Malick's Obsessions

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  • @chadbaptiste4227
    @chadbaptiste4227 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Malick has this near flawless capacity to humanize some of the biggest names in acting to a point where they become indistinguishable from the extras in the background. And personally, that speaks so much more to his style than any other director I've seen dare to push such an envelope.

    • @prilljazzatlanta5070
      @prilljazzatlanta5070 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thats a really good point. Sorry im seeing this 5 years later

    • @MindfulWavesStudio
      @MindfulWavesStudio ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Your comment makes me wonder how Malick can afford the big names when a lot of his films don't rake in a lot of cash. I wonder if stars like Christian Bale respect him so much that they work for less $?

    • @INFEDnoX
      @INFEDnoX 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MindfulWavesStudio Almost assuredly the case. It's not super uncommon for actors to take pay cuts to work with directors/screenwriters they respect (look at all the names that flock to the likes of Nolan, Tarantino etc.) and Malick is probably no different.

    • @MikelGCinema
      @MikelGCinema 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MindfulWavesStudio Its not the money, its that they dont know whats next, what to do since there is no script....

  • @TheatreofSymphony
    @TheatreofSymphony 6 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    The Tree of Life is my favorite film of all time. The symbology and artistry in that film is of mindblowing levels

    • @lisabender5208
      @lisabender5208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      TheatreofSymphony I would love to discuss this movie that changed my life.

    • @heynowls3058
      @heynowls3058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. Just saw again at aero theater in Santa Monica. A wonder

    • @harijariwala7472
      @harijariwala7472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just didn't get that movie! Can you explain!!?? What was the purpose?

    • @JackOLanternBob
      @JackOLanternBob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was really cool, but when I watched it I didn't really understand it. I need to watch it again sometime when I don't have anything else on my mind

    • @rahultej2248
      @rahultej2248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hari Jariwala The point not ‘getting’. It is a visual examination of inexpressible questions and fierce evocation of obscure existential feeling.

  • @YuriusSan
    @YuriusSan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I have been defending Malick's work for a good while now. I feel like I will let it rest, whoever gets it gets it.

    • @nicholasbarrett2204
      @nicholasbarrett2204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that's my conclusion as well.

    • @brianfox8200
      @brianfox8200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep

    • @abdelhalimreguige
      @abdelhalimreguige 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's the conclusion I came to as well

    • @muhammadshehryar3344
      @muhammadshehryar3344 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I genuinely think his work the trilogy during the 10s requires a knowledge of philosophy, personal experiences and current positions. Film is a medium which allows us to find a connection especially when they are made for relativity between the auteur and the viewer. I can watch this and see literally all my life especially TMI but someone who is in a position that Rick is and worked from age 10 to 25. Now all there is a mirage of events. Corny and personal as that sounds.

  • @davidcarlamere7167
    @davidcarlamere7167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Maybe these visual obsessions emerge because this is what emerges when beauty is looked for by anyone. One thing I’m always astounded by in Malick’s films is the perspective his camera angles give to the viewer. At times we the viewer are looking up and out on the world and the living things in it as a small child. Shorter in stature and perceiving the world from almost ground level perceiving the world in wonder. Grand. Intimidating. Beautiful. Harsh. Comforting.

  • @LikeStoriesofOld
    @LikeStoriesofOld 6 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    This was beautiful Thomas! Malick is definitely one of the greats and I think your video beautifully captures the essence of his latest films which were pretty much shot without a script and created in the editing phase (I referred to it as his experimental trilogy in my video on Knight of Cups).

    • @syb2965
      @syb2965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's not a video.

    • @edgepixel8467
      @edgepixel8467 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, Stories, watch "you're" spelling. Coming from you, it's particularly annoying. We expect better.

    • @dominikcobb1355
      @dominikcobb1355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like Stories of Old!

