RE: Private Ryan, The Thin Line and back to Ignatius J. Reilly
Steven Gabriel (sgabriel@willamette.edu)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:31:08 -0800 (PST)
As to the individual merits of SPR, I won't comment. I will say that when
compared to The Thin Red Line it's simply out of its league. Thin Red is
the most beautifully crafted film I've ever seen. Whereas SPR was a nice
flick, Thin Red Line is artful.
As to reading the book vs. watching the movie ... it all depends. Movies
are a very different medium. I enjoyed reading Mrs. Robinson, but I
preferred the film. There's something about the pool scene and the church
scene that just didn't get captured by the words but did by the camera.
S.
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