Did you watch it yet? Where does it rank among Terrence's filmography?
>Now I really am the Knight of Cups
FUCKING. REALLY.
>>64356363
On par with To the Wonder. In other words, plebeians will ignore it because they will think it's pretentious, but it isn't. It's beautifully shot and worth more than one watch in my opinion.
>>64356469
>i watched it on my dell inspiron
>>64356363
>Christian Bale walks into a strip club
>It aint me starts playing
>>64356363
I want Malick to work with a new cinematographer. Lubezki and him have kind of reached a plateau in terms of style.
Tree Of Life was groundbreaking in terms of cinematography, but I don't want Malick to just rehash the same thing anymore. It's boring.
Just finished it, pasting this from other thread
>Christian Bale wanders around the GTA V Map: The Cinéma
I kid, it was brilliant. Obviously a sermon/polemic against spiritual corruption via the world of Hollywood, vice, excess and such. Very transcendental and/or Christian. Beautiful images. Score was perfect.
Never thought i'd see Jo Lo Truglio and Tom Lennon in a Malick film, or Fabio playing "himself." Also apparently Nick Kroll who I missed.
And he literally sampled one of the best scenes in Twin Peaks, the Major's visionYou think that was his and NatPort's baby at the end and she lied about abortion?
As far as ranking, I dunno. Very similar to TTW which I loved. I can't rank his filmography, all at least 9s.
>>64356363
It was pretty good 2.5/10 and that's being generous.
![Knight.of.Cups.2015.1080p.H264.AC3-EVO.mkv_snapshot_00.20.13_[2015.12.31_14.44.01].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/kvcIWH2.jpg "Knight.of.Cups.2015.1080p.H264.AC3-EVO.mkv_snapshot_00.20.13_[2015.12.31_14.44.01].jpg")
>>64356411
o shit terry wat r u doing
>>64356817
Malick is literally the only person since Tarkovsky to authentically portray the nature of Christ in cinema
>>64357115
He can't keep getting away it.
>>64356817
>And he literally sampled one of the best scenes in Twin Peaks, the Major's vision
Where was that? I don't recall a scene like that, I watched it drunk on New Years Eve
It ranks in my top 10 "most tryhard flick names" list for sure.
>>64356469
it's beautifully shot (except for that reflection scene) but it wasn't a good film
Beautiful film. Could relate to all of it. Something about haunting female beauty, trippy parties, and transcendental musings on the souls longing for God that hits the fucking spot
>>64357354
What makes you say it wasn't good?
>Christian Bale looking worried: The Reddit
>The movie had no script, every scene was improvised
Oh it shows Malick
>>64356363
I liked it but I'd probably rank it last in his filmography
To the Wonder was better
#3 for me. I really need to watch it again. While it didn't seem overtly complex, I feel like I'll understand it much better with another viewing. I feel like I missed a lot, which is rare for a Malick film, at least for me. I know nothing of tarot, which I'd like to look into to better understand the chapters.
>>64357198
>Where was that? I don't recall a scene like that
I couldn't find it and thought i imagined it...
It starts at 53:12
perfect sample, some lynchian stuff in this film as well as the poignancy of the father/son theme
Most memorable moments:
>that creepy ass girl with the cut-out eyes in the beginning
>the moon girl
>suicidal depression being like "getting swallowed by a snake"
>the damnation monologue and that eerie billboard montage
>the party with the luchadores, girls hanging from the ceiling, and that like 1 second shot of that girl with reddish eyes, just something so haunting about it
>the strip club scene, the music playing in the background like a dream
>the different mornings at the beginning of freedom, so many gorgeous shots
I was hooked from the first trailer. It was everything I wanted it to be
>>64357119
is it weird that im atheist and love these two? there's a type of beauty that they know how to make feel tangible, and almost no one else even tries. almost like they are operating under a different set of rules (and no its not just muh plot and muh cinematography either)
anyway as to the question itself
To The Wonder > Knight Of Cups = Days Of Heaven > The Thin Red Line > The New World >>> Badlands >>>>>>>>>>>> The Tree Of Life
>>64357860
Damn, how did I miss that. Pretty nice.
>>64358103
Your meme arrows are reversed.
>>64356363
I hated TOL and TTW, and I think KOC is one of the best films I've ever seen.
