Do you ever feel lonely? Only around people. My god this is just perfection.
@jesseburleson4328 жыл бұрын
+mgs108tlou That line always gets to me. In 8 words, Malick wrote one of the great dialogue exchanges in movie history. It stings but in a good way.
@amanbirsinghgrewal23186 жыл бұрын
u ever get lonely? only around people.
@offair9115 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about those lines, but a lot of the dialogue in this scene emerged organically out of Caviezel and Penn's real life, on-set dynamic during the making of the film. Before shooting this scene Malick asked Caviezel what he thought about Penn and he told him that line about him being like a rock. So Malick told Caviezel to tell Penn that on camera the next day. And the line where Penn tells Caviezel 'still believing in the beautiful light are ya'?' was something Penn asked Caviezel as like a sarcastic greeting on set one day. Caviezel talks about it in some Terrence Malick documentary although I forget the name of it.
@phencyclidine54565 жыл бұрын
The three dialogue scenes between Welsh and Witt are the best scenes in the film, except for maybe the attack on the bivouac with Journey to the Line Play.
@gov9145 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@shookn2 жыл бұрын
As I get older this has become one of the only war movies I still love
@arielgoldfarb4118 Жыл бұрын
Yeah because the rest (most of them) are just plain patriotic chauvinist bullshit.
@shookn Жыл бұрын
@@arielgoldfarb4118 exactly this one is much more real
@shitchops Жыл бұрын
same ! im 38 now, its been so long since I've watched this movie, it was a good contrast to saving private ryan when they both released around the same time i do believe.
@sethwarren8389 Жыл бұрын
I think it's more then just a war flick. But I agree with you... hell I even have a couple quotes form this movie tatted on me
@shookn Жыл бұрын
@@sethwarren8389 I’ve thought about getting some of the quotes tatted on me as well can you share one or two of the quote tattoos with me? And yes definitely more than just a war flick
@wordman36243 жыл бұрын
Who cares about the Oscars? It's a dog and pony show, and it doesn't mean anything. True quality endures beyond awards.
@austincurry98612 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@crimsonsamuraiftw9 жыл бұрын
This is still one of the most beautiful scenes and movies that I've seen.
@scrappydappy4627 жыл бұрын
crimsonsamuraiftw agree and then some
@SenorKraut3 жыл бұрын
For me this scene is perfection. The camera, the scenery, the acting, the camera, the soundtrack, the dialogue, the camera. What a marvelous marvelous scene.
@zhyzhakillo3 жыл бұрын
@@SenorKraut yes mate, this scene simply destroyed me, its perfect, after the came along of this relationship... the music, the camera... one of my favourites scenes too.
@moonziecomp28563 жыл бұрын
I completely agree.
@michael330082 жыл бұрын
I love this scene .im like the sergeant but want to be like the private. Very symbolic of life.
@62Tob5 жыл бұрын
Terrence Malick, thank you for this wonderful movie. Incredible masterpiece.
@OgLoC210 жыл бұрын
As I got older I began to appreciate this movie more and more. Its the scenes with these two that are deep. There is such dichotomy between their characters
@Pumpenmann5 жыл бұрын
this movie got so damn much intensive scenes... just incredible
@markkickmark4 жыл бұрын
There are great scenes in this movie, many. However, there are some scenes that should have been trimmed or cleaned up, primarily the romantic flashbacks, which are way over the top. I heard the final cut was like seven hours, which was insane. When you edit a film down from that, you are going to have some problems.
@garcalej3 жыл бұрын
There is, isn’t there? And yet in both are reflections of the other. Welsh may come off as a complete cynic, yet he is also selfless and brave, believing in his fellow man enough to risk his life for them again and again. Witt may come off as a starry-eyed believer, yet he suffers from the same doubts as Welsh. Each man carries the other’s burdens and their hopes within himself. Each is the same man, only hidden behind a different face.
@adamlarson51712 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know how youtube algorithms comments.
@beebers992 жыл бұрын
This is one of those movies where the more times you watch it the more beauty you see in it... Not only the acting, but the plot and cinematography.
@codyguy917 жыл бұрын
Pvt. Witt is such a beautiful character.
@Hylton235 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful character ever in cinema I think.
@squamish42444 жыл бұрын
He's Jesus, so yeah. (I mean that not just because the actor played Jesus.)
