Released in 1999 and driven by the success of Saving Private Ryan, not only at the Oscars but also at the box office, The Thin Red Line is however a great war film by a filmmaker who returns to the cinema after a 20-year absence.
In 1999, Saving Private Ryan invaded the Oscars, winning 5 statuettes, including Best Director for Steven Spielberg. In addition to Red Line, which marks Terrence Malick’s great return to cinema after a 20-year absence, he remains doomed to obscurity, with 7 Oscar nominations, and no awards that night.
Not even the prize for best cinematography, underlining the exceptional work of cinematographer John Toll, who sometimes spent hours waiting for the right light.
The lack of profit that night is all the more damaging because The Thin Red Line is, shall we say, a rather rare example of a war film with some philosophical depth, largely produced by a master. A concrete risk, which unfortunately has not paid off, given that the film has not grossed even 100 million dollars worldwide, while Spielberg’s film has grossed more than 480 million dollars. Even with its amazing cast.
In this sublime poem and reflection on culture and nature that gives and takes, on (over)life and death within a hostile nature, on thought and language, on humanity and inhumanity, Malick, the pantheist, plants a fabulous gallery of characters, who are eventually swallowed up by the vengeful forces of Mother Nature.
“The world and life are one”said the great philosopher of language…
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