I have now seen all of Terrence Malick’s movies… that is until “The Tree of Life” comes out. But having seen his first film last, “Badlands,” it is interesting to see how Malick has grown as a director over time.
The film recreates the story of mass murderer Charles Starkweather and his young girlfriend Carill Ann Fugate, but in the movie they are Kit (Martin Sheen) and Holly (Sissy Spacek). These two young kids, he an out-of-work 25-year-old and she a 15-year-old student, are lonely people that simply find each other and discover themselves attached. Their love is hardly a strong connection, and although he looks like James Dean, appearances aren’t really involved either. Continue reading “Rapid Response: Badlands”