@isabeligbar4 жыл бұрын
He is (both inside and out)
@krzysztofer854 жыл бұрын
They both are. Welsh and Witt together. Like both sides of the same coin. That's the strength of this movie.
@ChiquitoKan4 жыл бұрын
Mel Gibson said in an interview that he loved TRL and Caviziel's work convinced him to cast him as Jesus for The Passion of Christ
@MysteriousMarsupial3 жыл бұрын
The Thin Red Line is misunderstood by so many. It was a Masterpiece and one of the greatest war movies ever made. It was also one of the finest movies made of any genre
@Kravis632 жыл бұрын
I don’t consider it a war film. War is just the device to tell big concept of the dichotomy of man that the film explores
@busybee68892 жыл бұрын
correction..."is" a masterpiece
@TRockett55IRISH2 жыл бұрын
Well said .
@sftheletters Жыл бұрын
The Thin Red Line is a masterpiece and this scene really highlights its greatness. The camerawork, the stoic dialogue that says so much about both characters, the music, the spiritual connection Witt and Welsh share. The vulnerability of both actors. Polar opposite people with different worldviews but have a strong understanding of one another. This movie felt like an out of body experience. One of the most underrated films of all time and so much deeper than Saving Private Ryan.
@dogkungfu85103 жыл бұрын
Penn's face at the end... Sometimes the highest compliment hurts the most.
@jesseburleson4328 жыл бұрын
This film didn't even win an Oscar. That's some tragedy right there.
@DarkSignal598 жыл бұрын
+Jesse Burleson it's what happens when americans like only war movies that glorify war and themselves as fighters for freedom, in other words your typical propaganda filled movie ( like saving private ryan, even though it was a good movie ). this movie is anti-war, even spiritual if i may say. it's enough for them to shut it out.
@jesseburleson4328 жыл бұрын
+iAmDaos You think they could just honor it as a damn movie. It's a masterpiece. Saving Private Ryan is just so inferior to TTRL.
@richcastle67968 жыл бұрын
Yer the oscars love a good load of sentimental bullshit like private Ryan instead!
@itsturtletime888 жыл бұрын
When I tell people my favorite war movie is Saving Private Ryan, it is because The Thin Red Line surpasses the genre completely. Great film.
@stevebean12348 жыл бұрын
+Brett S movie reminds me so much about the trials in my life. The quote abt all men being like coals thrown from the fire... Well, maybe all the quotes... are just really spot on
@connormcleod46876 жыл бұрын
This will forever be one of my favourite scenes in cinema. It's truly captivating. The conflicting personalities of Sgt. Welsh and Witt feels like an internal struggle of emotions that I (and others?) deal with constantly.
@Guardian20812 жыл бұрын
The camera work in this film is amazing.
@ge26233 жыл бұрын
Looks like a steadi-cam that Kubrick uses.
@Fkdhrnrjtj7 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite moments in cinema. I consider this poetry.
@neilpemberton55233 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite scene in the movie. Witt and Welsh know and respect each other by now. You can feel the affection in Welsh's voice as he calls Witt a troublemaker. And Witt tries to get Welsh to not close down emotionally around him. But Welsh knows Witt is the sort of soldier who would die willingly for his friends, so he can't let himself get too close. This is the high point of their relationship, unforgettably directed by Mallick amid the ruined beauty of a derelict house.
@mrmoralman1 Жыл бұрын
This is like 2 people trying to f*ck each other. I'm just joking yo - great movie
@dashvandelay448011 ай бұрын
Based Kirkskardian.
@donaldtramp4705 жыл бұрын
Witt struck Welsh in the soul with that statement " I still see a spark in you."
@markkickmark4 жыл бұрын
Welsh's admiration fro Witt is so obvious and I think Witt has figured that out. He lets on to Welsh that he always thought he liked him. Witt is kind of a messiah figure and Welsh is one of the flock that has strayed, but Witt wants him back.
@amarin86007 жыл бұрын
If I never meet you in this life, let me feel the lack. A glance from your eyes and my life will be yours
@soysaucehairdye786910 жыл бұрын
Such a well executed scene with beautiful music in the background.
@chrisweidner47686 жыл бұрын
"I still see a spark in you."..... "You're a magician to me." This scene is a masterpiece. Wonderful film. Please: cherish and learn from one another. End hate.
