Great stuff, right? Truth be told, there is little about The Thin Red Line that isn't great. Woefully underrated and under-appreciated upon its release, it was unfortunately compared to fellow World War II film Saving Private Ryan, with which it shares a release year.
The fact is that both films are absolutely stunning visions of World War II. Where Saving Private Ryan takes a more relatable approach of showing the war through the eyes of those most affected by it, the soldiers who fought and died on the front lines; The Thin Red Line chooses to use the perspectives of soldiers as a lens for a meditation on the nature of war and violence itself.
In my personal opinion, The Thin Red Line is the better of the two films, as it dares to look beneath the surface of the story it appears to be telling and search for some deeper meaning in scenes of humanity at its darkest. That said, let it take nothing away from Saving Private Ryan, which is an incredible film, deserving of nothing but the highest praise. I simply prefer The Thin Red Line, but could easily hear arguments for both. I actually think the two films work best as companion pieces, each perfectly capturing and analyzing very different aspects of war.
I now turn the discussion over to TheRocknRollfreak for some expert analysis of The Thin Red Line:
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And now for a response:
Eloquence, thy name is temperex.
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