I finally managed to see 'The New World' yesterday. It's a breathtakingly beautiful movie, and - like Malick's 'The Thin Red Line' - its structure is like that of a stream of consciousness. It plays like a documentary filmed by a breeze that floats around the lives of the life within the movie...I don't know if that makes sense to anyone else, but it's the only way I can describe it. It's not the kind of movie that I will watch many times, but the one experience I've had of it was different from most other movies I've seen.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
You don't know what the word 'epic' means. And you're an idiot. And and.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
It was an incredible movie to look at, but I think it is a difficult movie to watch; its style is very different from other movies. I don't know if I'll watch it again, but it was a very interesting movie. It plays like a moving painting mixed with snippets from people's diaries.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Yeah, I don't think you'd like 'The New World; the style of the 'narrative' is very similar to 'The Thin Red Line'. Ol' Colin is actually really good in the movie. It seems he must have turned a new leaf because he was excellent in 'Miami Vice', too.
As for Malick's track record, 'Badlands' is also excellent. Sure, his films aren't for everybody, but those who appreciate his style are generally very passionate about his movies.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
I didn't actually think Snakes on a Plane was going to be epic
So please don't bash me, personally, simply because I did not like the film you seem to have enjoyed so much. If you want my reasons, check the previous page. They are logical and valid.
Wow, in that case you're really good at this sarcasm lark. Well done.
Oooo, that's great! I'll check them out...
Some of your points are valid in reference to your opinion, but you really misunderstood the type of movie you went to see. Malick's movies do not adhere to anything like a conventional structure, and all his movies are contemplative and cerebral, rather than explicitly open and easily accessable. As for the character development, the interaction between Pocahontas and Farrell's character was superbly acted and thoroughly believable. As was the later development of Bale and Pocahontas' relationship.
Disliking a film is your perogative, but the sheer originality, truth of emotion, and beauty of 'The New World' would place it no where near a categorization of 'one of the worst films of the past year'. A summation like that simply displays your ignorance of the craft, an inability to qualify films on merit, and a failure to recognise the inspiration within the movie.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
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