    • @i_so_late
      @i_so_late 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I heard someone call it the 'Twirling Trilogy' and think that fits pretty well

  • @shayekisitu
    @shayekisitu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Terrence Malick’s films are incredibly moving and are poetic in their beauty and artistry. He goes beyond the narrative script to capture a moment, a thought, a flicker of emotion that sets the tone of the entirety of his films. Feeling is his final destination with his audience. Truly he directs masterpieces. 👌🏻❤️☺️

  • @ThomasFlight
    @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this video, Malick is a challenging filmmaker to talk about, but I can't leave his stuff alone.
    If you're interested check out my Patreon where I have Audio Commentaries for my videos and more. www.patreon.com/thomasflight

  • @matienazemy1382
    @matienazemy1382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I think Terrence Malick wants to bring a certain emotion to the audience rather than a story. I think the story of a particular Malick project helps to bring that emotion to the viewer. Something that bothered people who watched Tree of Life is that there was barely any dialogue in the movie. But it is what you see, not what you hear, that is the actual story. Terrence Malick is an interesting director.

  • @ourysylla8463
    @ourysylla8463 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Malick's my favorite director... Dazzling video Thomas ! I got pretty emotional watching this, thank you

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you. My hope was to try to channel him a little in how I made the essay, so hopefully it worked :)

    • @ourysylla8463
      @ourysylla8463 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And, as far as I'm concerned, you definitely pulled it off. With the long pauses between each statement mirroring the pensive voice-overs of the characters that Malick paint :) Great things are to come Thomas. Blessings your way

  • @daycampgames
    @daycampgames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Malick does what myself and other people of a similar opinion appreciate more than anything else: Malick's films are pure cinema. The visual medium that is film comes first in all of his work. When cinema is in its purest form, everything becomes secondary to the ACTUAL images being framed on the screen. In too many current movies, the images on the screen are secondary to the written narrative and the actors playing their part.

  • @elfsieben1450
    @elfsieben1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Inciting instead of insisting; constance; searching; transience; processuality; reactiveness; beauty in motion; emergence; curiosity; how well you condensed the essence of Malick's style! Thank you.

  • @Ceasefirerightnow
    @Ceasefirerightnow หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His movies are so calming and comforting. They feel like a warm hug

  • @androiduser8553
    @androiduser8553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Actors, Cinematographers: So, what are we shooting today ?
    TM: I came here as an audience

  • @TheatreofSymphony
    @TheatreofSymphony 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Malick is an artist. Highly controversial but the way he paints in film through Lubezki’s cinematography is legendary

  • @onez8978
    @onez8978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thin red line. Captured the depth, the soul and breath of war, the bonds and struggles, the scenic metaphors of the stages we were set upon in those theaters. As a veteran of foreign wars I can only be humbled each time I watch that film, and think of my brothers I served with in hauntingly beautiful places, good tribe and bad, trust, loss, life, yearning. For me that is his best film

  • @dtf-productions6134
    @dtf-productions6134 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Song to song hit me like a ton of bricks with its beauty and portrayal. It’s my favorite film of all time. I’ll never forget it and how I related to it.

  • @MegaClogger
    @MegaClogger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I had no idea what this video was going to be about, but I know you put out fantastic content. Needless to say, I was not disappointed.

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's the goal! Glad you weren't disappointed.

  • @CRFSUIGENERIS
    @CRFSUIGENERIS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Malick is pure in his presentation of life.
    Sometimes beauty is a just genuine presence in a moment. No chatter. No exposition to drive a linear narrative.
    Just existing, suffering, finding joy, and ultimately putting together our own spiritual meaning with nature’s clues.
    His movies are so ambiguous regarding human relations and suffering, because the best part is discovering that your focused perspective on the characters are petty compared to the wonder of the canvas of an absolute, a god, a truth, or a universe. An expansive backdrop ready for us if we feel it as the characters subtly do. It’s an awakening.
    It’s refreshing. He never manipulates you how to feel about the characters or the story. They just live as we do figuring things out. Boring yet familiar.

  • @reventlow23
    @reventlow23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There are films. And then there is the Malick universe that manifests in films.
    For some reason which you manage to capture here the most poetic way his work creates a deep comfort.
    Your essay is just brilliant! In all levels.

  • @henrylucio5093
    @henrylucio5093 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video. Malick has been a huge influence on me, as a filmmaker. His style is unmatched.

