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- At once a religious-metaphysical work and a meditation on the origins and ends of life, The Tree of Life expresses a philosophical version of cinephilia: a love of existence, an aesthetic response to nihilism, afΫirming the world’s dialectic of nature and grace via cinema’s revelatory pow-ers.
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The Tree of Life is a 2011 American epic experimental coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Its main cast includes Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan in his debut feature film role.
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Director Terrence Malick traces the evolution of an 11-year-old boy in the Midwest, from his first experiences of joy love and mercy (from his mother, played by Chastain), to his introduction to the 'ways of the world' (from his father, played by Pitt).
Terrence Malick was an early love of mine. There was a time when I called him my favorite director. I used to boast that his two movies (at the time: Badlands and Days of Heaven) did more than...
Sep 6, 2022 · The idea is that the impressions, which include feeling the love from your parents, the hurt after death, the anger of abuse, the frustration of loss, and the joy of learning to walk, would ...
Jan 26, 2022 · The notoriously reclusive Malick rarely gives interviews or does public speaking events, and he’s never attempted to explain The Tree of Life. It’s clear that Malick enjoys these thought ...
- Liam Gaughan
- Senior Author
The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick’s fifth feature in 38 years, isn’t full of squarely, reasoned-out answers. It’s a philosophical inquiry into the soul, and a meditation on mourning, as we follow a 1950s suburban Texas family, the O’Briens, hit by the loss of a son.
“The Tree of Life” has awe-inspiring visuals suggesting the birth and expansion of the universe, the appearance of life on a microscopic level and the evolution of species. This process leads to the present moment, and to all of us.