>>64356411
Never fucking reply to me again unless you're contributing to the thread.
>>64358783
same family
My boy Terry finally got his head out of his ass and put together something with incredible meaning. It's like he was just practicing with his last coupla flicks.
![1451533889471[3].webm](https://i.imgur.com/EgEdQrb.jpg "1451533889471[3].webm")
>download Knight of Cups
>get Night of Calls all of a sudden
>Ben Affleck
>Christian Bale
Michael Keaton confirmed for next Malick kino
Rumored talks with Adam West
>>64359147
the man really knows his audience.
>>64359253
Patricians, apparently
>>64359147
>>64359147
I wish I was batman
>>64359217
Can you imaging Adam West aimlessly wandering through Hollywood while a voiceover of his insane ramblings plays? No script, just West talking about nothing for two hours.
>>64359147
you got a timestamp for that?
>>64359147
it's a good time to be a footfag
>>64359350
You wanna discuss film, you gotta watch the movie.
>>64356363
>le intersperse cinematic shots of space and earth in between meaningless scenes of tripe dialogue director man
its like im literally in a twilight zone episode
>>64359332
No you don't. This wasn't enough for Batman. Hiring all the whores in Eastern Europe wasn't enough for Batman.
>>64359382
movies have nothing to do with film
>>64359390
>>64359390
>tripe
>>64359390
>meaningless
Hohoho don't even begin to discuss semiotics, plen.
Some mad illuminati shit in this movie, is he trying to do a Kubrick before he dies?
>>64359349
I'd pay to see it. He was on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast last year and he's still sharp and funny
>>64359131
>implying anything can have inherent meaning
>>64359637
Yeah I think it's partly that kind of film, the Fuck You, Hollywood film like Altman's The Player, Mulholland Drive, Maps to the Stars
>>64359699
>le the movie doesn't mean anything XD
>omg le feet XD
>omg illurminateee XDD
the level of discourse on /tv/, ladies and gentlemen
>>64359147
>that weird pinky toe
G-ddammit Hershlag I thought you were perfect
>>64359390
Aww man you need to check it out again. It was rich in meaning. Quite a beautiful statement on the purpose of suffering being useful for a greater end.
>>64359806
Meaning is imparted by the viewer;
merely constrained by the author.
>>64359867
the meaning is "suffering brings you closer to God", it's right there in the movie, you have it literally come out of a character's mouth you autist
>>64356363
literally the "Either/Or" of film
I feel like he is trying to save someone with this movie, it aint just the viewer, it's someone in Hollywood.
>>64360079
He's literally been pandering the same Kierkegaard bullshit for years. Malick is a fucking hack.
>>64360275
Yes but in this one he has developed it the most so far.
1. "To the Wonder".
2. "The New World".
3. "Knight of Cups".
4. "The Thin Red Line".
5. "Days of Heaven".
6. "The Tree of Life".
7. "Badlands".
>>64360079
That's only one way to read the movie though, familia. Maybe it's the most readily available, because the character said it (as was grace and nature in TTOL) but it's surely not the only, and perhaps not the strongest.
He put Zen Buddhism in along with Christanity and Tarot and the Egypt story though in KOC, maybe he is trying to tell the viewer their is more than one path/belief system to the end goal.
>>64360508
Literally reverse this order, and you have it right.
>>64360508
awful.
and people thought the dinosaur was bad? did you see those fucking fishies? they looked like they were out of 19 fucking 99 for fuck's sake.
>MY SON
>LOOK
fucking Wes Anderson is less gimmicky than this guy
Who's the worse 2011 /tv/ meme director? Malick or Refn?
It was, just like every other Malick film in the past decade, a steaming turd wrapped in the most deceivingly nice package. It might look pretty from afar, but once you've opened it, you can't deny it's shit. A pointless film that pretentious existential 20-something that this board is littered iwth won't stop raving about
>>64360508
1. The Tree of Life
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Days of Heaven
4. To The Wonder
5. The New World
6. Badlands
7. Knight of Cups
>>64360894
Bear in mind the movie was shot in 2011-2012.
