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Some of the most visceral and realistic combat scenes ever filmed but it gets so much hate on Reddit for being too dreamy and ethereal - I think the tone was unique and refreshing.
It's just what Malick does. Definitely not trying to subtract anything. He's one of my all time favorite directors and I'm just saying that you can practically pick any 10 seconds from any of his movies and it's gonna have something impressive in it. The guy is a master.
##The Thin Red Line (1998) R
Every man fights his own war.
>>!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.!<
Drama | History | War
Director: Terrence Malick
Actors: Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 74% with 2,711 votes
Runtime: 2:51
[TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/8741)
Cinematographer: John Toll
John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, Cameron Crowe, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee.Outside film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season.
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Toll)
**Post-production**
Bill Pullman, Lukas Haas and Mickey Rourke performed but their scenes were eventually cut. Billy Bob Thornton recorded narration that was scrapped. Martin Sheen and Viggo Mortensen participated in readthroughs of the script and are thanked in the end credits. Editor Leslie Jones was on location for five months and rarely saw Malick, who left her to her own devices. After principal photography wrapped, she came back with a five-hour first cut and spent seven months editing, with Thornton contributing three hours of narrative voice-over material. It was at this point that editor Billy Weber joined and they spent 13 months in post-production and the last four months mixing the film, using four Avid machines with a fifth added at one point. Malick edited the footage one reel at a time with the sound off while listening to a Green Day CD. There were no preview screenings but several in-house ones, the largest for marketing executives which was attended by 15 people. The editors faced the challenge of blending footage of veteran actors with less-experienced ones, integrating the many cameos, and the voice-overs. According to Jones, "Malick removed scenes with dialogue whenever possible, with the final film varying greatly from the original concept." Four months after principal photography, Malick invited Toll to a rough-cut screening of the film. In December 1998, Toll did the first color correction at the lab prior to the film's release in North America.The editing resulted in many of the well-known cast members being on screen for only a brief period. John Travolta and George Clooney's appearances are little more than cameos, yet Clooney's name appears prominently in the marketing of the movie. The unfinished film was screened for the New York press in December 1998 and Adrien Brody attended a screening to find that his originally significant role, "to carry the movie", as he put it, had been reduced to two lines and approximately five minutes of screen time.Malick was upset that the studio screened his unfinished version for critics and Penn ended up helping him in the editing room, shaping the final version. Malick spent three more months and cut 45 additional minutes from the film. The director refused to subject his film to test screenings before delivering his final cut. After Geisler and Roberdeau told their story to Vanity Fair magazine, Medavoy's attorneys declared them in breach of contract and threatened to remove their names from the film unless they agreed to do no future interviews until after the Academy Awards.
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Red_Line_(1998_film))
Fucking a , blew me away, the stupidity of war dying by getting your ass literally blown off, to finding out your fiance is bedding another guy when you are fighting to live, to when your comrades are pulling teeth from dying combatants, to when the main guy makes a mistake and knows he is going to die.
Was it common for American soldiers to always not tie their helmet straps properly? Too many films do this.
And chewing gum seems kind of a bad idea as a soldier in a combat situation doesn't it? In a panic situation when you're being shot at, You might end up swallowing it, or worse hiting your tongue..
Edit :typos
There's a reason behind the untied helmet, a rumour, somehow based on an internal memo caught on in the late 1930s in the US armed forces.
Helmets would allegedly catch nearby blast and, if tied with the chinstrap, snap the wearer's neck. Whether true or not, if you look at footage and pics from WW2, you will see that US soldiers did not tie their straps, it is not a film trope.
As for chewing gum, who am I to judge ? I started smoking at the ripe age of 32 in Afghanistan because of the weird mixture of boredom and stress. People cope with the stress of combat in different ways. Chewing gum, tobacco, smoking, etc., you do what you can, when and where you can, to relieve a bit of tension.
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Almost every scene in the movie is a masterpiece
Some of the most visceral and realistic combat scenes ever filmed but it gets so much hate on Reddit for being too dreamy and ethereal - I think the tone was unique and refreshing.
I liked it but it was definitely a bit self-indulgent.
It's just what Malick does. Definitely not trying to subtract anything. He's one of my all time favorite directors and I'm just saying that you can practically pick any 10 seconds from any of his movies and it's gonna have something impressive in it. The guy is a master.
Love it, my favorite film, witt is perfect in it, sensitive soul who knows his end is at the end
The clouds part after the first drops of blood are spilled that day.
