1998 · drama · war
The Thin Red Line
Directed by Terrence Malick2h 51m1998
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Our read: The Thin Red Line (1998) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · war entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, extreme drama / war, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- extreme
- signature
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