  • @AndrewMorrisYouTubeChannel
    @AndrewMorrisYouTubeChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    So glad other people appreciate Malick's newer work. It's honestly baffling how... "free" they all are.

  • @somewherelongago
    @somewherelongago 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Terrence Malick's work is as bewildering and mysterious as what he actually looks like

  • @strayportal
    @strayportal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is phenomenal. Thank you. Malick has become my favorite director this year. His films are such an honest portrayal of human experiences, with it's wide range of emotions and depth. He's one of the few filmmakers that actually embrace an actual style and run with it. Most critics just don't get it.

  • @boudreauxbroletariat3959
    @boudreauxbroletariat3959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    @1:34 malick made the same movie 3 times and didn't expect anyone would notice

    • @benlotus2703
      @benlotus2703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100% correct

    • @LiterolegalBhaskar
      @LiterolegalBhaskar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks.I kept puzzling myself about the feeling of of an overarching similarly and now I see the shots that are same but with their unique That's Malick.

  • @TheWayfarerFamily
    @TheWayfarerFamily 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love Malick as a departure from the norm and a sincere seeking of beauty and meaning in a picaresque documentary process. The viewer becomes as much part of the telling as those showing the work. For me he is always a delicate and vulnerable breath amongst so many loud and convoluted plot threads in modern thrill-ride cinema.

  • @goodasbad
    @goodasbad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much für this Essay! So many similarities in all his movies & such an epic outstanding visual poet!

  • @MahayanaIDugast
    @MahayanaIDugast ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love what you have put together here, thank you, and how you articulate his magic. I just watched To The Wonder yesterday, and today I shall revisit The Tree of Life.

  • @FritzLewisFilms
    @FritzLewisFilms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This really changed the way I looked at these movies. Personally, I really enjoyed Knight of Cups and thought the other 2 were meh, but this video really hit me.
    I think all 3 of these are some of the most defining films of our generation, and they're so slept on.
    They definitely obsess with the unconventions and the quest for meaning, and too many people bashed it without appreciated what it was collectively trying to show and connect.
    Thank you for making this.

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome! That's my goal with my videos so I'm glad to hear it worked. If I can get someone to examine something more closely, even if they didn't love it at first, I've succeeded :)

    • @fallinginthed33p
      @fallinginthed33p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To The Wonder and Song to Song felt similar, almost too self-indulgent compared to the pared minimalism of Knight of Cups. Christian Bale also carried the detached sensibility needed for a Malick film better. He reminded me of James Caviezel in The Thin Red Line.

  • @JohnnyBeWhatevs
    @JohnnyBeWhatevs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I do not watch Malick to be merely entertained. I watch Malick to be experienced through word, visual, sounds in an escape and existence the deepest parts of mind, body, spirit claw to breach in the daily affect of all and everything that drowns us. In a world that numbs, his films are a feeling.
    I appreciated this breakdown.

  • @patrickn8355
    @patrickn8355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Terrence Malick is a genius.

  • @RemedyUnderTheSun
    @RemedyUnderTheSun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His movies aren't entertainment (even though they're very entertaining at times), they're experiences. And experience impacts you so strongly when you understand it in the slightest sense.
    Amazing video my friend.

  • @nikitalavrenov8048
    @nikitalavrenov8048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was deeply affected by "The Tree of Life", it's probably the most beautiful film visually that I've ever seen. I remember not being able to hold my tears when young Jack said the line "Mother. Father. Always you wrestle inside me; always you will."

  • @PhilippKlein
    @PhilippKlein 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Fantastic work Thomas

  • @chambresdhotesaudomainedes4329
    @chambresdhotesaudomainedes4329 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Malick’s work is more than just movies. It is living painting !

  • @chazefez9625
    @chazefez9625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'analysis of his recent work seems antithetical to the work itself'
    Truely a wonderfully constructed video, I wonder how you get this good at putting your thoughts(analysis) onto paper. Much respect.

