Thin Red Line raises tough questions, it could have been really interesting but every one of the characters seemed superficial and most were exceedingly selfish and whiny.
Guadalcanal was an imperative which we were forced to take prior to adequate preparation, without adequate supply lines, and with months before provision of any reinforcements. I don't know about any link between the movie script and the actual event, but I think they should have picked a different theatre (of war, that is😆) and different battle to illustrate these themes. The first troops at Guadalcanal had no choice but to rely on each other for their very survival for over 2 months. Nobody was getting voted off the island b/c there was no way on or off the island.
The Japanese sunk so many u.s. Navy ships in the first month we renamed it Iron Bottom Sound. The Navy pulled their ships out of harm's way before even unloading half of the Marines' supplies. Then for over 2 months Marines had to forage, pillage and plunder until re-supplied. They had to finish building the airstrip the Japanese started so u.s. Planes could fly in supplies and bomb the ships that were shelling them every night to rattle them and deprive them of any sleep. A majority of that first wave of soldiers got Malaria too.
Perhaps I'm missing the themes of the movie by being too literal about the historical battle setting. I have reverence for the Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, so I had an issue with this movie choosing that battle for this drama. The points of officers wasting others lives to try to make up for their own inadequacies or missed glory is a timeless, important theme. There are also interesting themes about tolerance and coexistence and our higher purpose. This film just chose the wrong setting for it and way too much superficial over-acting!
Guadalcanal was an imperative which we were forced to take prior to adequate preparation, without adequate supply lines, and with months before provision of any reinforcements. I don't know about any link between the movie script and the actual event, but I think they should have picked a different theatre (of war, that is😆) and different battle to illustrate these themes. The first troops at Guadalcanal had no choice but to rely on each other for their very survival for over 2 months. Nobody was getting voted off the island b/c there was no way on or off the island.
The Japanese sunk so many u.s. Navy ships in the first month we renamed it Iron Bottom Sound. The Navy pulled their ships out of harm's way before even unloading half of the Marines' supplies. Then for over 2 months Marines had to forage, pillage and plunder until re-supplied. They had to finish building the airstrip the Japanese started so u.s. Planes could fly in supplies and bomb the ships that were shelling them every night to rattle them and deprive them of any sleep. A majority of that first wave of soldiers got Malaria too.
Perhaps I'm missing the themes of the movie by being too literal about the historical battle setting. I have reverence for the Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, so I had an issue with this movie choosing that battle for this drama. The points of officers wasting others lives to try to make up for their own inadequacies or missed glory is a timeless, important theme. There are also interesting themes about tolerance and coexistence and our higher purpose. This film just chose the wrong setting for it and way too much superficial over-acting!