@pendragonshall Жыл бұрын
Good scene. But the only ones that need to end hate. Are those that hate, for hates sake or wrong reasons. And in today’s society and in the world it seems like too many people have it backwards. And they think those that are hating are hating for the wrong reasons and those that hate for hates sake think they’re hating for the right reasons
@napalminthemorning83094 жыл бұрын
Just realized that, at the end, when Welsh asks “Where’s your spark now?” he could be referring to both him and Witt. In prior viewings, I’d always assumed it was just him making a comment to Witt. But in retrospect, well, it would make an awful lot of sense he’d also be saying to himself, as we often say things to ourselves, especially in moments of grief or great despair, that he really had lost his spark. If anything, he might even have been admitting that Witt was his spark. Losing Witt was losing his last shred of humanity. Where almost nothing had mattered before, absolutely nothing mattered now.
@davidmulhall27102 жыл бұрын
Well said ! I never considered that he was asking himself “ where’s your spark now ? “
@ccc320419 жыл бұрын
Best War movie EVER.
@UsoundsGermany9 жыл бұрын
+li Cecile Lets say its int he TOP5 right.....I think Winter War, Paths To Glory, Das Boot and Apocalypse Now are some of the best together with this one...I also really much liked the 2 Bridge movies Arnhein & Remagen
@yasuni93916 жыл бұрын
yeah man, I think you mean the cities Arnhem & Nijmegen? A bridge to far. Where operation Market Garden is portrayed. I live nearby the rivers. The Rijn, Maas & Waal
@Tervamursu12 жыл бұрын
In the middle of all his cynicism and anger, I can too see a spark in Sgt Welsh. Especially in the scene he ran to mercy kill one of his men, that was just beautiful. He didn't do it because of he had to, not because he would have wanted honour or medals. He did it because it was the right thing to do. He is just some kind of knight in a sour armor. Life is unfair and sucks hard and he knows it, but that doesn't stop him from trying. He is almost as impressive character as Witt.
@color_me_7 жыл бұрын
+Tervamursu
@youwebz3 жыл бұрын
“Knight in sour armour” What a lovely phrase.
@franek_izerski3 жыл бұрын
He's more impressive than Witt, because he's one of us.
@ismail-ishmael8123 жыл бұрын
Yeah the tears at witts grave
@Hyperpandas3 жыл бұрын
They're opposites on the question of nature and people's role within it, but they're both meant to be seen as good and admirable people. Witt sees nature as inherently peaceful and people are the corrupting influence when they stray from nature and focus more on the self. Welsh sees nature as cruel and unfeeling, and that it's only through people's actions that you can carve out some sort of peace (or horror, depending on your goals). In other words, Witt thinks that letting go is the path to peace and Welsh believes rolling up your sleeves to effect the change you want to see is. Both are phenomenal, well acted characters that have aspects that probably resonate with everyone, but neither is (or can be) entirely correct.
@markbirchall82253 жыл бұрын
Saw this film as know-it-all punk 18 yr old in the cinema, 20-odd years ago off the back of a diet of John Woo, Seagal & Dan Damme films thinking it was boring & artsy. Remember my step father was very quite for hours after it & saying to me "that was a thinking man's film and you'll appreciate it eventually". How right he was. This film speaks to something in the soul of men.
@charlesvalerio77183 жыл бұрын
I saw it at 18 in the theaters. Didn't quite know what to make of it. Saw plenty of combat in Iraq and only then after I came home did I understand this beautiful film.
@kevingutierrez9273 Жыл бұрын
Experience drowns out the stupidity of our youth.
@mrdarkside4071Ай бұрын
Saw it back in 1998 with 13 yo with my grandaddy. He lived the nazi occupation in The Netherlands..but he could speak about war openly.. he took it as part of his life..and I remember him being very silent after the film for a couple of days.. Now I am almost 40 yo,and I can understand that some wars.. some wounds..follow us no matter how far we go.. Miss you "Opa"..
@beebers992 жыл бұрын
How this didn't win Best Picture I have no idea. How Sean Penn didn't win Best Supporting Actor I have no idea? This was Terrence Maleck's best work of art IMO!
@alanbaird77402 жыл бұрын
Easy, because it was judged by people who avoid the light and so, are not able to comprehend the art. Art judges with mediocral abilities! As in life itself!