>>64360703
No, the movie is literally about finding lasting peace and fulfillment amidst excess. Different scenes will affect different viewers differently but that's literally what the movie is about
>>64361182
better, but KoC is MUCH more ambitious and soul-stirring than Badlands ever could be. Bandlands is just a teenage outlaw movie.
>>64360982
Refn is nothing but a one hit wonder
Malick has consistency
>>64361135
>wrestles with big issues
>pretentious Lmao but I couldn't even begin tell you why because my barometer for art has been calibrated by decades of anime and vidya
Epic analogy BTW bro, almost thought I was on reddit there a sec
>>64361135
The point of the movie is that both 40-somethings, and 70-somethings can be just as confused, and unwise, and unenlightened, and "existential" as 20-somethings. It is absurd to attack this movie for being infantile.
>waaaaaah waaaaah my life is so devoid of meaning i'm so bored of banging hot women every night and living in a big ass appartment in hollywood and having a high paying job
literally bourgeois ennui: the movie, a truly original concept that has never been explored before
>>64361300
>one hit wonder
Drive, OGF and Valhalla rising were all good if not great
>>64361394
>strawmanning
>I know so much more about art than you xD
Literally reddit: the post
I tip my fedora to you, fellow gentleman
>>64361462
>OGF
>good
it was red hot garbo m80
>>64361531
People who accuse art of being pretentious without explaining why like we're supposed to take your enlightened opinion at your word aren't usually very cultured, no
can someone post the twin peaks bit on /gif/ as a webm with sound?
It starts at 53:12
>>64361300
>exploding diarrhea
>every morning shit
>>64357181
TO THE WALL
>>64361397
Yeah, without this movie, how could I have ever known that midlife crises exist? That is really deep and original, such a rarely touched upon subject in film and arts. Almost as original and thought provoking as a movie about how racism is bad.
>>64361300
What one hit are you referring to? Drive? Valhalla Rising is one of my all time favorites, Bronson wasn't bad, neither was OGF or the pusher trilogy. Watch more films man
>>64361790
I bet you just love capeshit too
>On Terrence Malick, whom he admires: It's so strange; I never knew what happened to him. I saw Richard Gere in New Orleans one time, and I said, "What ever happened to Terry Malick?" And he said, "Everybody asks me that." He said, "I have no idea." But later on I met Terry. And he just - he just decided that he didn't want to live that life. Or so he told me. He just didn't want to live the life. It wasn't that he didn't like the films. It's just, if you could do it without living in Hollywood ...
> Whatever it took to function as a Hollywood personality had an enormous price for him, and he could see it as something that destroyed a lot of people, and almost made nobody get better as a person. And you’ve only got one life, and do you want to live it this way, where you’re constantly having to schmooze the suits? He’s incredibly skillful at something he presumably abhors, and maybe at a certain point he had to throw that over or drown in it.
> He could see the effects of Hollywood on the various people he knew, the people who lived completely immersed in that world as though that were the world, like, say, Warren Beatty. For Terry, the world is bigger than that.
>>64359147
TARANTINO YES!!!
>>64361790
Do you like to distill every film to a single issue and criticize taht for being unoriginal?
>>64361830
He sounds like a truly amazing person, but equating that to him being a great filmmaker is truly the most reddit mentality humanly possible. It's no better than liking Jennifer Lawrence because she is JUST LIKE US XDD
>>64361823
I bet you party with yourself because you're a friendless loser - at least you can watch hip artsy movies and feel good about being an art connoisseur LOL
>>64361927
Reddit confirmed
>>64361995
Pleb thinking he's patrician despite having watched 20 movies in his life confirmed
>>64361790
But anon just said it's something that 20-70 can appreciate, thereby contradicting the relevancy of amid life crisis. There is no crisis exemplified here.
I think back on my own life and totally see what point this movie is trying to make. I upgraded myself, if you will, by far the most along paths of suffering.
It was in this thread or another that an anon was talking about how a pearl is formed. Do you know how a pearl is formed?
>>64362166
>I upgraded myself, if you will, by far the most along paths of suffering.
loving this blog tbqh
>>64356363
Great movie. Among his best.
Anyone saying the contrary doesn't understand the true art of filmmaking.
>>64358103
Your rankings are why you're an atheist
>>64362321
>not the other way around
>no understanding of causality whatsoever
BRAVO CHRISTIANITY
>>64359722
It really captured the soulless vacuous nature of upper crust west coast society better than I've seen in a long time. Evoked Inland Empire and Bret Easton Ellis for me.
