Are there any films that are similar / on par with Terrence Malicks film making?

Are there any films that are similar / on par with Terrence Malicks film making genius ?

I am so obsessed with his films at the moment. I have seen all 5. I can't wait for the next one. I absolutely love the philosophical narration in the newer ones. Is there any films that use that, or any really good films similar to his style of filmmaking. He is by far and wide my favourite director.

Try some Tarkovsky movies, I guess. The camera is not as alive and the amount of narration is usually negligible but the basics are sort of similar.

Haven't seen it but I keep hearing about how much The Assaination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford was heavily influenced by Malick.

To be honest, not really. Malick makes truly ambient material that flows in its own way, it's hard to make a movie heavily inspired by his.

If you know Malick then you'll know he isn't the kind that makes his movies in haste and takes an awful amount of time in making one. Almost a decade since Thin Red Line until he finally came out with Tree of Life. Seeing how he's nearing 70, I don't think he has got a lot of movies in him. Which is why I'm hoping the Academy awards him Best Director not only because Tree of Life deserves it but also because they would indirectly award his entire body of work like they did when they awarded Scorsese and Danny Boyle for less-deserving movies.

As for Malick-like films,you can find slow direction and attention to subtle details in a couple of directors but his themes are a bit tougher to find. Haibane Renmei is the closest I can recall.An anime that is as slow and dreamy/surreal like many of his movies yet revolves around some of Malick's favourite themes.

not really, few directors (at least in english) come close to his level of 'deepness' and philisophical symbolism. Even he doesnt win best picture or best director, i will be dissapoint

Try some Tarkovsky movies, I guess. The camera is not as alive and the amount of narration is usually negligible but the basics are sort of similar.

Baranga

Yes, Stalker especially. Those long takes are just beautiful. There's one shot that's so long a rainstorm comes and goes.

Been wanting to check out the two movies of his I haven't seen (The Mirror and one other one, can't remember) but I can't find them anywhere.

I was hugely dissapointed by The Tree of Life although The Thin Red Line is still one of my favorite movies ever.kuraimen

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]I was hugely dissapointed by The Tree of Life although The Thin Red Line is still one of my favorite movies ever.BossPerson

Haven't seen it but I keep hearing about how much The Assaination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford was heavily influenced by Malick.

DharmaMember77

Well could be lol but I thought he tried to say too much and that he didn't manage to get the message across as well as he achieved with The Thin Red Line. I think in TTRL the message was much simpler but it managed to say things better. The Tree of Life appeared to me more like a collage of ideas badly put together than something to inspire thought, it was more in a way to inspire sensations. But well that was my impression, a couple of friends of mine disagree and think it is genius while other friends agree with me. At least with TTRL there wasn't so much discordance, everybody I know seemed to love it :P. I prefer a more traditional style of storytelling it seemed too experimental for my taste.xXShortroundXx

I don't think understanding The Tree of Life is an issue. It's a relatively straightforward film. The emotional level is where it seems to split people... well at least for me anyway. Tarkovsky's The Mirror is quite similar to ToL and Tarkovsky in general is fantastic. Kieslowski, Bresson and Antonioni may also be of your fancy.

I don't think understanding The Tree of Life is an issue. It's a relatively straightforward film. The emotional level is where it seems to split people... well at least for me anyway. Tarkovsky's The Mirror is quite similar to ToL and Tarkovsky in general is fantastic. Kieslowski, Bresson and Antonioni may also be of your fancy.

Jazz_Fan

I've heard the picture quality on Tarkovskys films are pretty shocking. Is this true. I can get 5 of his films for a really cheap price, but man poor picture quality irritates me. When I was watching Yoji Yamadas Twilight Samurai recently I was a little offput by the picture quality even though it's a fantastic film.xXShortroundXx

I'm not familiar with the New Zealand releases of his films. In America, all of his films are released by either Criterion or Kino (with the exception of Nostalghia) and they're all top notch. I'm not sure if there is any website you can go to get reviews on the releases in your area... Sorry about that.