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>He purposely avoided strong narratives or plots, instead focusing on poetry, mood, and time. Somewhat similar to Terrence Malick in that way (but I'd say Mali

>He purposely avoided strong narratives or plots, instead focusing on poetry, mood, and time. Somewhat similar to Terrence Malick in that way (but I'd say Malick is much more approachable).

tombert 3y ago
I think we have to agree to disagree; I found The Tree of Life (the only Malick movie I've managed to finish) to be a boring, incomprehensible mess of a movie, while Solaris and Stalker have been, in my opinion, somewhat interesting things.
- bag_boy 3y ago
  I need to watch Solaris and Stalker. Tree of Life was one of my favorite film experiences ever, but I wouldn’t care to watch it again. I’m curious - why did you feel like Tree of Life was incomprehensible?
  - tombert 3y ago
    If I'm being 100% honest, I haven't seen the movie in more than a decade and I barely remember it, outside of the general "not liking it" feeling. If it shows up on Netflix or something I might give it another go; it's not rare for me to like a movie more on a second viewing.
    - mistercheph 3y ago
      Realistically, that movie is not going to be on Netflix any time in the next decade
- mongol 3y ago
  The Thin Red Line is one of my top films, and I walked out of The Tree of Life. Only afterwards did I realize they were directed by the same guy. And then this spring I saw A Hidden Life. I thought it was absolutely fantastic. I plan to rewatch The Tree of Life to see if I like it better than first time. Perhaps I was not in the mood for that type of movie that particular evening.
  - Shocka1 3y ago
    Totally in agreement. The Thin Red Line is possibly my favorite film of all time, while I hated The Tree of Life; except for that awesome creation segment. And I also loved A Hidden Life.
- 1shooner 3y ago
  You know, I might have had a similar reaction to Tree of life. But I thought the extended versions of The New World and Days of Heaven shared the same relationship between aesthetic and mood vs. narrative that I see in Stalker. You do not, however, get any Tarkovskysque monologues on metaphysics from Richard Gere or Colin Ferrell.
0xr0kk3r 3y ago
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>He purposely avoided strong narratives or plots, instead focusing on poetry, mood, and time. Somewhat similar to Terrence Malick in that way (but I'd say Malick is much more approachable).

tombert 3y ago

I think we have to agree to disagree; I found The Tree of Life (the only Malick movie I've managed to finish) to be a boring, incomprehensible mess of a movie, while Solaris and Stalker have been, in my opinion, somewhat interesting things.

bag_boy 3y ago
I need to watch Solaris and Stalker. Tree of Life was one of my favorite film experiences ever, but I wouldn’t care to watch it again. I’m curious - why did you feel like Tree of Life was incomprehensible?
- tombert 3y ago
  If I'm being 100% honest, I haven't seen the movie in more than a decade and I barely remember it, outside of the general "not liking it" feeling. If it shows up on Netflix or something I might give it another go; it's not rare for me to like a movie more on a second viewing.
  - mistercheph 3y ago
    Realistically, that movie is not going to be on Netflix any time in the next decade
mongol 3y ago
The Thin Red Line is one of my top films, and I walked out of The Tree of Life. Only afterwards did I realize they were directed by the same guy. And then this spring I saw A Hidden Life. I thought it was absolutely fantastic. I plan to rewatch The Tree of Life to see if I like it better than first time. Perhaps I was not in the mood for that type of movie that particular evening.
- Shocka1 3y ago
  Totally in agreement. The Thin Red Line is possibly my favorite film of all time, while I hated The Tree of Life; except for that awesome creation segment. And I also loved A Hidden Life.
1shooner 3y ago
You know, I might have had a similar reaction to Tree of life. But I thought the extended versions of The New World and Days of Heaven shared the same relationship between aesthetic and mood vs. narrative that I see in Stalker. You do not, however, get any Tarkovskysque monologues on metaphysics from Richard Gere or Colin Ferrell.

0xr0kk3r 3y ago

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