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Christina Lui
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Jan 22, 2000 9:19 pm
Hi everyone, Thanks for being here! This resembles an introduction. I'll say a few words here on why I'm entranced by Malick's films because I hope that you...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 22, 2000 11:14 pm
Hey, everyone. Just wanting to let everyone know how great it is to see people out there who are interested in discussing what I think to one of the greatest...
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MMia1208@...
Jan 22, 2000 11:37 pm
Well Bret, You said it so wonderfully, I find it hard to add to your take on the TTRL. I too am in search of Malick's other two films, and I also feel this...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 7:48 am
I went out earlier tonight and rented "Days of Heaven" yet haven't been able to watch it yet. Being that it is getting pretty chilly outside and ice is...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 7:56 am
oh, and one more....how could I possibly forget the moment when Bell is reading the letter from his cheating wife. Words cannot describe the absolute anguish...
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magus@...
Jan 23, 2000 9:15 am
In response to Bret's email, I'd have to say one of the most powerful scenes in TRL would be the aforementioned "Dear John" letter scene. What made this so...
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MMia1208@...
Jan 23, 2000 2:40 pm
Hi, I'm glad some of you answered first, because then I get to say ditto, and go into a few more scenes. By the end of it we'll have the whole movie in there. ...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 5:47 pm
I'd have to agree with Mia that by the end of this, we'll have every scene from the movie listed. I guess that's just another testament to how amazing this...
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MMia1208@...
Jan 23, 2000 6:08 pm
Thanks and yes, I agree Brett. It did make sense. It is one of those things that is easier to understand internally, than to articulate to others. I agree it...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 23, 2000 8:47 pm
Hey, I checked my email this morning to find so many emails from y'all! Excellent! :) ... How I miss that! I used to live in Boston and would run out with a...
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Christina Lui
clui@...
Jan 23, 2000 8:55 pm
... You're absolutely right. Ben Chaplin is absolutely amazing, and it's because of his ability to convey so much with so little facial movement. Dash Mihok's...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 23, 2000 8:58 pm
... It's a very nice page. I've seen The Wall, and your analysis is very thoughtful and thorough, Bret. You can find a pic of me at my page:...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 23, 2000 9:06 pm
On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Bret Urick wrote: The last time I watched ... Another film that made me cry, although it's not in the same class as Malick's, is The Green...
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Christina Lui
clui@...
Jan 23, 2000 9:30 pm
... I mentioned Chaplin and Mihok in my last post, but Caviezel is excellent also, again in a different way from them. You can read everything he's feeling in...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 23, 2000 9:47 pm
On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Bret Urick wrote: I ... Me neither. I really do think he did it knowing they would have to kill him. Besides, when he was hiding in the...
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MMia1208@...
Jan 23, 2000 10:52 pm
Hey, In response to the question thrown out regarding Witt's contradictory behavior as it pertains to his AWOL, and then desire to return to Charlie co. I...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 11:01 pm
First, let me tell you that I am by no means an expert on Jungian Psychoanalysis. We had to write a 6 - 8 page paper on Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 11:07 pm
"How I miss that! I used to live in Boston and would run out with a shovel if a mere two inches of snow fell. No such luck in eternally rainy Seattle." I'm not...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 11:13 pm
I always saw Witt's supposed contradiction (Paradise/then wanting to rejoin the company) as more of an altruistic decision. Once snatched from his Paradise,...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 23, 2000 11:20 pm
Okay, so this message might be very low on Malick content....forgive me. "Another film that made me cry, although it's not in the same class as Malick's, is...
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Christina Lui
clui@...
Jan 24, 2000 12:05 am
... You're a brave man! I find Jung very hard to read, perhaps because his thought is so far-ranging. It's a lot to take in. To me, Jung's views are a lot more...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 24, 2000 12:17 am
... LOL! Now that I'm in North Georgia at college....this ... It probably snows as often in Georgia as it does here, not very often at all. I'm not familiar...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 24, 2000 12:31 am
... It still seems contradictory to me, however. I think you're right about why he goes AWOL, that he wants a better life. But why not run away again in search...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 24, 2000 1:53 am
... Not a problem! ... Oh yeah! It was completely manipulative! And man did it work! I actually didn't cry at Awakenings or Schindler's List. But here I was...
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Bret Urick
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Jan 24, 2000 4:57 am
I'm going to try to answer a few of the separate e-mails floating around out there so everyone's boxes aren't innundated with from me. I just finished watching...
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Christina Lui
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Jan 24, 2000 7:02 pm
... Amen to that. I turned to that channel and saw Tom Cruise standing at the podium and was I pissed! I saw "Magnolia";....I really enjoyed it in ... Don't be...
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Christina Lui
clui@...
Jan 24, 2000 7:28 pm
On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Bret Urick wrote: We ... I hadn't noticed that, but I did notice that SPR on the whole dehumanised the Germans. I did like SPR, but its...
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Christina Lui
clui@...
Jan 24, 2000 7:37 pm
Hi all, I read that Days of Heaven was released to much critical praise. I've seen it, so I know it's one of the most beautiful films ever made. Forgive me for...
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magus@...
Jan 25, 2000 12:07 am
Sorry to divert the attention back to Thin Red Line again but I still haven't seen Days of Heaven although I'm certainly going to make the effort. TRL is...