@Akasacarafilm Жыл бұрын
If this movie lost to Saving Private Ryan, I am kinda okay, pissed but okay, or Life is Beautiful. But Shakespeare in Love !?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!? "I just rewatched the masterpiece called Shakespeare in Love", said NO ONE EVER in our known universe.
@glennjoshua99505 жыл бұрын
Welsh doesn't hate people. He hates losing people, and now he's built a wall around himself to escape the pain of those losses. That pain, basically, is the spark Pvt. Witt sees in him.
@michaeljmobley5 ай бұрын
It's hard to live a full life and not get cynical seeing all the BS that goes on in society and the world in general. Witt was a great counterpart to him to help him see that there is good in this world.
@filmmaker9919 жыл бұрын
I can only hope I could one day write something as beautiful as this scene.
@mashek3318 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite scenes and some of the most thought provoking and beautiful lines: Welsh: "You still believing in the beautiful light are you? ... How do you do that? You're a magician to me." Witt: "I still see a spark in you." I believe this was the central theme of the film but also of Terrence Malick's films in general, think Tree of Life in which the way of nature and the way of grace provides the underlying plot. I feel the Thin Red Line is about multiple sides: those who are able to hold onto something good and then those who gave themselves over to the war or to despair. You can pretty much see this in the majority of the characters. There's another scene in which Witt is sleeping in the grass and Pvt Train's voice over says something about those who see a bird dying and sees only unanswered pain. Then there are those who see that bird but see the glory. The camera then settles on Witt and it is clear where he stands.
@squamish42444 жыл бұрын
Terrance Malick is a filmmaker that portrays onscreen that rarest of themes - the divine. It's rarely communicated in film (and I don't mean Hallmark Christian movies or whatever). It is the biggest theme of all, but how do you capture the formless in form? You have to direct people's attention to the formless by using form. It takes a master filmmaker to communicate. He's trying to portray the pure essence of existence which contains all things and surpasses all things.
@tgc9310 жыл бұрын
Recently took a psychology class in college and this film, which I thought of as decent but kind of boring a few years ago, is now one of my favorite movies of all time. Watching it for the second and 3rd time it's just so beautiful and moving as well as thought provoking.
@jamiechiz10 жыл бұрын
I've seen this film literally hundreds of times , it's a good movie made GREAT by the sound track
@jnovakovsr5 жыл бұрын
Tyler Cole boring?!?!?!? :) :) This movie is 99% psychology and only 1% war and is specially design for humans with less or more empathy.I would say people who feel bored while watching this movie are just ordinary soulless human beings which unfortunately are majority today.
@nebularis85585 жыл бұрын
@@jnovakovsr Well to understand this masterpiece is necessary to think. Most people are lazy or just to stupid to think, so they want simple action movies where you dont need a brain to enjoy it. The Fact that this Movie not become a Oscar, but the Movie La La Land, said it all.
@alanbaird77402 жыл бұрын
@@jnovakovsr be grateful the door opened for him, concern yourself with your own fragmentation, eh ?
@XxbrunoxX3808 жыл бұрын
Welsh: Hey Witt, who you making trouble for today? Witt: What do you mean? Welsh: Well, isn't that what you like to do? Turn left when they say go right. Why are you such a trouble maker Witt? Witt: You care about me? Don't ya Sergeant? I always felt like you did. One day I come up and talk to ya. Then the next day it's like we never even met. Lonely house now, you ever get lonely? Welsh: Only around people. Witt: Only around people. Welsh: You still believin in the beautiful light are ya? How do you do that? You're a magician to me. Witt: I still see a spark in you.
@abdullahabdurrahman32192 жыл бұрын
Where’s your spark now
@JIKUereno12 жыл бұрын
I just love Witt's character in this film. He seems so sweet and sensitive.
@kellyoxo281810 жыл бұрын
Witt understands all of them that's why he cares.
@itachiuchiwa397210 жыл бұрын
......" i still see a spark in you "..... ......" where is your spark now ?"..... epic
@vernshein54303 жыл бұрын
I don't think that the spark dies when the shell that is the body dies. The spark moves on.
@Dan-nm1hu6 жыл бұрын
my favorite scene. the music, the setting, the dialogue.
@mattsuperfreak8 жыл бұрын
"You every get lonely?" "Only around people"
@bbas56127 жыл бұрын
matthew woodall this a really long and drawn out movie. but ot pull it off good. this artistically is incrediblely made. such an acting gem.
