I love American cinema, wonderfully written character studies, beautiful cinematography, epics, noir films, films from the 70s, quirky comedies, dark comedies, westerns and psychological thrillers. Lumet, Polanski and the Coen Bros are directors that I hold in the highest esteem.
“Oh, Oseary, this is probably my son Ned, I just met him”
Yes, I need to rewatch Apocalypse Now. On my rewatch of TTRL last night though, my perspective of the film completely changed. I think when I first saw it, I was not ready to accept the film for what it was, and was too quick to categorize it as 'just another war film.' My ignorance prevented me from appreciating its poetic imagery, thereby making me unable to appreciate the 'point' of the film. I still do not feel it is perfect (some battle scenes ran a bit unnecessarily long for my taste to the point where they messed up the fluidity of the film), and it's my least favorite of the three Malick ones I've seen, but it is still great, and much better than I originally thought it to be.
