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The Tree of Life (2010) - IMDb
Tree of Life - Wikipedia
I've been following this for ages now so thought I'd start a thread. I like all of Malick's films especially Badlands. This should hopefully be out next year.
Here's an early synopsis...
OR this shorter version...
A review of an early draft of the script here (read lightly ofcourse)
Behind-the-scenes production still of Jessica Chastain...
Sean Penn on set...
There's also supposed to be a thematically linked IMAX film apparently called 'Voyage of Time' which is some sort of documentary type film that Malick has been working on in parallel and traces "the birth and death of the universe".
Sounds thoughtful, ambitious. It's been rated PG-13 by the MPAA so sounds like it's finished and Malick has already started shooting his next film so this just needs to be released now please. I'll keep you updated
Tree of Life - Wikipedia
I've been following this for ages now so thought I'd start a thread. I like all of Malick's films especially Badlands. This should hopefully be out next year.
Here's an early synopsis...
We trace the evolution of an eleven-year-old boy in the Midwest, Jack, one of three brothers. At first all seems marvelous to the child. He sees as his mother does, with the eyes of his soul. She represents the way of love and mercy, where the father tries to teach his son the world's way, of putting oneself first. Each parent contends for his allegiance, and Jack must reconcile their claims. The picture darkens as he has his first glimpses of sickness, suffering and death. The world, once a thing of glory, becomes a labyrinth.
Framing this story is that of adult Jack, a lost soul in a modern world, seeking to discover amid the changing scenes of time that which does not change: the eternal scheme of which we are a part. When he sees all that has gone into our world's preparation, each thing appears a miracle precious, incomparable. Jack, with his new understanding, is able to forgive his father and take his first steps on the path of life.
The story ends in hope, acknowledging the beauty and joy in all things, in the everyday and above all in the family -- our first school -- the only place that most of us learn the truth about the world and ourselves, or discover life's single most important lesson, of unselfish love.
OR this shorter version...
The story of a family who must come to terms with a devastating loss. In doing so, they discover life's most important lessons of unselfish love and forgiveness.
A review of an early draft of the script here (read lightly ofcourse)
Behind-the-scenes production still of Jessica Chastain...
Sean Penn on set...
Composer Alexandre Desplat: It's a deep story about love, how you transmit love, through your family; from the parents to the children. And the evolution of mankind... since the creation. Heavy things, but with everyday life things. That's one of the great ideas that Terrence has been working on. We see a family in the '50s in Texas in their everyday lives, but there's more, of course, connections to the big picture.
Brad Pitt: It's this little tiny story of a kid growing up in the '50s with a mother who's grace incarnate and a father who's oppressive in nature. So he is negotiating his way through it, defining who he's gonna be when he grows up. And that is juxtaposed with a little, tiny micro-story of the cosmos, from the beginning of the cosmos to the death of the cosmos. So that's where the sci-fi or the sci-fact comes in.
There's also supposed to be a thematically linked IMAX film apparently called 'Voyage of Time' which is some sort of documentary type film that Malick has been working on in parallel and traces "the birth and death of the universe".
Sounds thoughtful, ambitious. It's been rated PG-13 by the MPAA so sounds like it's finished and Malick has already started shooting his next film so this just needs to be released now please. I'll keep you updated