  • @cicerogsuphoesdown7723
    @cicerogsuphoesdown7723 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You’re at the beginning but it goes further than ‘existentialism’. Remember, malick was on track to being a ‘playboy philosopher’. The first to translate Heidegger’s being in time into English, before giving it all up to pursue film. He’s a prodigy and a polyglot. So the philosopher and the filmmaker are inseparable. So to truly understand malick or begin to understand what he infers through his cinematic avatars (Bale, sheen, Ferrell, caviezel etc.) as they wander awestruck at the world around them you have to consume his diet of philosophy to begin to truly understand. It’s not enough to say he’s concerned with themes of existentialism and spirituality (I used to think it was) but if you read the ancients and truly appreciate the message of say the republic let alone Heidegger or Wittgenstein, you will understand the inherent absurdity in walking around in a world constructed from ideas. Tables, chairs, cars, pavement even organic matter. We are participating in a manifestation of pure thought and it is stupefying and also hilarious. So you see ‘finding ones place’ or some kind of ‘meaning in existence’ is far too complex a question and is not, as presumed, the true aim of these films. Existence, and we’ll refrain from defining what that is in and of itself for that is far too complicated and coded a word or a conversation. Existence in and of itself is absurd and packed enough to marvel at without questioning it or the id’s place in it all.
    Simply put- keep going. But beware, there be sea monsters ahead

  • @RobyFN2169dtf
    @RobyFN2169dtf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This is gooooooooooooood stuff.

  • @mr.atomictitan9938
    @mr.atomictitan9938 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tree of life is one of my favorite movies, behind inglorious bastards, bladerunner 2049, interstellar, momento, and hostiles. LSOO and Thomas you make me want to watch every movie because of their meaning and their beauty. I am definitely watching Knight of cups when I get the chance. You guys are great channals, please don't stop doing what your doing!

  • @leandrovila5748
    @leandrovila5748 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He's unique in an amazing way, deep and bold. He also has a degree in philosophy, I suppose that's the reason why you can see really interesting things going on in his films. In my opinion The tree of life is the best film I've ever seen, and the matters he exposes are truly important in life. You can't help feeling touched by any of his films.

  • @GoodBloodGames
    @GoodBloodGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Well said, Thomas.

  • @mikesmith-pj7xz
    @mikesmith-pj7xz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. A thoughtful, nuanced analysis of a genius and his enigmatic art.

  • @Nergii
    @Nergii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just discovered you today, your content is very well done, i'll tell about you to everyone i know buddy. Keep it up !

  • @jaredgunkle1562
    @jaredgunkle1562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    because film will always be the same thing every time you see it story can feel constrictive to the experience of watching it
    its refreshing to have films existing as long form experience the audience can get lost in with the characters rather than having a story the characters tell to the audience

