Thin Red Line/Bradley Davis


Thin Red Line/1998

Terrence Malick/Ottawa, Illinois USA/November 30 1943

Budget- $52,000,000

Gross- $81,600,000 (Worldwide)

Synopsis- Company C struggle with the fight for an airstrip in the south pacific.

Narrative and Visual Keywords-WWII, death, jungle,war for America,friends, the higher rank.



Characterization/ Dialogue--A group of young soldiers is brought in as a relief for the battle-weary Marine units. The exhausting fight for a key-positioned airfield that allows control over a 1000-mile radius puts the men of the Army Rifle company C-for-Charlie through hell. The horrors of war forms the soldiers into a tight-knit group, their emotions develop into bonds of love and even family.


Camera/lighting/editing technique-CU showing how the war at the moment was effecting the individual as well as the group.Malick not only used the close up on the actors but on terrain to give the feel of how big it was.


 Political/ Social Commentary-This film shows us the horrors of war from both sides of the fight


Historical Relevance/ Recognition-To show how terrible the war, and battle for Guadalcanal was.


Notable Collaboration-  Here is a list some of the acto in the movie; Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, John Travolta.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Red_Line_(novel)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Red_Line_(1998_film)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/

1. Are they any evident elements of an evolving group. Yes from every battle. They all came together in battle,No matter what they where they all became one. The scene it the tent,when they where moved off the line, is the biggest point of this. They are different places in the us, but because of the war they are family from that point on.

2. Are there any scenes where self-sacrifice is apparent? This is a movie where self sacrifice was in almost every battle scene.

  

 

         *Which characters function as stock characters and stereotypes and how can the presence of each be justified in the film? The LT.COL. He had to push to the point of almost being inhuman,Its was to show how he wanted to not only live up to his war,but also show the people he reported to that they had made a mistake in passing him up. Capt.Staros refused a direct order to save his men.This is showing that you still can have compassion for a human being even in the time of war. 1ST sgt. Welsh was a bad on the boat ride over. Slowly battle atfter battle he started to soften up,going to the point of wondering why they where in the war. This showing how war can change a person.

         *Which minor characters function to bring out the personality traits of the major characters? What do they help reveal?Capt.John Gaff, he brings the lt. col. back to earth by just standing and looking at him.The LT.COL. makes a point to tell him what his son does,just because the capt want some water for his men.