![]() After studying war for an untold number of years, Tall sees Guadalcanal as his chance to prove himself and move up in the ranks - the men are only a tool to accomplish this goal and expendable. Thoroughly unlikable, he is the closest thing to a villain in the movie. Acting is uniformly excellent, especially Nick Nolte as Colonel Tall, who is the unfeeling commander of the ground offensive on Guadalcanal. Renowned composer Hans Zimmer - who won an Oscar nomination for his work-captures the grim mood perfectly and allows us to hear the men's thoughts.The characters are portrayed by a strong ensemble cast. The only priorities are survival, and - for the more humane - caring for their comrades. They don't fight for their country or "democracy" - they fight because they have to. ![]() ![]() The fighting men here are disillusioned, lost, and frightened. In fact, there probably has never been a more anti-war film. The movie cuts continuously between the external struggle of American GIs fighting to take a crucial hill from Japanese occupation on Guadalcanal - and more importantly, the internal chaos of war as every man tries to come to his own terms about matters such as morals, death, God, and love.Unlike in Saving Private Ryan, there is nothing patriotic about this movie. It is about the contradiction between the beauty of nature and the destructive nature of men. The Thin Red Line's focus is more philosophical.
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