    • @elfsieben1450
      @elfsieben1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said.
      Here is why, I think, Malick's work feels less constrictive:
      Malick does not so much base his films on a syntactical script form, analytically broken down into units from which to reassemble frames; he rather takes characters as a starting point and then places them in an environment and traces point of views around them which (both: environment & POV) mirror their internal journey harmonically.
      Being used to the syntactical approach and constantly looking for clues on that level, an audience in this mode of perception, can easily
      miss the more harmonic clues given by Malick and thus evaluate/misinterpret his films as lacking form or direction. Coming from a syntactically narrowed perspective they might appear random.
      But Malick does not use the medium film without intention or a sense of cinematic form to create his fiction. On the contrary, he uses what is very specific to cinema as an art form as opposed to stage acting or still photography or chapterised script or storyboard arrangement: movement AND imagery AND sound continuity AND time dilution - not so much serialized as a chronological array of units than all at once as a synchronized synaesthetic blend.
      Yes, his is a more naturalistic approach than most would take, but nevertheless it is also artistic; the craft is in the way light and pacing is used, not as spotlights or hard cuts, but to create visual moods within a flow of time, a very "liquid" style.
      He also does use camera angles and variations of distance a lot, to create perspective; yet again not as dominating single frames, but as a movement like in a symphony, long-form.
      Lots of recent movies, even though using real-life sets instead of setpieces, nevertheless use these like they would use a studio or stage: Confined frames for the action.
      Malick uses locations as a whole in a way; he could zoom in or out of what we actually do get on the screen and we would still see the same things more or less; with many other directors we would either lose important parts of the body language or props or backdrops immediately if they zoomed in just a little, or we would notice the lighting equipment, tape or whatever used to seal off the location, auxiliary cameras, gaffers and so on when zooming out just a little; Malick on the other hand seems to give more breathing space, blurred borders, extension of imagery beyond the frame, a sweeping panoramic air to his films. There's a lightfooted almost sleepwalking/dancing approach to how he uses perspectives and light, not a preset, cutout one. Thus in his movies all the effects appear to be immediate and intuitive rather than processed and filtered through rational thought.
      This does not mean it's not premeditated, though. Malick might put just as much if not more planning and thought into his arrangement than other directors.
      But Malick seems to be more interested in using what is already in a scene or a location to his advantage by the way he captures and portrays it than arranging a composition of things he adds or moves in a frame before filming.
      Malick puts the main focus of his works on other techniques than most: Whereas other contemporary directors tend to put the tools of their trade inside (and some around) the picture, Malick tends to put the techniques around (and some beyond) the picture. His POV seems to be behind the camera, somewhat removed and from afar oriented into the frame, using light for overall mood and angles for psychological effects (audience perceptive mode manipulation; triggering immediate emotional response; impressionistic direction); most other directors' POV rather seems to be inside the camera, oriented along lines of sight onto the frame, using light to specifically contrast and highlight and angles for perceptive effects (audience concrete focus manipulation; triggering abstract associative thought; expressionistic direction).
      For comparison, Malick in this respect is going even beyond the Tarkovski side of the spectrum, very ethereal, whereas the mainstream fashion has gone even beyond Kubrick in turning to single frame by frame arrangements. The average amount of cuts per minute has drastically increased in recent years, replacing harmonic flow with contrastive rhythm. The fashion is to go for compartmental train of thought, but Malick goes with emulsionised stream of consciousness.

  • @augustinpelletier8899
    @augustinpelletier8899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was a truly great video essay!

  • @gigglemaniarunninwild2207
    @gigglemaniarunninwild2207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please leave this up forever, it gives me solace in darkness

    • @carolinafine8050
      @carolinafine8050 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Light prevails…. Breaks through the darkness

  • @DarshanGururaj
    @DarshanGururaj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant observation on the works of the master and amazingly put together.

  • @poeticdiscourse
    @poeticdiscourse 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "The director [God] becomes the facilitator, putting things into motion and then looking for patterns of beauty in that motion. Maybe these visual obsessions [heartbreak, illness, love, touch, birth, death, etc.] emerge across his [Creation] films, not because he has something to say about [these things] ... but because this is what emerges when beauty is looked for [when life has temporarily moved away from itself]"
    I know I've tampered your words and added some too, but I couldn't help but associate what you said about Malick's films with life itself. You have a really superb understanding of his films, and I appreciate his films all the more from your videos. Great job!

  • @ambergris5705
    @ambergris5705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know if this is the case for every Malick's movie, but something struck me in your video. When man made elements are in the picture, they nearly always include an element of perspective, usually created by straight lines (buildings, walls, tree lines, roads...). But when in a natural setting, this is almost never the case. The image is arranged in a much more conventional way : foreground and background. Imo, this is a nuanced depiction of reality : although we as humans need what we built around us, society if you will to have a sense of belonging, we are actually dwarfed and constrained by it. Where we really belong is in nature, where we are free to roam, without obstacles to our vision, no paved road, and no scale to compare ourselves.
    I might read too much into this tho. But look at the video again, and tell me if I'm wrong...

    • @patemmert2672
      @patemmert2672 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. I see this too

  • @FritzLewisFilms
    @FritzLewisFilms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for inspiring my latest short film, Take Me Out, with this music. Credit is due to both you, your edit, and Mr. Malick himself 🙌🏻

    • @feSStus1
      @feSStus1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i know this a late question but do you remember the title of this music?

  • @RudieObias
    @RudieObias 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It would be interesting to watch all three movies intercut into one. Something like SHORT CUTS or MAGNOLIA, but more thematic.

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No joke while I was editing this I experimented with overlaying the films on top of each other and watching them simultaneously and it was a pretty interesting experience.
      But yeah it would be interesting to see all these as one extended piece intercut for sure.

