Instead of offering a direct recreation of events permeated by a specific cinematic school of thought, The Thin Red Line provides an experience of textured cinematography, unique editing rhythms, distinctive narration, an intentionally confusing, shifting focus on its ensemble cast and depiction of events, and a thoughtfulness that separates the film from any contemporary trends or movements. Effectively, Terrence Malick has developed his own brand of expressionism. And The Thin Red Line stands as not only his most notable work to date, but as the finest film of the decade in which it was released.
Words of praise from the International Cinephile Society naming Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line as the best film of the 1990s.
By the by, this film should see a Criterion release at some point according to a picture provided by a fellow who works there.