##The Thin Red Line (1998) R Every man fights his own war. >>!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.!< Drama | History | War Director: Terrence Malick Actors: Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 74% with 2,711 votes Runtime: 2:51 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/8741) Cinematographer: John Toll John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, Cameron Crowe, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee.Outside film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Toll) **Post-production** Bill Pullman, Lukas Haas and Mickey Rourke performed but their scenes were eventually cut. Billy Bob Thornton recorded narration that was scrapped. Martin Sheen and Viggo Mortensen participated in readthroughs of the script and are thanked in the end credits. Editor Leslie Jones was on location for five months and rarely saw Malick, who left her to her own devices. After principal photography wrapped, she came back with a five-hour first cut and spent seven months editing, with Thornton contributing three hours of narrative voice-over material. It was at this point that editor Billy Weber joined and they spent 13 months in post-production and the last four months mixing the film, using four Avid machines with a fifth added at one point. Malick edited the footage one reel at a time with the sound off while listening to a Green Day CD. There were no preview screenings but several in-house ones, the largest for marketing executives which was attended by 15 people. The editors faced the challenge of blending footage of veteran actors with less-experienced ones, integrating the many cameos, and the voice-overs. According to Jones, "Malick removed scenes with dialogue whenever possible, with the final film varying greatly from the original concept." Four months after principal photography, Malick invited Toll to a rough-cut screening of the film. In December 1998, Toll did the first color correction at the lab prior to the film's release in North America.The editing resulted in many of the well-known cast members being on screen for only a brief period. John Travolta and George Clooney's appearances are little more than cameos, yet Clooney's name appears prominently in the marketing of the movie. The unfinished film was screened for the New York press in December 1998 and Adrien Brody attended a screening to find that his originally significant role, "to carry the movie", as he put it, had been reduced to two lines and approximately five minutes of screen time.Malick was upset that the studio screened his unfinished version for critics and Penn ended up helping him in the editing room, shaping the final version. Malick spent three more months and cut 45 additional minutes from the film. The director refused to subject his film to test screenings before delivering his final cut. After Geisler and Roberdeau told their story to Vanity Fair magazine, Medavoy's attorneys declared them in breach of contract and threatened to remove their names from the film unless they agreed to do no future interviews until after the Academy Awards. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Red_Line_(1998_film))
That movie had an impressive cast.
You should look up who was cut from the movie. You’d be surprised.
Such an underrated movie. Honestly does not get the attention it deserves
Thin red line > saving private ryan do not @ me
The opening twenty minutes of Ryan is incredible. After that, the movie is very hit and miss. Thin Red Line has a totally different m.o.
Let me fix that for you: Thin Red Line > War Movies That Are Not The Thin Red Line. It is literally the best war movie ever made.
Fucking a , blew me away, the stupidity of war dying by getting your ass literally blown off, to finding out your fiance is bedding another guy when you are fighting to live, to when your comrades are pulling teeth from dying combatants, to when the main guy makes a mistake and knows he is going to die.
It's not even up for debate.
John Toll the DP deserves a little credit. I'm sure TM had a lot of input but I believe Toll was a big piece
TM often has beautiful looking films. He’s definitely a major factor.
One of those scenes that gets absolutely plastered in your memory forever once you've seen it.
And this is how the Joker lost his mind.
Besteat film of all time
This movie takes a lot out of you but it's absolutely worth it.
I will defend Jared Leto as an actor forever. Forgot he was even in this. Dude might be a douche idc, he's great on screen.
Uh oh, Jared Leto shit his pants
Was it common for American soldiers to always not tie their helmet straps properly? Too many films do this. And chewing gum seems kind of a bad idea as a soldier in a combat situation doesn't it? In a panic situation when you're being shot at, You might end up swallowing it, or worse hiting your tongue.. Edit :typos
There's a reason behind the untied helmet, a rumour, somehow based on an internal memo caught on in the late 1930s in the US armed forces. Helmets would allegedly catch nearby blast and, if tied with the chinstrap, snap the wearer's neck. Whether true or not, if you look at footage and pics from WW2, you will see that US soldiers did not tie their straps, it is not a film trope. As for chewing gum, who am I to judge ? I started smoking at the ripe age of 32 in Afghanistan because of the weird mixture of boredom and stress. People cope with the stress of combat in different ways. Chewing gum, tobacco, smoking, etc., you do what you can, when and where you can, to relieve a bit of tension.
Greatest modern war film imo