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The Tree of Life
This film presents a different dramatic look that we experience through more episodes of Jack O'Brien's life through his innocent childhood to an early age of adults in a difficult time. The events begin to reflect on this young man who has repeatedly tried to reconcile a complex relationship with his wife that sometimes requires special and completely different treatment.
24 March 1947, Sanderson, Texas, USA
8 March 1998, Texas, USA
30 March 1968, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
19 January 1933, Houston, Texas, USA
1983, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England, UK
February 28, 2016
The Tree of Life is a brilliant achievement in almost all respects, bringing the eternal and the everyday, the macrocosmic and the microscopic, and the physical and the metaphysical into graceful convergences that are awesome to behold.
May 12, 2015
Malick's reach exceeds his grasp. But man, that is one hell of a reach.
June 10, 2011
The result actually plays like a divine pronouncement, cosmic in scope and oracular in tone, a cinematic sermon on the mount that shows its creator in exquisite form. Exquisite but frustrating.
May 24, 2013
You'd be hard pressed to find an examination of human existence as profound and spiritual as Terrence Malick's mind-blowing trip through the cosmos.
September 22, 2016
Malick's points are more enriching than the mere mutterings from a confused filmmaker. One might even say he understands more about this strange existence than he is willing to admit in front of a camera.
February 21, 2014
Go ahead and take away my credibility badge...The film is one of the most emotionally affecting and profound experiences of my life, regardless of how recent it is.
June 15, 2011
In this flawed yet masterful, unforgettable movie, Malick argues that even the tiniest mote can have value. He sees miracles everywhere. You just have to make an effort to see them, too.
October 07, 2015
Frankly, it may require multiple viewings before someone can definitively arrive at a conclusion.
June 10, 2011
The vision is dazzling. The portrayal of family life palpable. The ending ... well, let's go back to the vision.
June 13, 2011
Glibly put, this challenging time-skipping rumination is the big screen equivalent of watching that "Tree" grow.
June 16, 2011
This film's rewards are many, for those with the patience to simply let it float.
June 10, 2011
"The Tree of Life" is rooted in human nature but ascends to the infinite mystery. It's a dizzying climb with few footholds for the timid or cynical, but the view from above is heavenly.