Review of The Tree of Life (2011) by Fong K — 10 Sep 2018
The Tree of Life by philosopher auteur Terence Malik is a poetry in motion that encompasses the lifetime of our Universe and the complexities of living. Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain play a couple living in America of the 50s.
They have three boys and as the film progresses we learn that the middle child passes away. Half the film is about this family and how the father teaches the boys the harsh cruelties of life and the other half is the grown child- played by Sean Penn wandering across a city full of skyscrapers- it could be any modern western city, and he is lost and confused.
Also somehow juxtaposed alongside is a small segment that shows the birth of the Universe, life on Earth all the way from bacteria to dinosaurs and the modern apes. This is a masterpiece. (A haunting masterpiece by Terrence Malick).
This review of The Tree of Life (2011) was written by Fong K on 10 September 2018.
The Tree of Life has generally received positive reviews.
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