainly, the rest of the movie isn't as outstanding. The Thin Red Line is seamlessly good throughout the whole thing. They overhyped Private Ryan, due to Tom Hanks, bout it.

@sammyfabelman

2 жыл бұрын

@@baronwhite4631 This is completely wrong.Saving Private Ryan is a hyper-realistic and terrifying war film from start to finish. It was Spielberg's film that was most imitated...

@ColombianThunder

2 жыл бұрын

@@sammyfabelman i greatly enjoy SPR but i have to disagree. Those opening minutes are incredibly tense and capture the terror of normandy incredibly accurately. However, after that, it kind of turns into a standard action movie in the last act for me. There's a very seemless switch in tone after Normandy, and don't feel it really offers anything deeper other than capturing the war accurately. It's about heroism. The Thin Red Line isn't.

@sammyfabelman

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColombianThunder The Thin Red Line is a powerful film.SPR reflected the battle in an authentic way.Malick's film features soldiers practicing philosophy.Which is more realistic?! If the discussion here is cinematography, it is very simple Spielberg's film deserved the best cinematography Oscar.Because technically a more challenging job requires more skills.The camera becomes personal in the film.

I was 17 when I watched The Thin Red Line in theaters. Was going through some stuff at the time and was especially vulnerable and it made me weep in a nearly empty movie theater. My first Malick film - loved him ever since. Days of Heaven and Badlands are also masterpieces.

@sandragruber4596

2 жыл бұрын

It was the same exact expirience for me...

@jasonnicholasschwarz7788

2 жыл бұрын

On the other side of the globe, I did the very same thing....:)

@istvandr.boglutz4563

Жыл бұрын

Same here, my friends

@numenor17

Жыл бұрын

I was 19 and saw it in the theater…resonated with me. I’m glad you had this work of art to connect to during your trials.

so much beauty and horror in this one. As a Malick fanboy, keep his films comming.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@Theomite

2 жыл бұрын

I even like his bad films. They're never really so bad you can't watch them.

@xx-ug9hn

2 жыл бұрын

@@Theomite they’re at least good to look at

The track "Journey to the line" from the soundtrack is like the themesong of my f*ed up life... Saw the movie first time with my than boyfriend in cinema when I was 17. He disliked this "boring movie". And said that "private ryan" was so much better because more action.... But I fell in love with the thin red line. And watched it each year since than at least once. It really influenced my life and made me question many things. One of my all time favorite movies

@bogdanbotis1524

Ай бұрын

Hope you dumped him then and there :))

The cast is sensational but Jim Caviezel is the heart and soul of this movie, there is something otherworldly about him. I'd argue he was deserving of every acting award nomination going.... His first major film as well I believe, apart from playing one of the air force pilots in The Rock.

@ShelbyBaby27

2 жыл бұрын

The backstory behind this movie is so epic! Jim Caviezel is the lead because Malick re-edited the film without telling anyone, including Caviezel!

@depht_

2 жыл бұрын

Epic for Caviezel, pretty brutal for Adrien Brody who was supposed to be the protagonist and was never told about it until the showing of the film

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Wow reading up on this film now and the behind the scenes is insane

@TheKayaklover

2 жыл бұрын

"Otherworldly" fits the description perfectly. He became Jesus 6 years later on Mel Gibson's -- Passion Of The Christ ---

@lostintechnicolor

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately he kinda went nuts in real life…

"Tree of Life" (2011) takes your hand and gently guides you to the end of everything - with a quiet grace. Malick is the real deal.

@pooty195

2 жыл бұрын

i watched that on mushrooms and have no idea what i watched, but it was quite an experience.

@xx-ug9hn

2 жыл бұрын

via the start of everything

@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures

2 жыл бұрын

Did you get the new edition? It's two films in one! He did a re-edit that completely changes it. Tons of new footage including an incredible storm sequence, and one that feels slightly more narratively driven from the parent's view than abstract. Both are great.

@CousinCreepy

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures Didn't know about it, thanks for the tip!

@lycanthrope9760

5 ай бұрын

Seen Tree of Life 10 years ago. Wasn't the greatest film ever made but watching it alone in a good head space made me understand that's how movies should at least be made and I understood why they call movies ART at the time.

It’s crazy this movie came out the same month Saving P Ryan did. And they both got nominated for oscars, but Shakespeare in Love won it all lol. SMH This movie was a true work of art. Even above Spielberg’s work.

@courtneyvaldez7903

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Saving Private Ryan is itself a masterful film and an all-time technical achievement, but The Thin Red Line is more attuned to my personal aesthetic and narrative interests so I rate it above Spielberg's film.

