The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is a very different type of war film.  Unlike "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) or "We Were Soldiers" (2002), The Thin Red Line did not have any patriotism, much of a plot and didn't need one.  If a film is done right then a plot is not necessary.  I do not feel this film is anti-war because it is only showing war from a different perspective.  It wasn't all "Whoo aahh" and go American democracy.  This film moves along about as fast as molasses travels.  When the actions hits, it's good; like when C-Company overruns Hill 210.  Everything is on fire, bullets are a blazing  and there is a lot of intense hand-to-hand.  Every film made is subject to it's audience.  If I see a hilarious film just after attending a close friends funeral, I am going to take it a different way.  The same goes with anyone approaching a film case-by-case.  A film without a clear plot will have to be taken differently then say "Star Wars" (1977) which has a distinct plot after watching the first twenty minutes.  It is the responsibility of the filmmaker to make the film to the best of their vision.  What the audience takes from that is their own.