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Maureen 2021-12-31 08:02:00
Probably one of the most important American movies of the seventies
#荒山恶水# (Badlands, 1973) is probably one of the most important American movies in the 1970s. Without looking at the final credits, I can’t guess that this is actually Terrence Malick's work, and it is also known as the greatest directorial debut since [Citizen Kane]. The film is adapted from real...
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Arden 2021-12-31 08:02:00
Wandering adam and eve
Terrence Malik may not care so much about people, but there has never been a tree he doesn't love. ——Stephanie Zacharek
"I never thought that the things in the small towns and alleys would eventually end in the poor mountains and bad waters of Montana." The voice-over of the heroine Holly set the...
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Lilliana 2022-04-22 07:01:32
The only unsatisfactory part is that the heroine is so ugly. 4 and a half stars.
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Madalyn 2021-12-31 08:02:00
Malik obviously loves nature more than human beings, but his films are not idyllic. There are two protagonists in [Earth Land] who are not so profound. The two were unable to make an accurate psychological analysis of their own situation, and their behavior was driven by a completely animal nature. They are happily lost on a vast expanse of plains. It is this sense of directionlessness and purposelessness that is the most sinister part of this land. This is a regressive worldview.
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