>>64356363
Can't wait for the titty-porn parody "knight of D-cups."
>>64362532
I really didn't feel like the party scenes were soulless. Remember the lines about everything being perfect and complete the way it is. Everyone seemed beautiful and glowing but also hungry for something intangible.
Number one for me. I hated just about everything he did besides The New World and Days of Heaven, and really felt left out for not appreciating Tree of Life. Now I think I get it.
Fucking love that soundtrack. Exodus by Krakow Philharmonic was so great.
>>64362834
Antonio Banderas' definitely was. Rick with the Asian Twins was, and I remember another bender scene that evoked that feeling too. The photoshoot scene was even though it wasn't technically a party. I agree that there was beauty at these parties, the acrobatic sheet dance/striptease comes to mind as one of the most beautiful shots in the film, but I'm fairly certain they were supposed to be more repulsive than attractive on the whole.
>>64359147
God bless you Malick.
Pseudo-intellectual pleb bait.
>>64363115
I can see why we are supposed to feel that, but maybe they really are beautiful layers of the pearl.
Like we definitely see the strife that would be considered suffering for the film's world. The brother, the dad, the earthquake, the breakups, the abortion.
>>64363115
I didn't feel beauty or disturbance in huge doses. I just felt a foreboding sense of isolation and loneliness.
>>64363247
The inherent nature of beauty is a whole 'nother conversation. Extrapolating on the film's themes I think the argument that there is beauty to be found in everything works, but it is an admittedly abstract concept. I think the way the visceral and immediate presentation of the empty decadence of the parties throughout the film is more directly supposed to revile rather than inspire.
Nice toe scene, but are there shots of Natalie Portman's soles in the movie?
>>64363542
I'll definitely keep an eye out for that when I see it properly at the cinema. But man even the guy describing the k-hole seemed beautiful as opposed to repulsive.
>>64362512
no, because you need to see and appreciate the beauty of God before you become a Christian
since that didnt happen to you in TTOL then you haven't submitted to loving Christ yet
>>64363325
I think the parties amplified those themes of isolation though, as well as making Rick's surreal inability to connect with people and the way he only picked up fragments of conversations more concrete. It seemed slightly more nightmarish to me.
>>64363542
Ignore "the way"
>>64363688
I agree. Definitely some personal commentary on how Malick's autism makes him feel in such a world.
>>64363550
This
Someone confirm/deny
>>64363851
>>64363550
There are a few other fleeting foot shots though including Cate and models, just found a Spotify playlist, nice
>>64363658
Like I said I completely agree that "everything is as it should be," is undoubtedly one of the central themes of the film, and like the Buddhist guy said that if you sit back in the current moment you will eventually be able to realize that everything is connected and therefore beautiful and perfect. I just think on a more immediate level the film is trying to show how even the most illustrious and decadent parties are hollow and predicated upon an artifice that is damaging to our humanity.
>>64363891
>>>64363851
>>>64363550
Sorry meant to say "no" first
>>64362576
I chuckled.
>>64363550
>>64363851
I mean there is that scene where she is running on the beach and you see her soles. Download it and slow it down for good shots
>>64363918
Can you articulate specifically what in the film lent you that feeling? Are you sure you just aren't bringing that trope of "empty materialism" with you to the table?
>>64363891
>>64363931
>>64363989
Shame. Well, might just wait for the cinema release in a few months.
I haven't seen KoC yet but it looks like it will be pretty good. I like Malick as a person and think he would be interesting to hang out with and talk to but I can't say I'm crazy about his films. What I have found is that the more overt he is with his religiosity the shittier his films are. TTW and DoH are my top picks of his. I feel TTRL and TNW would be up there but the eye-rollingly forced Kierkegaardian bullshit is pervasive in those films. I was indifferent to Badlands and I found ToL to be insufferable.
What must be understood about Malick is that he is literally channeling Kierkegaard in all of his works. He is obsessed with the idea of the Knight of Faith. Which is okay with some people but personally I find Kierkegaard to be a lowbrow meme philosopher and Christian Existentialism to be an impotent and pathetic response to the reality of our situation as the human animal. It is a denial. It is having your cake and eating it too, which, ironically, is exactly what Malick did in that little anecdote about him upthread regarding him using the resources and talent of Hollywood but not living in Hollywood or "being Hollywood".
