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Originally Posted by Alfred
Saving Private Ryan 1
Thin Red Line 1
Saving Private Ryan is a pretty damn hard-hitting movie about how devastating the second world war was, but I prefer Malick's more picturesque, philosophical, and human take. I think it goes a bit deeper beyond just death, loss, and sacrifice.
Also, this will possibly go down as one of the most unpopular film opinions ever, but Thin Red Line's first battle sequence>Saving Private Ryan's opening battle sequence. Yes, The Thin Red Line's battle is much shorter, less dramatic, and less gory, but it's one of the most exhilerating, jaw-dropping, and mesmerizing scenes I've ever seen in a film. Quality over quantity.
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I think I agree with you that Malicks take on war was a bit more cerebral. I could never agree with you on the first battle sequence though. I wanted to cry like a baby for our forefathers after the depiction of that absolute hell that was Normandy. Nothing has touched me quite like that when I think of war, except for maybe Glory because the Civil War was just so atrocious.
And its 2-1 Saving Private Ryan.