@Ailurophile1984

2 жыл бұрын

SiL winning was all Weinstein’s work manipulating the Academy

@Christian-vq8rd

2 жыл бұрын

@@courtneyvaldez7903 I remember preferring the Thin Red Line

@cassu6

8 ай бұрын

@@courtneyvaldez7903 Old comment, but I feel like SPR is a great action and war movie, but very hollywood. This feels so much more like pure film making. Very artistic, with the war more of a backdrop than the main thing. Love both movies, and definitely took a lot longer for this movie to grow on me compared to SPR

@MichaelCasanovaMusic

6 ай бұрын

@@cassu6 Yeah, I agree. SPR is great in it's own way, but if you dig down to it's core it's an action adventure movie. I've seen a lot of people who hated this movie at the time because they wanted it to be like SPR, then revisiting it many years later and loving it. For me it's one of my favourite movies of all time

The backstory of this movie is crazy! Most of the cast vowed to never work with Malick again! There's a Hollywood Reporter roundtable where Clooney and Christopher Plummer give the details

Adrien Brody was originally the lead and didn't know that his role was cut down significantly until the premiere.

YES! Love this film. It's a heartbreaking beautiful work of art.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

20:47 is what everyone was waiting for, every aspect of that entire scene is incredible. It has to be one of the most beautifully tragic scenes created, it's so superbly put together with fantastic camera work, acting and sound track. The piece of music you're looking for is Hans Zimmer - Journey to the line. I would suggest watching one of Hans Zimmer live performances of this on youtube! I was fortunate to watch him perform this live in London and it moves you to the very core! Yet another masterpiece of Hans zimmer Soundtrack work and one that's often over looked.

One of the greatest War Epics I've ever seen. An ensemble cast that you can may have recognized like: Nick Nolte John Travolta Jim Caviezal Sean Penn Woody Harrelson George Clooney Adrien Brody John Cusack John C. Reilly Jared Leto Thomas Jane Ben Chaplin John Savage.

Malick never told any of the actors who was going to be the lead for the film. Eventually became Caviezel

Famously Terrence Malick shoots a huge amount of footage, and "finds [the film] in the edit". Brad Pitt described his style as "catching butterflies" and it leads to some achingly beautiful filmmaking. There is a downside however; Adrien Brody was purportedly outraged when he discovered that his was not the lead character in this movie when he attended the premiere. And Mickey Rourke was devastated that his character failed to make an appearance: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZpaGrJKyqbnIj9I.html

Hopefully this will mark the beginning of a Terrence Malick journey.

Terrence Malick’s films are poetic and philosophical no matter what genre he’s doing. Watch Days of Heaven, and Tree of Life next.

@theSpaceAmoeba

2 жыл бұрын

I second this. These should be the next Malick films.

@ronbock8291

2 жыл бұрын

I third this. Then do Badlands. Tree of Life is probably my favourite American film of this millennium. Thin Red Line is a poem about war. Tree of Life is a poem about grief. Almost unbearably powerful. I wish you could see it in a theatre. Overwhelming.

@isildb1927

2 жыл бұрын

I agree - his Movies are very spiritual and poetic

@mikkop71

2 жыл бұрын

I would suggest Badlands

Pvt. Witt´s death scene is one of the best scenes in cinema history. From the chase to him realizing there's no way out and him accepting that death is imminent.. it's beautiful somehow

@johnochiltree1170

2 жыл бұрын

What always makes it more impactful to me is when you read the translation of what the Japanese soldier is saying. Basically, he’s saying he tired of killing even though his friends have been killed. Just two souls tired and more interested in life and living but stuck at a crossroads of circumstances.

Malick is a true master, catching the beauty of both nature and soul! None can show beauty and horror at same time quite like him. The acting, the audio, the visuals: All so flawless and genuine! Seamlessly the movie goes from philosophical nature movie to epic war movie, from Paradise to Hell, and back again!

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Great description!

This film is a masterpiece. It wrenches every emotion imaginable from the viewer to one of the most hauntingly beautiful movie scores ever.

Ive always been a huge fan of this movie and was amazed to find out that at the end when he surrounded by japanese, the soldier engaging him is actually begging him to to stop. He is almost in tears pleading with him to save his life by surrendering... I never knew until someone translated the japanese..

Phenomenal film, I still need to see "A Hidden Life" about conscientious objector Franz Jagerstatter during WWII. Another film by Malick.

@theSpaceAmoeba

2 жыл бұрын

Great film. My favorite since Tree of Life.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Will take note!

@FrancoisDressler

2 жыл бұрын

The last film I saw in theatres before lockdown. Couldn't have been a more fitting choice.