>>64364077
I'm fairly confident in stating that the emptiness of materialism is one of the themes of the film. Rick's womanizing, Banderas' party and his voice-over during, the way Rick's success, agents, and boss were presented, as well as the general feelings of despair in all of the characters who were living by all superficial measures the best lives conceivable all lead me to think there's some merit to the observation.
Footfags are fucking pathetic
Literally the lowest common denominator fetish, no wonder Tarantino is the footfag director
Plebs the lot of you
>>64356363
>Put Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portmon on top billing
>They are literally 10 min bit characters
Based Malick does it again
>>64364336
What at Banderas's party, or at any of the parties, since that's sort of specifically the topic?
>>64359147
BATMAN WHAT ARE YOU DOING
>>64364273
Not about to start a philosophical debate, but I'm just curious: do you think that our consciousness and humanity is the pinnacle of intelligence in our universe? I've certainly believed that idea myself at times, but once you take the idea of their being more to existence as a given I think a lot of those impotent and pathetic responses make a lot more sense.
>>64364514
Banderas' party was arguably the most lavish of the film, set a decadent estate with immaculately dressed guests and scenery. He seems like a charming and interesting host, going around and flirting and entertaining all of his guests individually. But throughout this whole scene, he is voicing his true inner thoughts which reveal that he is unrepentantly selfish and hedonistic. He says that he only cares about himself and his needs and pleasures, and only cares about women in relation to how much pleasure they can bring him. His entire magnanimous and dazzling nature (and by extension his whole party) is shown to be nothing more than an elegant facade with a slightly evil undercurrent to it.
ITT: trolls trolling trolls
>>64364914
go write essays on your facebook wall, nerd, nobody is impressed here
>>64365159
Dude asked me to elaborate so I did. I'm way beyond trying to impress people if I'm posting here.
>>64364801
we Insidious now
>>64364357
So you're implying it's okay to be a normalfag, and it's okay to have more niche fetishes, but you are a faggot if you are sexually attracted in any way to feet? Seems arbitrary and more of a thing personal to you.
>Executive Producer - Terrence Malick
>Martin Sheen playing a priest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxZfbx2U3qY
thoughts?
Badlands
Days of Heaven
The New World
To The Wonder
Knight of Cubs
The Tree of Life
The Thin Red Line
>>64363808
>>64363688
>>64363325
>>64363115
>>64363247
>>64362834
Private Witt: Do you ever feel lonely?
First Sgt. Edward Welsh: Only around people.
>>64365421
>martin sheen
count me in.
what was wrong with antonio's approach to life? he seemed like an optimistic guy who was gifted with great social skills. perhaps having such skills doesn't allow you to actually get close to people and perhaps he is hedonistic in his approach to enjoyment and self pleasure?
Beautiful filn. Hit all the right notes
I'm watching it now
I don't know what the fuck is going on
>>64366214
Ultimately empty and leads you nowhere.
>>64365421
Looks less Malick-y than The Better Angels at least.
>>64366214
He's just numb to it all bro. Pussy is like ice cream to him
>>64364801
my sides. this looks like a soap opera dream sequence. what a hack.
will watch for the feet though.
>>64364644
Are you asking me if I believe in aliens or something? I guess it's possible but it's entirely irrelevant to the fact that I find Kierkegaardian philosophy to be both a smug and pseudo-humble copout regarding man's situation in facing the horrors of life, and I find Malick's obsession with it boring. I don't dislike Malick though, I just disagree with his worldview although I understand why someone would have that worldview
This is my first malick film and I'm not sure if the rest of his works are like this but this was really pretentious without any redeeming dialogue, or plot, or character development.
Almost self indulging desu.
Makes it very hard to relate to the main character. I couldn't find one person to give a shit about in this whole film. If that was what malick was going for then hes done it well.
But I was pretty much rolling my eyes the whole time. Nice music though and lots of beautiful shots
>>64368184
>This is my first malick film
Start with Badlands, son.
