Thank you for your service, and thanks for watching!

I think it’s different for everybody. There are dudes that swear this is all soft nonsense but I honestly don’t buy it. There are kids fighting in sand-land that weren’t even alive when it all started. There’s something undeniably sad about that. Hard not to feel like a tool made of meat when you get time to think about it.

From one dog soldier to another thanks for your sacrifice and service

Do what we fought them head on as you diffence of the enemy we fought the Japanese gave it all they fought us with honor and the last man compare what we fought in Iraq and Afghanistan they did what they could not to face us

Second it's unrealistic dude have you ever been at war or know your history

Agree 💯

Agreed. But nothing the academy does shocks me anymore after they gave best director to Kevin Costner over Martin Scorsese! I mean they snubbed him before, but this was Goodfellas! And Kevin Costner?! Please.

@@LunareProductions I get your point, but Dances with Wolves was a masterpiece. Goodfellas losing to it was not as absurd as The Thin Red Line losing to Shakespeare In Love.

@@stillsearching1284 Nah, my point is Kevin Costner winning best director over Martin Scorsese. Dances With Wolves I can wrap my head around but that best director snub was low.

Fluffydread, ... It was the WW2 movie " Saving Private Ryan" that lost out to "Shakespeare in Love" for " Best Movie" Oscar in 1999. It was , also, Harvey Weinstein that engineered the upset by hiring a bunch of publicists and doing a publicity campaign for the " Shakespeare In Love " movie.

@@Bamruff62 yeah that’s probably the worst guy in the industry. Most of the movies he produces lack substance. They’re all full of sentimental bs. Shakespeare in love, Silver Linings. I don’t get why people like movies like that. Kind of off topic but Jennifer Lopez stared in a few small budget movies with Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, and Nick Nolte. She must’ve liked this movie lol.

I feel the same

You mean Koteas’ vs Noltes characters.

Totally agree

Malick is a Rhodes scholar was big into the Greek classics. He chose Koteas (a Greek) for the role intentionally because the Greeks (invented logic and democracy) and were known to place great value on the individual and value human life. Malick placing symbolism everywhere in this film.

I hated Nick Nolte so much in this film for being such a hard headed ass, which just shows how great a role he played.

@@obabas80 Just look at the poster, each man an island.

Are you willing to sacrifice the lives of any of your men to win this war?

@@wattlebough He was sooo excellent!

I totally agree. Life changing “film”.

I kinda agree, but check out The Last of the Mohican or Map of the human heart and U might change your mind

Yup, the Academy is a popularity contest more than a system of actual merit a lot of the time unfortunately.

As a Malick fan, SPR is the better film. It's funny these two films came out in the same year because they delineate a divergence in how war is portrayed. The Thin Red Line is an "old school" war movie where actors do not move or behave like soldiers, visual/sound effects are unrealistic, and almost no effort is given to historical accuracy. No matter how great the subtext and philosophy in the Thin Red Line are, all the aforementioned elements are extremely distracting and detract from what Malick was attempting to deliver. I would recommend giving SPR a closer look. Not only does it have an excellent script which conveys a profound message, it's filled to the brim with excessive details, symbolism, and character arcs you probably missed beneath the spectacle. I would also recommend listening to interviews with Col. Dale Dye (who helped pioneer SPR's production innovations) in order to truly understand what they achieved with the picture and why all subsequent historical war movies replicate its approach.

@@alphaclam SPR is a generic Hollywood war drama. The Thin Red Line is on a totally different level.

@@Nevermore093 there's nothing generic about SPR. It was a breakthrough picture that defined the genre in the modern era. If you think it's generic, that's probably because so many movies copied its approach.

To be fair, both movies got ignored because of that shitty Shakespeare in love.

