The thin green line

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Based on the novel of the same name this film from writer/director Terrence Malick stars Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel and a host of other actors. During WW2 a group of American soldiers try to take a Japanese held hill on Guadalcanal.

After nearly 30 since his last film Malick returned to make this war film which is more about the experience of war rather than a specific battle. What the film does really well is get inside the head of it's characters and reveal to the audience what they think of the nature of war. Throughout the film there is a slow pace that works really well alongside some excellent shots of the landscape.

5/5