@ojasdesai99424 жыл бұрын
This quote hits home
@andyhornhornhorn3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@spraakkanon5 жыл бұрын
I saw this film when I was 17 and still living in my homeplace (Europe). A year later I spent 12 months in the Philippines and there it doomed how well this film captures the atmosphere of the tropics, the heath, the abundance of life and death and perhaps especially as the region was in the 1940's and before than.
@Jehu30311 жыл бұрын
"You still believing in the beautiful light are ya?" - just as Witt passes that bird cage with the door open. I love that.
@davidmulhall27103 жыл бұрын
Do you remember the birdcage in his mother’s bedroom ? With birds in it ? I just noticed that, 20 something years later.
@MrTonyPerkiss2 жыл бұрын
Do you think Sean Penns character let that bird go free- hence the spark.
@woodstocklad4 ай бұрын
@@MrTonyPerkiss I think it has to do with a dove being a symbol of the Holy Spirit
@hotcakesism2 ай бұрын
@@woodstockladi think it's also a metaphor for his mom and his own acceptance of death. There are two birds in the scene where we see his mother on her death bed. Then here, the cage is empty, he touches it, and then he moves on. I think it conveys the sense that he has accepted his own death.
@1979ApocalypseNow12 жыл бұрын
You ever get lonely? Only around people.....The greatest line in the film.
@marcusnorgren19588 жыл бұрын
God damn this film is beautiful!
@danielosetromera20903 жыл бұрын
This film is unbelievable.
@Scorpzor110 жыл бұрын
Jim Caviezel basically portraits a philanthroph, he loves humans. Sean Penn portraits a Misanthroph, he hates people. They both cant understand eachother but somehow are very drawn to eachother. love this movie
@olliephelan10 жыл бұрын
Penns character doesnt hate people . Witt does understand him . This film is actually about "enlightenment" , in the zen buddhist meaning of the word . (or christian meaning) . Specifically Witts "enlightenment"
@BigMikeMcBastard10 жыл бұрын
Welsh doesn't hate people. He closes himself off to survive. Witt refuses to do so, and his compassion results in his death. They're the same people -- one who sacrifices himself for others; one who sacrifices others for himself.
@olliephelan10 жыл бұрын
BigMikeMcBastard Welsh doesnt sacrifice others though . Hes a complex character " I dont have that yet ,like you guys . That numbness . Maybe I was just frozen up already "
@olliephelan10 жыл бұрын
***** I think he is drunk . In the book , they all trade souvenirs for whiskey withe the Airforce . Remember though , he tries to save Witt (the one person who he sees as having his own mind ) , first by making him a stretcher bearer in the rear , and then trying to convince him to save himself rather than everyone else " I feel sorry for ye kid . This armys gonna kill you " He says that for the same reason Col Tall sends Styros home ("your just too soft hearted " ) . But Welsh couldnt send Witt home . Welsh risks his life to "comfort" the screaming kid in no mans land . He doesnt want to get to know anyone because he,ll just see them get killed . I dont really think hes a misantrope , but more a cynic ( maybe ?) "Still believin in the beautiful light are ye ?" I think Welsh has a lot in common with Witt , its just Welsh has difficult job to do . Hes a hardcase , but not as hard as he appears (i think) . Search " WIT , Emma Thompson", for another flawless film . (on KZbin) . Not about war , but about the 'philosophy of death' all the same . F*cking master-piece !!
@canaanclb10 жыл бұрын
sean penn's and jim caviezal's views on life in the movie reflect their actual views in real life.
@matthewjurak74454 жыл бұрын
Just amazing! The damn pause on the empty bird cage. To me that's Witt being free in his heart, uncaged. My God this is pure art. The roof full of holes is Sarge fighting his inner struggles, wanting to see things differently, but torn in reality. A masterpiece and some of the best moments of the film; the conversations between Witt and Sarge.
@SelenaSea2 жыл бұрын
_"Why do you stay in prison when the door is wide open?"_ Witt's mind is free in his caged body and Welsh regards him as "a magician" for that. But Witt recognises and acknowledges that "spark" in Welsh too. That they're both in an open hut like the bird cage, in the midst of so much natural beauty, while conscripted to fight a brutal war, makes this scene so striking. It's such a beautiful film.