You're absolutely right, but with all due respect, there's no real comparison between the two. SPR is a movie; TTRL is a film. By that I mean that Saving Private Ryan offers almost constant reassurance. The main characters are all good people being good, with the very best good person being Tom Hanks' character, and the ending is hopeful and uplifting. The movie earns it, but it still lacks the dramatic tension of The Thin Red Line, because the latter offers no pat reassurances like SPR does. TTRL has some men who are good; some who are not; and almost all are a mix of the two. (I could make the argument that Witt is not necessarily good because he starts the film as a deserter, but that's stretching it -- his character is practically Jesus.) The whole of TRL is a dialogue, if you will, between idealism and realism; good and evil; and it mixes the viewpoints freely. Among the most ugly and ruthless characters is Co. Tall., Nolte's character, yet his voiceover belies that ("all that I might have been ... for love's sake ... poured out like water on the ground" -- heartbreaking!) I don't mean to criticize what you have said; it just gave me a chance to launch into a pet topic of mine, the differences between a movie and a film. :)

@@nicksam2 I agree, There are movies then there films. The Thin Red Line surpasses even that....I consider it visual poety

My German grandmother was 12 when Hitler lost his war on reason. She was an incredibly nice grandmother but she was always talking about war and how horrible it was and how lucky I was to grow up in peaceful times. I think she suffered some sort lifelong ptsd. There is no humanity in war. Only destruction, rape and sadness. Only the devil and his demons like it.

SPR is a more traditional Hollywood film/narrative, TTRL is more arthouse cinema.

I think it showed the same thing

Thank you for watching and THANK YOU for your service 🙏🏻

Passion of the Christ completely derailed his career.

@@LunareProductions He still had a good career. He and Elias Koteas both are great actors and no one can take that away from them.

@@wolfler_vii HE took a GREAT career away from himself.

Top 3 for me for sure.

Yeah, war movies often focus on different aspects of war. I think none handle the madness of war better than The Thin Red Line.

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Every single time I watch it I cry. Can’t help it for some reason.

Me too

Indeed it is.

Yep amazing movie

one of the best 4 sure!

It’s crap and unrealistic if soldiers acted like this no wars would be won or lost they would be too busy crying about shit

@@zaynevanday142 a fool with no eyes to see..

@@JackBurton. this coming from someone with zero military experience of their own !

Nowhere near underrated bro wtf you talking bout

@@chikntaco1417.6 on IMDB I say that’s underrated

@@chikntaco141Didn’t win a single Oscar. It’s underrated.

Thank you, and I totally agree, its a brilliant film.

Absolutely. And I tend to agree! Nature > war

Agreed. At the same time, I think Witt's character speaks for Malick's viewpoint. That God is with us even in the darkest of places, and it's worth caring for others even when it makes no sense to for your own survival. The scenes where Witt talks with Sean Penn's character about those things are to me the heart of the movie. Witt's faith seems pointless at times given the evil and destruction around him, but his character is the only one who's soul transcends those things. Other people survive, and even do the right thing, but Witt makes everything around him better the entire movie. The light shines through him.

I agree with you

Well said. Like a rare oil painting.

Agree to buddy

Same ❤️

Thank you for the kind words, and your service 🙏🏻

thats not what the film is about. it is an anti-war film.

Delight Loves Movies Agreed 💯

@@LunareProductions have you seen A Hidden Life? Thats so great too

Delight Loves Movies I have not but I will for sure check it out! Thanks for the rec :)

@@LunareProductions its Mr. Malick's best film in my opinion. Among the best I've seen this year. Just put that in your youtube search thing. "A HIDDEN LIFE | Official Trailer [HD] | FOX Searchlight"

Delight Loves Movies Just watched the trailer, looks incredible. I don’t know how I missed this? I’ll be watching it today. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Guido C. Agreed 💯

FnA, Elias Korea's, Nich Nolte, Adrian Brodie , Jim Kaviezel and Sean Penn shoulda at least been nominated, All gave Powerhouse, once in a lifetime performances.

Nice read, spot on.

It's literally because it's the same uniform they had on from the day they arrived on the island 🤦

I don't watch tv and never saw it advertised online. I can't wait to see it but I'm guessing it wasn't heavily advertised online.

Don’t Care It’s more than 20 years old. Nothing was “heavily advertised online” back then.