    • @jbaldsing
      @jbaldsing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a huge insult to Magnolia

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao Magnolia has no theme? Are you an alien?

  • @carlosfandango2419
    @carlosfandango2419 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Malik works on a higher plain and merely invites us to glimpse what he is trying to say. That insight is normally deep and profound. I treasure every moment, however long the journey.

  • @austriantruther485
    @austriantruther485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this beautiful video!

  • @existphotography8091
    @existphotography8091 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Thomas. you do justice to Malick's amazing work.

  • @sheilaregan5382
    @sheilaregan5382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just saw "A Hidden Life" and it is truly spectacular..... I will watch all of his movies.

  • @mohaiminriaz5513
    @mohaiminriaz5513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best TH-cam channel. You are so underrated.

  • @MrFarkasOfficial
    @MrFarkasOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every single one of your vids makes me cry, and that's a good thing

  • @hasancelik2701
    @hasancelik2701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi everybody but firstly Thomas Flight. For me this kind of "channelling" of Mallick's incredible work is another masterpiece in itself and never got occurred to any similar one at this or similar fields. Thank you so much. About Terence Mallick and his trilogy, till now I was wondering (however its a great piece of art) why in the hell he spent his time for making an interchangeable resemblance of a kind in 3 different movie with almost exactly the same approach. I do understand now the reason why, and also that they are not almost exactly the same versions of similar stories. It is not so simple and the issue of being interchangeable (as Flight pointed) is the key to comprehend this trilogy with Mallick's free footage and no script work of making movies about searching, meaning and understanding (which is shorty the life and being, of your own's too) where one doesn't need to be so rich as in the movies by materialistic meaning/measuring to watch and to think about these movies). One last point from me: He is using the music background (soundtrack) as his biggest aide (or help you may say) and apparently classical music pieces have more credit in his heart. "

  • @NeerajLagwankar
    @NeerajLagwankar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Why are you so underrated?

    • @jjtsmom
      @jjtsmom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is under appreciated because most movie-goers (who pay the bucks at the box office) see films for a clearly-defined story-- beginning, middle, end, hero, heroine, etc. Not to sound elitist, but I think the general public simply doesn't understand how brilliant Malick's art really is.

    • @zenmode88
      @zenmode88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jjtsmom You keep perpetuating this nonsense that ''''the general public doesn't understand'' because you cannot come to terms with the simple fact that tastes vary and many find your taste boring...

    • @jjtsmom
      @jjtsmom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Zen, did you actually READ my comment? Or are you one of the “general public “ of which I speak? In any case, I recognize that Malick isn’t for everyone, especially those with no eye for cinematic artistry.

    • @zenmode88
      @zenmode88 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jjtsmom Yes, and you're still doing it... Again you cope with insults that they -[those who disagree with your opinion] have no eye for artistry... You need to stop... To each his own etc...

    • @iAmiSaid
      @iAmiSaid 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jjtsmomaccurately stated, I certainly agree, and I just discovered Mr flight's channel tonight. I've been binging for hours on his video essays, he, like the subjects he discusses, are brilliant.

  • @oppianolicario9180
    @oppianolicario9180 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Men, your video is a piece of art. Analysis and visual treasure. THANK YOU

  • @JuanCamacho21
    @JuanCamacho21 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great breakdown of the most recent trilogy. I love Malick's style and you helped relate to the past 3 films are so similar. Do you know of any other directors that make films in this narrative format?

  • @Owen-ub3fv
    @Owen-ub3fv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He moves the camera with the character of important during a scene via unconventional angles to get a more intimate portrate of what they see and how they're feeling in that moment. Almost like a cinematic documentary.

    • @Treebard
      @Treebard 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He shows the world from the character's pov. Unlike most movies, where we are watch the character, where we're the subject and the character is the object. With Malick, the character is the subject. Is he/she watching us?

  • @KevinFinkbeiner
    @KevinFinkbeiner 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:18 - Kind of how a master shot is used as a transitional establishment of the beginning of a scene in order to next move on to the center of the action with medium and close-up shots. Basically, every shot in a Malick film is a master shot. I like that.