@ednorton1082 Жыл бұрын
@@n.vanh.7666 I never knew that was Witt's sister. I thought she was an "angel" to take Witt's mother's soul to the afterlife and to comfort Witt. Is that actress in that scene listed in the film credits?
@coljam2110 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite movie. I think it has the best script ever written. Every line is so thought provoking. So poetic. This is my favorite scene and Terrance Malick is my favorite director.
@the_rugged8 жыл бұрын
"Do you ever get lonely?" "Only around people"... My life in two sentences.
@Bierdurstmann30003 жыл бұрын
Why do you feel lonely around people?
@lifeinjersey98463 жыл бұрын
@@Bierdurstmann3000 I think it has to do with someone not conforming to society. Being yourself and being on the outside of mainstream society. Today its all about the newest phone, how many followers you have and all social media. But if you don't have any of that or interests or don't think a certain way like society wants. You feel alone.
@lifeinjersey98463 жыл бұрын
@@Bierdurstmann3000 think of it this way, society keeps pushing the extrovert mindset on you. Socialize, go out, havr social media and tons of followers. Constantly shoving that narrative in peoples faces oh talk more socialize more. But what if you're an introvert and you enjoy a quiet night at home alone? The more you're around that extrovert society and the constwnt rush you feel alone and uncomfortable. There is nothing wrong with be an introvert but society wants to tell you otherwise
@calicoskies3 жыл бұрын
I know it's hard, but if I had to pick one favourite scene in movie history... this would be a contender
@CraftyMagpie8810 жыл бұрын
Private Witt: Lonely house now, you ever get lonely? First Sgt. Edward Welsh: Only around people.
@lucabrasi331710 жыл бұрын
Yeah, only around people.
@JaMes-rz3rv3 жыл бұрын
Witt was too beautiful for this earth
@libertyfreedom57263 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite military movies. Nick Nolte is the best! This film has so much grandeur. Extremely poetic.
@armandosalcedo6517 жыл бұрын
pure beautifully perfected well acted and directed scene with amazing camera work. not possible to get more perfect than this man
@ankitpersie111 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!!...this movie had a lot of impact on me...what a moving masterpiece...
@Retsler542 жыл бұрын
Watched this in the cinema. Beautiful settings. Remember especially an artillery barrage and a native in high grass.
@2210ethan8 жыл бұрын
One of my very favourite scenes in any film.
@dweller6065 Жыл бұрын
Can you believe that this masterpiece was overlooked for Best Picture by - of all things - Shakespeare in Love? There really should be a retrospective Oscars award for Best Picture - awarded say, a decade after films are made, to overcome the bribery and the passing fashions that seem to unduly sway the Oscar award.
@gladiator_games6 жыл бұрын
“you ever get lonely?” “Only around people .” Me too I get that feeling sometimes
@34Arty Жыл бұрын
"How do you do that?" There is the tone : I'm intriguied and I think you're delusionnal There this is the real idea : I'm desperate to feel humane again, but I know I can't because of this horrible war, I want to know how you, you Witt, retain humanity in this giant madness because no matter how tough I want to be and appear, it's burning me from the inside This movie man
@TRockett55IRISH4 жыл бұрын
As a veteran what he says about being lonely only around people is quite accurate. Outstanding scene and a really underrated movie.
@LuckyJim50504 ай бұрын
Something this movie seems to get right is how much of the ultimate conflict is spent in the pre and in the post
@christianflack8064 жыл бұрын
This scene alone makes the film immortal.
@KevMcKean2 жыл бұрын
"I still see a spark in you." I bought and overplayed the phenomenal soundtrack by Hanz Zimmer when I first saw this masterpiece. I love that certain masterful moments are not on that soundtrack... This is my favourite moment of the film. I watch it to listen.
@drlee29 жыл бұрын
Interestingly, this is probably one of Sean Penn's most overlooked performances. Perhaps because the film is loaded with an all-star cast and there really isn't a central character, although I would argue that Witt could be classified as such. But Penn, with what little he was given to do in this film, made the absolute most of it. This scene illustrates the depth of Penn's talent, Welsh's stunned reactions to Witt's existential nature and the way he's sizing him up.
@Jessicaunarex9 жыл бұрын
+drlee2 Agree 100%. This scene and performances are magnificent.
