VIEWING CUE: The Thin Red Line

VIEWING CUE: The Thin Red Line


Focused on the World War II battle in Guadalcanal, The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998) moves between the horrors of war and, most importantly, the poetic and philosophical meditations of various soldiers about nature, love, and family.



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