@catherinelw9365

2 жыл бұрын

A Hidden Life is magnificent. Just the cinematography is worth the watch. As it is based on real life conscientious objector Jagerstatter, it possesses even more depth and tragedy.

I knew you were going to love this film James, so glad you are the first to do a reaction to this beautiful and thought provoking piece of art. When it came out in 1998, just a month after Saving Private Ryan, I could feel the palpable disappointment in the packed house, myself included, at the pacing and the fact that it wasn't a 'Saving Private Ryan for the Pacific Theater'. But after I watched it again with an open mind, I was amazed. Great reaction, I'll most definitely be checking out your full reaction on Patreon.

‘Do you ever feel lonely?’ ‘Only around people.’ Watched this movie about 20 years ago and I still think about that line all the time. And it’s funny that you mention that Witt reminds you of the main character from Hacksaw Ridge. It’s because of the Thin Red Line that Mel Gibson chose Jim Caviezel to play Jesus in the Passion of the Christ.

IVE BEEN WAITING SOOOO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO REACT TO THIS AHHHHHHHH

@Heaven_is_a_frequency6263

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

AHHHHH

It's not a motion picture it's a motion painting and the script is poetry.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yes!

I do think his style fits very well in the war genre. Really shows a new perspective to it than other stuff I’ve seen. I cant really compare it to much other stuff

@MM-hc1cq

2 жыл бұрын

I love it because it’s not even a war movie. A meditation on war and conflict, killing and death - but not a war movie.

@mclovin457

2 жыл бұрын

@@MM-hc1cq definitely agree

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Extremely well shot!

America rarely makes films at this level. Thank you for "being patient".

@MortPure

2 жыл бұрын

Well, they don't anymore lol.

When he mentioned all he could see was the grass moving and not the enemies it reminded me of a scene in Memories of Murder. That would be a great rmovie reaction.

It's beautifully in line with one of the themes of Terrence Malick's Films: who a person wants to be versus who they have to be. Witt has found inner peace with the people of the island. He could live there the rest of his life, and he would be happy. Instead, he has been forced to come back to war and fight, which goes against who he has become. The beauty of the nature around him continues to be a reminder of where he'd rather be. It's such a beautiful film.

When they shot this movie, everyone thought the main character was Adrian Brody. Adrian Brody gets to the premiere of the movie....only to discover all of his lines and virtually his entire part had been cut from the film! Malick is a wild man in the editing room! The guy you say reminds you of Bill Burr.....that's John Savage, and oddly enough, he's in "The Deer Hunter", the classic Vietnam movie from 1978. 20 years later, he still looked fit enough to be in "The Thin Red Line"! This came out the same year as "Saving Private Ryan" and the two movies were compared to each other. Malick's 70s movies are great: "Badlands" and "Days Of Heaven". And the two movies he made after this are also really, really great: "The New World" (my personal favorite) and "The Tree Of LIfe" (also my personal favorite! :P) (So is "Days Of Heaven"! They're all tied for first!)

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see someone shouting out The New World. It’s also a favorite of mine. Badlands, Days of Heaven & Tree of Life are some of my favorite movie experiences.

Wow, I can't tell you how happy I am that you're watching this forgotten gem of a movie :)

@richieclean

2 жыл бұрын

It's not forgotten. We remember it.

@MaikKellerhals

2 жыл бұрын

@@richieclean Yes but we're not many ;)

Sean Penn said that many shots had a second take without dialogue. Malick used a lot of these in the film.

This is IMO one of the most beautiful war films I’ve seen. Ugly yet glimpses of the soul amongst absolute brutality

James you are on a Roll !!!!! Done some of my favorites lately. Thank You!!!!

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear!!

Terrence Malick makes poetry in motion. His films are sublime ❤️ THE NEW WORLD is a must watch

Thank you for watching The Thin Red Line. One of the true greats. Criminally underappreciated.

The Thin Red Line was Malick’s return to Hollywood after taking a 20 year break...which is why every Hollywood actor wanted to be in it.

The Tree of Life is in my top 5 favorite films of all time, every time I watch it I feel like no other movies exist

This is my favourite movie of all time. You make great comments, especially when you emphasize how impactful some shots are, all the work that is out to make us feel a connection to the characters, the environment. The music in this film is incredible.

This film is seriously a meditation on the duality of human nature and the contrast between the beautiful and the debased.