@drlee29 жыл бұрын
+Jessica S Yeah, I much preferred Penn's work in the 80s and the 90s. I really thought Penn got robbed of Oscars in the 90s: Carlito's Way 1993 (should have been nominated Supporting Actor), Dead Man Walking 1995 (should have WON Best Actor), this film 1998 (kind of difficult to say Lead or Supporting since this is the definition of an ensemble cast, really Caviezel was the Lead if anyone was one, but I could see Penn getting called a Lead since he headlined the all-star cast).
@lucabrasi33178 жыл бұрын
Sean Penn is always great.
@stevebean12348 жыл бұрын
I think Witt's character would become trite - and the film meaningless - if Penn's amazing performance wasn't there to juxtapose it. I think they were both fantastic in this film. I haven't seen too many Penn films, but I'm usually biased against him for some reason...
@Squirrel_3145 жыл бұрын
drlee2 Sure you’re not mixing the two up? Welsh is the existentialist if either is.
@Tmaxar5 ай бұрын
I loved it when I watched it the first time and it has been my favorite war movies of all times since then.
@krzysztofer853 жыл бұрын
There was a time long ago when I had been diagnosed with the rapid changing manic depression. It was a scary time of warring personalities for me. One loving, humble and caring. The other cold, cynical and brutish. I remember seeing this movie back then and realizing that in those two figures of Witt and Welsh the internal struggle within every human being is being portraited. Watching this masterpiece was something of a magical experience for me. A very helpful one. Personally I think we should consider the movie as another tool for helping people with personality disorders.
@swiftslick5 жыл бұрын
This scene and Nolte's argument with Cpt. Staros are the best scenes in the film.
@pieroiberti880311 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite scenes from Thin Red Line. Thanks for posting!
@rx7dude20066 жыл бұрын
Just a masterpiece in film making the scenery and poetry are just amazing.
@nearearthobject25099 жыл бұрын
The Thin Red Line is a study of theology using the events of the Pacific Theater as a vehicle. The minimum requirement for graduation from any divinity school should be an essay on some part of this film. The dialog here is Jobean. The roles in this dialog are masked by the fact that Pvt. Witt is humankind and Sgt. Welsh is God. One would expect on the surface for these roles to be switched. If you listen to the dialog from this perspective, this dialog bristles with the same energy as the book of Job.
@ebannaw9 жыл бұрын
+Karl Lodge Humanity is twisted. Ergo, the Bible also has twisted tales. Humanity isn't twisted because of God. Humanity is twisted because we choose to be. We can still choose otherwise, but our willingness to revel in darkness prohibits us. What is darkness you ask? I will quote the Bard of Avon: "There is no darkness but ignorance". The Book of Job is a story about enduring in hope, and not surrendering to despair, or cursing things which you don't even know you're cursing.
@kellyoxo28188 жыл бұрын
+ebannaw their is something called a conscience, but yes lets just hope those without one choose to be humane.
@Bradgilliswhammyman7 жыл бұрын
You may be onto something. Jesus felt pity for mankind , as does Whitt. Jesus saw a better world for men , as does whitt. Penn seems to be either "reality" or "god" in the sense that both seem to be unknowable or unapproachable. We cannot crack the secret of god or Reality.
@Mario-gk8sd7 жыл бұрын
I still see a spark in you.
@BenStaad9 жыл бұрын
Thanks fpr posting this beautiful scene. Maybe the best in history. Private Witt for president.
@boongonewild3 жыл бұрын
This movie was a work of art. Shows why the Oscars are a joke.
@markkickmark4 жыл бұрын
This scene foreshadows Witt's death. The birdcage is open, letting him know it is time to move on from the cage (war) he finds himself in. Earlier in the film we see the caged birds while his grandma dies. At that time, he was frightened of death and confused over what would be his reaction to it.
@Super_tramp142 Жыл бұрын
Took me until my 30s to really comprehend, understand and relate to how one can feel lonely around people.
@matthewcorreia17215 жыл бұрын
"You're a magician to me" makes me tear up every time.
@ragganyc12 жыл бұрын
I still see a spark in you. I do like this movie for so many reasons.
@ankitpersie112 жыл бұрын
"Where is your spark now??"... Never been so sad watching a movie.
@charlesvalerio77189 жыл бұрын
Bought this on the criterion collection.. Best Blu-ray I've ever owned..
