Subject: a thin red line
From: Jive Monkey (monkey_jive@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 19 2000 - 01:10:04 GMT
i watched the thin red line again last night and must now agree with marco
that it is an exceptional film. the story is not about the characters and
their lives, but about nature, nature's tendency to contend with itself,
it's inherent cruelty, and the senselessness of that cruelty. the men and
women in the film are not individuals (as sgt welsh says, "in this world, a
man, himself, is nothing") but rather a piece of the whole, part of nature.
in the beginning of the film whit wonders "is there an avenging power in
nature? not one power, but two?" and obviously the answer would be yes, as
nature has the power to not only create but to destroy also. the thin red
line is the line between these two powers, interesting in that the opposing
armies exist on the same side of that line. in fact man is almost always on
the wrong side of that line, devouring up everything in sight. thank you,
marco, for turning me around. and thanks to mr mallick for a fine film.
andy
ac
ps you were right about the cameos, too. it wasn't at all like i thought
the first time. even in the credits they were equal, listed alphabetically.
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