  • @kjbro0me
    @kjbro0me 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this. Definitely something i will be coming back to in the days/weeks/months ahead...thank you.

  • @bipinkumar-vg5sk
    @bipinkumar-vg5sk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i saw thin red line 4 times.. some part of the movie.. even 10 times... when something troubles u.. u need a shoulder to lean on.. trl is like a shoulder... for me i know what i get.. but turbulence fear and anxiety evaporates... i m very greatful to terrence sir... a lot of love frm india...

  • @travisspazz1624
    @travisspazz1624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finally saw the Artist recently, that movie stole Malick's directing Oscar!!

  • @whookares
    @whookares 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much !

  • @sanitorz232
    @sanitorz232 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that he uses wides and deep focus shots

  • @M_Faraday
    @M_Faraday 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really well put.

  • @jjtsmom
    @jjtsmom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Malick's films are breathtaking... but who do we credit? Makick? Or his cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki? Either way, amazing, but I still wanna know.

  • @EyeoftheAbyss
    @EyeoftheAbyss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    One of my favorite filmmakers. My only question is why does he rely on so many A-list actors, if they're not really the best, but simply more famous? Not all, but there are so many people that are so much better at revealing their humanity, rather than stiffly projecting their imagined persona.

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I wonder if it has anything to do with him getting funding? I imagine these a-listers want to work with him and having their names attached probably makes it easier to fund projects. But I agree, I'd love to see him work with non-actors and b/c-listers.

    • @HazefrockKelevra
      @HazefrockKelevra 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's probably a funding thing. I would asume that because of the nature of those particular films finding funding without a-listers can get difficult and a lack of proper funding could damage the visual aspect of the films.
      Also I really love the editing on this video, it reinforces the points throughout so well.

    • @jjtsmom
      @jjtsmom 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThomasFlight exactly.

    • @AmazingTNT
      @AmazingTNT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It could also be due to his style that relies heavily on the expressions of his characters rather than just line delivery. All these A-list actors are incredibly talented and can do much more than convincingly recite their lines. These actors all have the ability to express themselves through their characters. Rather than just being Natalie Portman or Christian Bale, they become they characters that they play.
      But who knows, I could be reading into this too much.

    • @LifesVideos
      @LifesVideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      P1tri0t No I completely agree with you! I saw Michael Fassbender in a movie called Shame and there were so many scenes where facial expressions said so much. In many scenes almost no words were necessary and so much was conveyed just by expressions.

  • @eugenek8274
    @eugenek8274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In case you liked music as much as I did: the track is
    Caleb Etheridge - Skies Above.

  • @iandavid7730
    @iandavid7730 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favourite Malick film is still Thin Red Line and I still ache for them to release the full cut. A Malick film looks like no other.

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thin Red Line is my favorite as well.

    • @josephclavelli3516
      @josephclavelli3516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tree of Life is my favorite with Thin Red Line right behind it.

    • @davegannon3280
      @davegannon3280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saw Thin Red Line again recently and had forgotten how moving and poetic so much of the narration is, especially when married with the incredible visuals. Like this narration seemly coming from the dead Japanese soldier to Jim Caviezel, "Are you righteous? Kind? Does your confidence lie in this? Are you loved by all? Know that I was, too. Do you imagine your suffering will be any less because you loved goodness and truth?"

    • @eoinMB3949
      @eoinMB3949 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto. Thin red line is like food for the soul

  • @adrianconlon
    @adrianconlon 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think this is one of the greatest video essays on cinema ever done.

  • @daviddraghici1758
    @daviddraghici1758 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was stunning dude. I have chills

  • @neurojitsu
    @neurojitsu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video, one of your very best!

  • @RSHKMS
    @RSHKMS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video, sir. well spoken and nailed it.

  • @davidmulhall2710
    @davidmulhall2710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you 🙏! Very, very well done !

  • @mosescarolina9733
    @mosescarolina9733 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this is the best cut of Malik I've ever seen...it was so emotional

  • @DMalltheway
    @DMalltheway 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching Days of Heaven really changed how cinematography is shot, natural shots and perfect timing rather than special affects make the movie that much better.

