this seems spot on about malick . . . but it makes me wonder: can a narrative itself [in and of itself] ever be "beautiful"? . . . or does the concept "beauty" [as we normally use it] apply only to images and sounds but not to meanings? . . . i say meanings rather than words because there are some lines of poetry [and sam johnson's prose] that strike me as beautiful - and my gues is that many of us have similar responses . . . but can a NARRATIVE be beautiful??
just wondering
m
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Terence Malick has often been faulted for being too beautiful for his narrative subject matter...whether it be the sublime beauty of the bleak contryside in Badlands or the lush tropical jungle of Thin Red Line.
I do find some passages of his films mesmerizing...but at those times the narrative grinds to a halt (or at least loses my attention)...except in Thin Red Line, where the scenery becomes the perfect objective correlative of Witt's profound reflections, which are of the essence of the narrative.
Professor Daniel Shaw
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Lock Haven University (570) 484-2052
Managing Editor, Film and Philosophy
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