tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post6427015838555380620..comments2023-12-19T08:12:59.428-08:00Comments on Post-Punk Cinema Club: The Thin Red Line (1998)a ppcc representativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-41157947024384129922014-12-21T19:52:13.792-08:002014-12-21T19:52:13.792-08:00We're convinced, also, that Witt is short for ...<i>We're convinced, also, that Witt is short for Wittgenstein, one of Malick's favored philosophers.</i><br /><br />That's kind of a weird thing to be "convinced" about, given that this is actually the name of the character in the novel on which the movie is based. In fact, James Jones cut the name down from "Prewitt," a basically identical character in his previous novel.<br /><br />Sorry to be pedantic years after the fact. But seriously..."convinced"? Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-91464759468836947862008-05-29T09:05:00.000-07:002008-05-29T09:05:00.000-07:00I didn't discover Terrence Malik until after I wat...I didn't discover Terrence Malik until after I watched "The New World," which unlike 98% of the global population I adored. I like it even more than this movie, except that this has Jim Caviezel in it. ("Jesus is here to save you, soldier--suck it up!")ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.com