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Think that's bad? See Malick's "The Thin Red Line." War made boring, though

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In Reply to: 'The Big Red One' - A Big Red Disappointment. posted by powermatic on March 28, 2007 at 15:31:23:

not as much as watching wheat fields and Richard Gere for 100 minutes. When finally Richard was shot, I cheered "Too little, too late!"

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Never been a soldier then, Tinear? - Timbo in Oz 23:55:21 03/29/07 (1)
I can assure you that war IS boring, for all its victims, usually far more boring than training for it can be. Even in anti-insurgency wars.
Mostly you wait and wait and wait, and then suddenly, ... nothing happens! Even moving through country on operations is MOSTLY boring unless your sub-unit's on point, or your a pure grunt out on the edge.
You can get a staff job, and plan abit and mostly drink, and drink, and pocket piss, and drink and pocket piss, etc!
Very very occasionally it gets very noisy and scary, and crazy, for a few minutes, maybe an hour or so max, and then you wait, and wait, and wait!

there's even a song about it.
"why are we waiting,
waiting, waiting, waiting,
Oh why-y are we waiting
waiting, #$@&*@G, waiting'
etc.
The other thing about war is - it is the quickest way yet found of mass destruction of wealth and human capacity!
War isn't fun or exciting, it's just a tragedy.

Warmest
Timbo in Oz
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
- War may be boring but a film shouldn't be. nt - tinear 05:42:16 03/30/07 (0)
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but war is boring... - dave c 14:53:18 03/29/07 (0)
Haven't you heard of The Boer War?
What is more boring than crouching in mud and being blown to bits?
It's not something I would recommend to anyone for a day out.
"Thin Red Line" may not be everyone's cup of tea (slow pace, - powermatic 11:22:08 03/29/07 (2)
high woo-woo factor, etc.) but I think most movie buffs can appreciate at least some of the scenes. Plus, aspects of war that are rarely-if-ever brought to the fore in a conventional war flick are given some attention (John Travolta's toadying suck-up, Nick Nolte's desperation to rise up the ranks on the backs of his men) At any rate, as a whole it was made with a professionalism that is head and shoulders above "Big Red". Personally, I'd watch "Thin Red" ten times before I watched another five minutes of "Big Red", if only because "Big Red" is so amateurish.
I'll agree that Malick is not for everyone, but then that's one thing I appreciate about him: like it or not, he's got his own vision, and he sticks to it.
- Perhaps not about 'war' , but uses war in general, - powermatic 17:20:14 03/29/07 (0)
  and Guadalcanal specifically, as a context for his views on man vs. nature.
  This is nothing new. War and battle have often been used to mine the 'true nature of man's soul'. Was Kubrick's 'Paths of Glory' a "war" movie? Not really. But it used one incident in WW1, and the characterizations of the men involved, to show the dimensions of man. Romantic. Realist. Coward. Politico. Criminal Murderer. And more. All revolving around Kirk Douglas's character's desperation to do the right thing in a world where morality is the only human condition that's not allowed.
- The Thin Red Line isn't about war - dave c 14:55:52 03/29/07 (0)
  In my opinion, it's about the effect that being in a war has on people.
  The war itself is a background thing.
  If you like shoot 'em ups go see... oh I don't know... a Rambo flick...
Re: Think that's bad? See Malick's "The Thin Red Line." War made boring, though - rico 09:33:07 03/29/07 (0)
While I agree with you on "The Thin Red Line" I still feel that "Days of Heaven" is one of the most beautiful films ever shot
(and I live on the ocean).

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