This film is a masterpiece. There are lots of hidden moments in the film that I didn’t even pick up on till many times watching it. For example, the scene when they attack the village, at the end of the attack one of the American soldiers Pvt. Dale is seen taunting a dying Japanese soldier saying to him “I’m going to sink my teeth into your liver, you’re dying, where you’re going you’re not coming back from” Dale can also be seen taking gold tooth implants from dead Japanese soldiers. The dying Japanese soldier then says something to him in Japanese. I found out years later it It translates to “one day you will die too, again and again” (meaning Dale will be haunted by the awful things he’s done which will kill him inside over and over) Later in the film we see what the Japanese soldier foretold as Pvt Dale can be seen holding the bag of gold teeth whilst shaking which he then throws away and breaks down into tears.

AWESOME!! So glad you're reacting to this one.

Definitely need to check out Terence Malick's "Badlands"(1973) and " Days of Heaven"(1978). You will see how it all started for him and he didn't make another movie until this one you just reacted to. He's a poetic filmaker.

@TheNecronacht

2 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with his style with the film "Badlands" when I was a teen. The ephemeral and ethereal qualities he touches on vs that which is not in life really touch one's soul...

YES! If you enjoyed this, you GOTTA check out "The Tree of Life". It's more or less Malick's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

@josephpoole4697

2 жыл бұрын

@Dilligent Yeoman Respectfully disagree but at least we both agree on The Thin Red Line being quality 👍

Terrence Malick is one of those rare filmmakers that totally immerses the audience in every way imaginable. You feel his movies in your soul and they never leave you afterward. The only other filmmaker that has achieved that level of immersion is Andrei Tarkovsky, especially the 1979 masterpiece "Stalker".

Sean, Elias, John Savage, Woody Adrien and all the roles were played perfectly really outstanding Director

It's so gratifying to see how appreciation of this masterpiece has not only maintained over the decades, but increased. True story: one of the many times I saw this in the theater, the young men in the row behind me were carrying on, bored and restless at the beginning and not understanding its cinematic poetry (yes, that term is deserved). I hoped they would get up and leave. But soon they became quiet (of course when the more warlike elements began). At the end, when Witt died, I heard at least one or two of them crying. Very few movies have that kind of cumulative effect on people, breaking through their defenses. I will always treasure THE THIN RED LINE.

One of my all time favorite slow-burn movies. The longs shots let you just marinate in the scenes. I’ve never seen such menacing grass in a movie, either. The fight for the hill really was something.

One of the best films ever, truly amazing

One of my favorite films of all time. Glad you enjoyed it so much. Much of what you talked about is why I like it so much as well.

Thank you for FINALLY doing this film... you're the 1st on you tube... I've been begging my patreon for months to do it.. its my favorite war movie.. in fact while I was watching it for the 1st time on HBO I bought it on eBay to add to my collection

Anything Malick touched has been beautiful to see.

This is a rough one. Love your videos man!

BEAST OF A FILM

I love your appreciation for this film man. I've been watching this film for 20+ years and it's still as impactfull as ever.

I’d recommend searching KZread for some deleted scenes, especially the mucky rourke one. About 2 mins and it’s probably the best acting he’s ever done. Absolutely heartbreaking scene.

if you haven't done Terrence Malick's later film Tree Of Life with Brad Pitt then you should give it a go!!! gorgeous cinematography

I love this film, glad you experienced it James. It was the perfect combination of a director who new exactly what he wanted, top editing team and an extraordinary cinematography, also Zimmer at his best (Malick told him his score wasn’t good enough and made him go back and rework it), I still listen to it regularly. I went through a Malick phase and unfortunately he repeated the style narration of his later films. I haven’t enjoyed any after The Tree of Life (a masterpiece in my book). His most recent A Hidden Life is however a return to form. The Tree of Life, he works with another cinematographer genius Emanuel Lubezki, lovely camera work shot very low, from a child’s perspective, it really does bring you back to your childhood, really worth a watch. As for The Thin Red Line, the reading of the letter kills me, the way he laughs in disbelief is heartbreaking, really hope now Criterion are releasing UHD’s we don’t have to wait to long for this masterpiece.

I made shore I was early for this one. My great grandfather fault in the Pacific he talk about being over there but he would never watch any movies because it gave him flashbacks.

Malick's A Hidden Life was one of the most beautiful films I have seen recently and in my life in general.

This is my favourite movie of all time. Thanks for reviewing it ! 😃

I knew you would love this film James.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

One of my favorite movies so watching you hype it up was fun to watch. Subscribed and liked👍🏾

My neighbour when I was a kid knew I liked war movies, his dad was a veteran of the pacific theatre and said this was the most realistic way they portrayed, the sweat, the heat, the flying bullets with no visible enemy and just the overall terror o these situations, great film.