@jwyseify3 жыл бұрын
I just bought this two weeks ago on the Criterion Collection and I definitely agree with you on that it's the best Blu-ray I own the way they remastered it's even clearer than the Pacific on Blu-ray
@katherinetorres-monro91014 жыл бұрын
This scene is like the two sides of my brain talking to each other.
@ChiquitoKan11 жыл бұрын
There are so many metaphors in the movie, the open cage is one amongst thousand
@barneyrebel01239 жыл бұрын
One of my 3 favorite parts....Thank you so much Damirrozz.
@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin Жыл бұрын
And this is my beloved quote from this movie: Witt: Do you ever get lonely? Welsh: Only around people.
@AnnieJCC0511 жыл бұрын
Actually in is First Version the main character of the movie was ADRIEN BRODY (Pt Fife)...but after a few private screenings T.Mallick change the whole movie (cut most of Adrien Brody and George Clooney scenes) and constructed the movie around Jim Caviezel character!
@davidb95313 жыл бұрын
This maybe my favourite scene in every movie ever, I remember my Teachers talking to me like this.
@jonathanlee53146 жыл бұрын
1:32 on is just incredible acting.
@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin Жыл бұрын
An absolute masterpiece, one of my TOP3 beloved movies of all time, and the greatest war movie ever, in my view. I first actually read the book and loved it right away. I read it as a 13 years old girl, so not a typical thing at all but I was fascinated with World War II history overall since childhood. Then I first watched the movie back in 2004. The poetic and soul-stirring take on all philosophical, existential human dilemmas and questions in this film is second to none. I like to compare it to the violin sound - it sounds like a broken heart, it's beautiful but painful and terrifying at the same time. This is how I always describe this movie. Brilliant acting, camera work, music, and direction. This is Malick at his best. For me, the only film adaptation of classic literature that can match the genius of the book, and maybe even surpasses it.
@ThomasPinching12 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite scenes in this, my favorite movie
@Kramz123112 жыл бұрын
"Still believin' in the beautiful light, are ya? How do you do that? You are a magician to me..."
@bennewcombe20133 жыл бұрын
Nick nolte is amazing in this film. Deserved serious accolades for his part
@ericslee19802 ай бұрын
Sean Penn is one of the all-time greats.
@kellyoxo281811 жыл бұрын
Why do people think people who stay true to themselves are trouble makers?
@theplanetruth3 жыл бұрын
Because we question the narrative: research "flat earth clues."
@Drrizzt2k123 жыл бұрын
@@theplanetruth 🤣🤣🤣
@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing2 жыл бұрын
Because he is required to follow orders but he does what he wants
@michaellawlervisuals10 жыл бұрын
malick is a genious
@malcolmg9564 Жыл бұрын
this feels like a conversation between my younger self and me now
@hrdknox2000 Жыл бұрын
"I still see a spark in you." I would have added that, if it weren't there, you wouldn't be seeking answers.
@jerryc30933 жыл бұрын
This movie was just outstanding. And to think I was disappointed in it the first time I saw it. Now, over twenty years later, it is one of my all-time favorites. Every scene these two guys were in together was gold.
@mikeclifford75259 жыл бұрын
Love this scene. Thanks for sharing.
@AlexSmith-rp4gq6 ай бұрын
Only Hollywood can produce such a Masterpiece... This and Apocalypse Now are the greatest ever made.
@dwaynesbadchemicals Жыл бұрын
Another case of whacked human beings being great actors. Great scene.
@connorrobloxianfire19562 жыл бұрын
Such a simple and short scene. But incredibly powerful. It’s tragic how many people I talk to that have not seen this film.
@spraakkanon4 жыл бұрын
When I saw this movie in the theatre at 17 it didn't get to me as much and to be frank: i still find it often a bit to poetic. It does show a rawness of the tropics and armed conflict that I would sense strongly a year later when I moved to the Philippines. A bitter reality with a beauty too that we are part of.
@snowwalker99993 жыл бұрын
1:56 This was the deepest moment in this film. There was something in him he had been hiding and ignoring all his life. But, it was no longer a secret. Witt could see it.
@DarkSignal598 жыл бұрын
mirrored but it's still the same great scene, thanks i've been looking for this :D
@carlosreyez20082 жыл бұрын
This movie is true art...way beyond a history lesson.