>>64368184
>couldn't relate to the main character at all
>thinks the movie was boring
>>64360227himself
i think this is a partly autobiographical rendition of why he holds so much disdain for the hollywood lifestyle
>>64368184
I'm not a fan of Malick but your reasons for disliking the film are pleb-tier
>>64368358
>ignoring the fact that I mentioned how I though it felt self-indulging
>ignoring that I said it felt pretentious and was lacking in character development
work on your reading comprehension and try to keep up
>>64368584
elaborate.
Have you just become desensitized to what you now consider to be "basic" complaints of pretentiousness and monotony or do you actually have a more grounded reason?
>>64368184
Pretend you are the main character. Pretend like you are character.
Then change the word "pretend" to "realize".
>>64368742
*pretend like you are EVERY character
Alright, /tv/, let's settle this once and for all.
Is this film, cinema, or kino?
>>64368805
Malick
>>64368742
hmm I see where you're going with this and I will admit it makes me want to give the characters more of the benefr of the doubt. But I can't help but hold on to my original beliefs. The main issue here I think is that its not so much that I don't think his (or other characters) issues are legitimate but rather that they handle them in ways I don't agree with. And I don't think there is a way to bridge that gap but acknowledging is enough I think.
>>64368184
>first Malick film
>pretentious
>redeeming dialogue
>no plot
>no character development
>self-indulging
>hard to relate to main character
>needs to like characters in movies
>eye rolling
god damn, it fucking amazes me how people can be bad at watching movies
>>64368940
Can you please give me an example of what you mean? Like what issues and how did they handle them, as opposed to how you would have handled them?
>>64368940
>but rather that they handle them in ways I don't agree with
this has to be b8
I refuse to believe that people are this selfish
>>64368643
>didn't relate to the main character at all
>found it pretentious, thinks he can comment on the "character development" like he has any idea about the character or what's being communicated in the first place
>>64365159
fag
Begin
Fucking awful. Another Malick film that completely insists upon itself. The man is total disconnected from reality.
>>64359147
damn, portman has weird looking feet.
Tree of Life = Knight of Cups > The New World > To The Wonder > Thin Red Line > Days Of Heaven > every other film ever made
If a film student made this movie and whacked it on Youtube, filled to the brim with beautiful women at fancy parties, voice overs feinting an understanding of philosophy, endless shots of meaningless landscapes and space and a guy in a suit constantly walking around looking sad, it would be laughed off the internet as cringe material.
But for some reason this trash is acceptable if it has Malick's name on it. Yuck.
>Hey Lubezki, go around town with dubsguy and take some cool looking shots. Script? LMAO, don't worry we'll fix it with voice over in editing
>>64373171
Why do people have such a hardon for Tree of Life? I guess it's the film that introduced Malick to youngsters.
I'd go:
Days of Heaven
The New World DC
Badlands
TTRL
TOL
TTW
>>64357119
>nature of Christ
get out of here with this bullshit. how fucking dare you use those three words, which as far as I can tell from the lone, reckless sentence you provide don't even grasp the implications and essence of, without explanation or testimony
>>64373367
Same here, but with KOC as number 1.
>>64370202
fair enough that i shouldnt be judging the films merits based on those things but is whats being communicated really all that profound? seems like the dude is stroking himself off the whole time.
maybe i just need to get back on my antidepressants. Haven't been able to enjoy anything without them. ill give it a couple more watches. Maybe I'll get it then.
>>64373317
>Hey Lubezki, go around town with dubsguy
During the part at the house party where that girl shows him her nails and says something like "Do you like this shade of pink?" and he says "Very nice." I was legitimately expecting there to be a closeup on Bale's sweaty face as he says "Now let's see Paul Allen's nails"
>>64358783
How is that possible? You must be an idiot.
>>64373367
>TTW last
WTF? Its like Tree of Life only without horrible CGI and space visuals as pleb bait...
>>64361434
B-but it looks really pretty anon
>>64378197
>>64361873
awkward touching: the movie
>>64378382
He's detached, and his touching is also pretty detached.
>>64361300
>Malick has consistency
Because he's made like 7 years in 40 years
>>64361434
It's a normie thing, a NEET wouldn't understand
bored of lubezki's cinematography desu
it looks good but the shots are predictable. malick needs to work with a new dp
>>64381593
That's very true.
DUDE WATER LMAO