I saw this in the theater, and knew I was watching a masterpiece. This came out right after Saving Private Ryan, and a lot of people were expecting that, but set in the Pacific. Btw, I read the book by James Jones a few years ago, and I expected it to be a bit dissimilar to what Malick created. But the novel clearly fit Malick’s vision, which is why I think he chose to make it. He adds much of the nature stuff, but the prose and themes of the book are very much like the movie.

I saw this movie as a teen. Didn't understand it all that well but it still made a huge impact. Tells something about how well made it is.

I just want to say this is probably my favorite movie. Hit me at the right time in the right place. I could write a novel but just wanted to say that. And I LOVE your channel.

@JamesVSCinema

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Also, thank you, James...you are my favorite reactor and the first to watch one of my favorite movies. Kudos, my dude.

This film is so brilliant, so genius, so emotionally moving that I am brought to tears even though I have seen it dozens of times, ever since it was first released! Its an artistic crime that ALL of the footage shot for this project hasn't yet been released! C'mon guys! Don't you all agree with this idea? Let's put pressure on em` to release the UNRELEASED!

This film is a masterpiece, while watching you can be immersed in the acting, then focus on the technical aspects but nothing ever takes you out of the film or the story, so many elements blend together so seamlessly, the main battle with the steady cam shots, you know it's a steady cam, that it's a film but it feels so real and genuine, to just sit and watch it in a comfortable space still feels so harrowing, dangerous and tragic.

One of the greatest ever movies about war.

This is my favorite movie. You nailed all the reasons why it’s my favorite film.

This is one of my absolute favourite films. Blew me away when I saw it at the cinema all those years ago.... I love the poetic feel of the images and voice overs.

I’ll have to re visit this film! Thanks for sharing James!❤️🇨🇦

Thank you for reacting to this film. You said it best, this film is poetry.

Very perceptive commentary on a serious film that is often under-appreciated. Well done.

Ah I’ve been waiting for you to do this! My favorite war film by a mile.

Wonderful film!!!

Watching someone watch this for the first time was as special as the film. As a career cinematographer in LA, watching someone react to my all time favorite film (in all the right ways, since you know your shit) was as I said, just as special. We’ll done my dude

I love that I can discover films on here that I had no idea existed that are such masterpieces

“Jarhead”. In my opinion a very underrated war movie. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in it, Sam mendes directed it, and roger deakins smashed the cinematography. Not to mention the psychological aspect to the story

Thx finally someone react to this masterpiece !

The machete-wielding islander with the helmet is a nod to Jacob Vouza of the Solomon Islands Constabulary. In 1942, he acted as a scout and guide to the US Marines. On 20 August, he was captured by the Japanese who found an American flag in his possession. They tied him to a tree and tortured him for hours but Vouza would not talk. Eventually they bayonetted him in his arms, throat, shoulder, face and stomach and left him to die. Despite his terrible wounds he chewed through his restraints and made his way several miles back to allied lines where he reported on the Japanese positions before accepting medical attention. For this and other deeds later in 1942 he was awarded the Silver Star and Legion of Merit by the US, the George Medal and MBE by Britain, and in 1979 he was knighted.

Saving Private Ryan shook me mentally, but The Thin Red Line shook me spiritually. An absolute masterpiece and my favourite movie. The soundtrack by Hans Zimmer is on another level. I still listen to it casually to this day.

@wadestewart5504

10 ай бұрын

Same here I've been listening to this on iTunes for years and years. Journey to the Linee is my favorite track.

@mashek331

10 ай бұрын

@@wadestewart5504 An awesome track! Mine is Stone In My Heart, which oddly never made the final cut of the movie.

Excellent reaction!

This is my favorite movie of all time. Glad you enjoyed it too!

This was truly a spiritual experience/impact when I originally saw it in the cinema when it came out... the irony was that we saw it on a whim... when we walked out after it ended I was blown away what I had just seen/heard... and another guy said "Wow, very slow and boring..."... WTF!!!! ;)

The second adaptation of the book written by James Jones (who also wrote From Here to Eternity). The Thin Red Line is the fourth in a series written by Jones about his experiences during WWII.

I think you would love The Tree of Life. Directed by Terrance Malick

19:34 No helicopters back then :P I think the Germans made a prototype just before the war started in 39.

Malik is a master of his craft. His movies are great.

Yes, finally! Keep it going. :)

I remember when the patreon shoutouts went slow enough to be able to read. happy to see your progress.

@JamesVSCinema

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Appreciate you!

This is probably my favourite war film, along with The Deer Hunter. Also really like Casualties Of War, in large part because it's one of the few major US war films which actually presents America as the bad guys somewhat. I find it hilarious that Americans seem to think they were the victims in Vietnam.