Why Do Terrence Malick's Movies Look Like That?

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Watch all my videos ad-free and get exclusive content on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight (Signing up using my link supports my channel) Terrence Malick has developed one of the most unique and distinctive visual styles in contemporary American cinema. In this video, I investigate the elements of this style and what the motivation behind it might be. Sources: All Interview Excerpts are from "All Things Shining: An Oral History of the Films of Terrence Malick" - https://amzn.to/3oYGYev Knight of Cups BTS Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpxwLxQYpDY Nolan discussing Malick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVUXDn6hCY4 Chapters: 0:00 A Hidden Director 1:26 Showing life in context 2:21 A polarizing approach 4:51 Elements of the style (challenge accepted Chris) 11:05 Editing can impact a "look" 12:30 Filmmaking as questioning 14:28 Forcing the viewer to connect the dots 15:44 Poetic and personal // WATCH MORE THOMAS FLIGHT -Ad-Free Videos and Exclusive Content on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight -My Podcast Cinema of Meaning: Ad-free and early on Nebula: Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n6zZZQjiKsLNfyldNAi8b iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-of-meaning/id1611352831 -Rent or Buy My Experimental Documentary: https://labyrinthion.com -Read My Newsletter: https://thomasflight.substack.com/ // SUPPORT MY WORK -Support my Channel directly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight Patrons get access to a discord community, monthly podcast reviews of everything I watch, and more! -Sign up for Nebula using my Link: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight Signing Up for Nebula using my link supports my channel financially. // FOLLOW ME -Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasflight -Website: http://www.thomasflight.com -Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thomasflight/ -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thomas.flight // CONTACT ME -sponsorship and Business inquiries: [email protected] -Questions, feedback, other stuff: [email protected] (check out my FAQ as well: https://www.thomasflight.com/faq) #ThomasFlight #VideoEssay