Agreed, a very special and unique film.

Better than Saving Private Ryan by miles. Platoon and Full Metal for sure.

Agreed!

Cool, I'll give it a read then. One thing I loved about this movie so much was the philosophy behind it and Malick's Christian world-view. I kind of just assumed it was something along the lines of With the Old Breed or Helmet for My Pillow.

You’re absolutely correct Sir

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

Agreed 💯

Me too

All class. A real one.

The director has a very specific style. He creates cinematic poetry. Some people just don’t vibe with it.

@@LunareProductions Maybe I just didn’t understand it that’s why I think I might want to watch it again.

@@crush42mash6 I hope your second viewing treats you better :)

@@LunareProductions I was just a kid so maybe my maturity level didn’t appreciate it, but thanks for sharing your insight

@@crush42mash6 Of course!Thanks for watching my edit!

I don't know man I mean I get what you're saying about the depth of The Thin Red Line but I wouldn't exactly bundle Hacksaw Ridge up with it in the same category because in my opinion it really doesn't deserve to be. Thin Red Line is one of the most though provoking war movies out there and Hacksaw Ridge feels like a relatively hollow movie

Oscar Johnson The cinematic aspects of Hacksaw Ridge have far more depth than the narrative - which, I agree, is almost cartoonish at times. A good film though. The Thin Red Line is on a whole other level though. I remember seeing it in my youth with my father. One of a handful of films that made an immense impression upon me.

The Pacific is worth your time. As to that part of WW2, there was little glory. No jubilant liberated folks, drenching one with flowers,wine, and kisses. Ships going down, taking hundreds with them. Fighting from one hole in the ground to another. All they had to look forward to, was invading a country full of people who'd rather die than face defeat. The Pacific theater was war stripped down to it's ugliest face. No wonder Hollywood treats it like the crazy uncle at Thanksgiving.

Thanks so much! 🙏🏻

Nope. Just The Thin Red Line. Saving Private Ryan is a disgusting propaganda movies.

@@DanielMazahreh In what way is Saving Private Ryan a propaganda movie? But, oh, thanks for letting me know how I should feel.

@@DanielMazahreh After looking at your wordpress, nevermind. Don't even answer. You need some hobbies and a little pussy in your life.

Well that’s like, your opinion man

I don’t think anyone said that.

Michael Jay Iannacone sorry i mean beneath other war mobie videos. And there is one comment here below of someone saying it.

A F Yeah, Hacksaw Ridge is way down the list in my opinion as well.

Hacksaw Ridge was a clown show compared to the gravity of this movie. It’s awful how this beautiful peace of art flew completely under the radar and was basically forgotten.

@@crispinjulius5032 Absolutely.

God answered the Captain's prayers and got him out alive. Witt's mom was graciously spared the agony of seeing her son off to war.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Thank you 🙏🏻

Same

Exactly!

So you would have been ok loosing to the Germans and Japanese? Saying ok, we’ll have it your way? Are you serious? In your book, is anything worth fighting for? Or are you just reciting a pleasant slogan? Five question marks. Really only one.

@@markalbert9390 The point is whenever a country engages in war no matter who wins, humanity loses.

@@LunareProductions I live in the real world. I count WW II as a win for humanity over inhumanity. Now if you personally are a true pacifist, I respect that. But only if you do what a friend of mine did in WW II. As alternative service, He jumped out of airplanes to fight fires. He was deeply religious. I’m curious...From where does your pacifism flow?

Don’t the images of nature show the similarities of the two, not insanity? If we’re all, spiders and mankind, just creatures of Darwin, it’s rational that we would act the same. Why would we be special? And if we’re creatures of God, not Darwin, well, Genesis explains that and why we have war.

Thanks!

I bet!

That’s a fact

The name is Staros.It's a Greek surname.

Did he steal those pork loins after the war or before ?

“I like Nolte”

The advance was made by Capt. Staros and the hill was taken, just not at the moment the order came through. Nolte’s Col Tall was made out to be “the villain” because of his lack of empathy and his thirst for personal gain and stature.