The Thin Red Line- Elissa Wilcox

The Thin Red Line was a really interesting movie. There were so many different themes going on, rebellion against authority, being near death, courage and trust. It was different from any other war movie because there was an underlying sense of peace throughout the film. The first part we saw was the soldier calmly living with an indigenous people in harmony. He was swimming with the children and learning the ways of the camp. I though it was interesting that the director showed such a peaceful clip, only to be followed with war scenes. An interesting part of the film was when they were all hiding in the field, thinking they were going to die and trying their best to stay alive. On the side of the screen a baby bird was shown on the ground struggling to get up and fly. The bird looked as though it were dying because it was not meant to be on the ground but just as the men were doing, he was fighting for his life. The bird related to the soldiers in the way that it was very vulnerable on the ground because it could not fly and the soldiers were outnumbered as well as not having a very good position on the field, they were just as vulnerable as the baby bird.