  • @padda2946
    @padda2946 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have been putting off viewings of Malick's newer movies for a while now, definitely have to give one of them a try this weekend.

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They're definitely worth giving a try. Even when I don't enjoy the film completely, I love what he's doing stylistically and with the craft.

  • @dominicallen5654
    @dominicallen5654 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicely done, thanks for this.

  • @dougo891
    @dougo891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about the obsession with looking skyward from the ground through the trunks and branches of trees. That idea can be seen in "Badlands"❗❗😎😜

  • @LEVRAN
    @LEVRAN ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes! Song to song is too underrated

  • @DavidMatias79
    @DavidMatias79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To The Wonder is actually a good movie

  • @adiblima
    @adiblima 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations,man, this is beautiful

  • @nostalgia5080
    @nostalgia5080 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    a beautiful analysis, though i'm afraid i don't fully share it. Malick's atypical style and exploratory meditative scenes can look like a "free" contemplation, the association of the forementioned series of reactions (actor's, cinematographer's, director's).
    With some scrutiny though, it's clear that beyond their originality, these movies are well-structured poems, with recurrent themes, ideas, and astmosphere. I would rather say that the director's point of view prevails here, the rest is merely tools and images to illustrate it. What we are seeing is just Malick's train of thoughts, of sensations and obssessions, and that's paradoxically how it attains universality.
    I would call it passing from the "writer-director" to the "poet-director".

  • @elij2bunopnd
    @elij2bunopnd ปีที่แล้ว

    I have only watched The Tree of Life (twice) and A Hidden Life, and I love them both! I hope I could watch Malick’s other films. They feel transcendent and beautiful.

  • @filmexit0
    @filmexit0 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @Jay-fs2nw
    @Jay-fs2nw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I found you through mark brown, and I’m not disappointed

    • @ThomasFlight
      @ThomasFlight  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where did he mention me? I’m a fan of his, but didn’t see it.

    • @smokeylonesome4328
      @smokeylonesome4328 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Thomas Flight- Excellent videos (particularly the David Lynch and Terrance Malick one(s)).

    • @Jay-fs2nw
      @Jay-fs2nw 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas Flight he has your la la land/ whiplash video right at the end of his Celeste video in his 'mark recommends'

  • @AlbertoZaccaria
    @AlbertoZaccaria 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Read Martin Heidegger for a better comprehension of Malick's works (or Malick himself). Especially to understand Knight of Cups

    • @sampsonofrock
      @sampsonofrock 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A bit vague, can you recommend any specific works?

  • @afreelancehuman
    @afreelancehuman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A good analysis 🙌🏼

  • @AndrewKamenMusic
    @AndrewKamenMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Recently rewatched The Tree of Life on my Oculus Go. So nostalgic watching it on the big screen again (in a virtual theater lol). I actually saw the movie premiere at Cannes back in 2011 and it's always struck a deep chord. After watching it again for the first time in 9 years I think the most impactful takeaways this time were from the cinematography and sound design. I walked my dogs afterwards and everything from my pov continued to feel as if I was still in the movie lol. All the sounds, the lighting, etc. It was lovely. Lasted for a couple days. Wish I could stay in that mode for longer. Might have to watch again.

    • @DrErnst
      @DrErnst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      try the holyspirit he will open your eyes to the beauty in God's creation..

  • @adammcmillan3060
    @adammcmillan3060 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Discovered Arthur Rimbaud 2 weeks ago, Malick must be a fan

  • @jkupfe
    @jkupfe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was really thoughtful. It’s much appreciated,

  • @joshray2117
    @joshray2117 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for giving his work justice

  • @youtubewatcher31415
    @youtubewatcher31415 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep up the beautiful content!

  • @jbaldsing
    @jbaldsing 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    He makes wonderful screensavers

  • @MeiZu0606
    @MeiZu0606 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful comment and edition ❤️

  • @tomassalvadorlopezsoto3688
    @tomassalvadorlopezsoto3688 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this video♡♡♡♡

  • @audreyboissonneault6475
    @audreyboissonneault6475 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I am just learning now that Malick did three similar movies with the same visual. I like this new kind of focus.