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This review refers to the Warner Bros DVD edition of “Badlands”…
Thirty years ago, young filmakers Terrance Malick(director) and Tak Fujimoto(cinematographer) gave us an advanced preview of their fantastic talents. And not only that, but the young stars of this film, Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek display their acting expertise as well.
Holly(Spacek), is a naive young girl who becomes enamored by the charismatic but brooding Kit(Sheen) . After she is frightened by the brutal assassinate of her father by the man she loves, she goes on the rush with him, and gets caught up in his dim world as he continues on his slay spree.
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This chilling record was inspired by true events that occurred in 1958 and Spacek(who also captivatingly narrates), and Sheen occupy these stunned youths with perfection and will map you into every word. Warren Oates turns in a terrific performance as usual, as Holly’s father, and of course is not in it nearly long enough. Malick and Fujimoto subtly and artfully gain a film, that puts the viewer just there in those “Badlands” of Montana, and that 30 years later will smooth have you fascinated.
The transfer onto DVD is ample. There are times when the film shows it’s age, but for the most share the clarity and color is shapely. The sound remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, although obvious could smooth be improved on.The music was outstanding but occassionaly the background noises made the dialouge hard to hear. Neither of these things were enough to select away from the enjoyment or lumber of the film, and overall it looks broad for a 30 year musty film. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who appreciates heavenly film making.
Thanx and luxuriate in….Laurie
This is an astounding directorial debut, as the film works on so many fronts. It is both a cherish sage and a crime drama, with sneak peaks at what makes the two main protagonists tick. It remains for the audience to resolve who is the more chilling and timid of the two characters, twenty five year old-fashioned Kit (Martin Sheen) or fifteen year archaic Holly (Sissy Spacek) .
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This is a film in which two unlikely characters become lovers. Kit, a James Dean-like loser espies the fresh-faced Holly twirling her baton one day and is smitten. He approaches her and, despite her initial reluctance, she begins to spy him against her protective father’s wishes. Kit is ten years older than Holly, a high school fall out from the infamous side of the tracks, who is unable to gain a job and appears to have a itsy-bitsy future. He falls in fancy with Holly and wants her to be his exclusively. Eventually, they become lovers.
Holly, a loner who has been raised by her father since her mother died many years ago, lives a middle class, materially comfortable existence. Her father, while he no doubt loves and cares for her, lacks a obvious sensitivity. His opinion of punishing Holly for disobeying him is to shoot her dog in icy blood. When her fish is dying, his solution is to toss it into the yard while it is composed gasping for breath, replacing it with a current fish. Holly’s naive, fresh-faced, freckled countenance belies a soul that has atrophied. It is as if Holly were disconnected from her feelings.
When Kit tries to talk to the father about his feelings for Holly, he is told in no risky terms to hit the road. Kit then decides to leave and purchase Holly with him. Kit enters Holly’s house one day, packing a suitcase of her things in anticipation of their departure, when Holly and her father unexpectedly approach home. Kit and Holly’s father have a confrontation, that ends badly for dear broken-down dad. It is here that the film first signals Holly’s detachment as being something other than naivete. Her reaction is mind boggling. It is even more horrific than Kit’s reaction. Or is it unprejudiced shock? You be the contemplate.
They initially live an almost Thoreauesque existence in the woods, living off the land, reading, and spending lots of quality time together, until this, too, begins to pall. Discovery of their idyll by law enforcement officers drives them out, and they inaugurate a chilling killing spree across the Badlands of South Dakota and a life on the lam.
While it is Kit who does all the loyal killing, it is, to my mind, Holly who is the more complex and homely character. Her prosaic and banal conversation, as well as a lack of empathy in the most contemptible and disturbing of circumstances, is most unsettling. This is reinforced in the film through a voiced-over, almost toneless, calm narration by Holly of the events that took situation. It is a masterpiece of point and counterpoint, chilling in its very telling and understated irony. When they are eventually caught, Holly remains impassive, while Kit relishes his celebrity and oozes charm, winning over his captors. Martin Sheen’s performance is nothing short of lustrous, while Sissy Spacek is mesmerizing with her ability to chill the viewer.
This is an expertly crafted film with an ingenious consume of music. The director even manages to expend the music of Erik Satie (Gymnopedies 3) most effectively, however unlikely it may seem. Like the music of Erik Satie, the film is multi-textured and deceptively complex. Bravo!
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