Terrence Malick

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just go into it not knowing what to expect?

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Just be open-minded.

Did yall know the director's cut of "Tree of Life" is supposed to be 6 hours long? How the frick is that possible?

The directors cut of The Thin Red Line is supposed to be longer and contain even more bit pieces from stars (Mickey Rourke comes to mind)

I second watching Days of Heaven first. TTOL is by far his most ambitious movie so there's no equal in his catalog, but DoH is probably his best or 2nd best, so you'll know if you like him or not based on that movie, I think

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Did yall know the director's cut of "Tree of Life" is supposed to be 6 hours long? How the frick is that possible?

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Because they shot a lot of footage like in other Malick films.

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Yeah, but you would think that the other 3 hours not in the film would greatly affect the plot in some way. Thats alot of deleted scenes.

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Actually I don't think it would affect the plot Not for this one. It's more about the sequence and tone of the clips than the narrative itself.

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The directors cut of The Thin Red Line is supposed to be longer and contain even more bit pieces from stars (Mickey Rourke comes to mind)



are they ever going to release an extended cut or new DVD of Thin Red Line?

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I heard they were. I think they went for the Criterion Collection instead (for now at least).

I don't see how seeing his past work can help enjoy this movie, it can give you an understanding of his style, but then again, so can The Tree of Life...

He's definitely not for everyone...