This film blew my mind. Its the closest representation of the minds of fighting men and women I've met. I think the women of Nursing Corps especially, harboured a very rare connection to what we've got going on here as Gods Tools.

The world becomes morally grayer but also simpler at the same time.

I thought this movie was better than Saving Private Ryan, it deals with the phycology and brutal reality of war.

So true thanks

Fact, loved more SPR when it came out than this, but after multiple views of both this has edge.

That’s because you are working under the assumption that the bulk of movie revenue comes from discerning adults who have the intention of unpacking what they are presented, as opposed to mostly children, young adults and generally unconcerned audiences who prefer to be entertained as opposed to experiencing something bigger. Not saying one can’t enjoy both or trying to imply one is better than the other. Merely presenting an observation I came to after reading your post!

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We're all broken, brother.

I understand your point, but despite wars being futile and always "started by the politicians", this is usually nonsense to exonerate the bad guys. Serbians try this with us for the wars in the 90s, which they all started (and lost), from Slovenia through Croatia and Bosnia all the way to Kosovo... and their explanation is "damn politicians pushed us into a war". But everyone had a choice not to follow through or not to massacre villages. And they took the wrong choice over and over again. And now they play the victims. You must face consequences for your actions. And Japan and Germany and Italy deserved defeat and their tyrrany needed to end. Ww2 is one of the rare "just wars"

Hope you’re doing alright brother. Oorah.

I haven't read the book yet. The movie was mind-blowing. I immediately bought the Criterion Collection bluray after seeing it. Book is next

@@isaachaze1 Two different complete experiences trust me I was the sad nerd who went and watched this instead of XYZ blockbuster at the time I can only hope the fabled 6 hour cut gets released one day, I went looking for answers in the book and like Heart of Darkness it is a product of it's times but I will never discourage anyone from doing it I personally think Malick despite his own religious bias captured key scenes well that resonates with the soul

@@cameochris For some reason this film escaped me and I only recently saw it, though I was aware of the soundtrack because I like soundtracks (sometimes even if I haven't seen the movie). It's happened to me a few times also. After I saw Shutter Island, I had to read the book then I watched the movie again. I suspect this will join the short list of movies that I watch over and over again throughout my life.

Is it? Are we lies? Do our lives really have meaning? I think those are questions none of us can know the answer to.

Now I see what you mean.

@@dominikcobb1355 oh, what's happened

Id Mn I just saw this movie about 3 weeks ago, and I finally feel like I understand what this means. “everything a lie, everything you hear, everything you see, everything you feel. They want you dead, or in their lie. There’s only one thing a man can do in this world, find something that’s his, and make an island for himself. If I don’t meet you in this life, let me feel the lack. A glance from your eyes, and my life will be yours”. You’re right, the world is one big lie, but we exist within it, in their lie. I guess we can only find something that is really ours. As of now, the only thing I have outside the lie, and the only thing that’s mine, is my faith. I always wondered who this elusive “god” was. Now I realize it was me who was elusive, it was me who evaded god. I was in a box. Now, I’m free. I have something that’s mine.

@@dominikcobb1355 it is just half way. now you know everything is a lie,you want to find something real for yourself. but it's hard when society wants to put you down. anyway good luck

Yes, I believe the last line is a message to God, that’s my interpretation. Sgt Welsh was very closed minded and pessimistic at the start of the film and had no faith. Throughout the film he engages with Witt who claims to have seen another world. Despite all the horrors they experience, everyone else is deeply effected by the horrors of war yet Witt is able to stay happy and content, confident in the knowledge of other world he knows of. Welsh sees this difference in Witt compared to all the other men. I believe Sgt Welsh saw something in Witt, that other spiritual world Witt claimed to know of, well Sgt Welsh got a glimpse of it in Witt and wants to see it as well. Welsh’s outlook is now changed since he has glimpsed another world via Witt, so he says to God “If I never meet you in this life let me feel the lack (of not seeing/finding God) If he feels lack of not seeing this other world, he will start to look. If he didn’t feel lack he would be ignorant to it and be non the wiser. So he asks to feel lack so he can look for what Witt found. When Welsh finds what Witt saw, ie God, spirituality, heaven, faith then he will devote his life to it…”A glance from your eyes and my life will be yours” Ie when I finally find you I will devote my life to you.

Thank you! Yes, i am from Turkey.

These are quotes from the movie, all the movie and speeches are masterpieces

I agree.

I don't agree. Well not that the original footage is or isn't better, but that something like this shouldn't exist. This is one person's intpretation. We can always watch the original footage whenever we want. I enjoyed this a lot

@@isaachaze1 Thank you. This movie (and other Terrence Malick's movies) means a lot to me. I made this edit for myself, but more people watched than I expected.