Dreadfully Boring

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This is Terence Mallick's magnus opus in my opinion- and yes, I am aware of the fact that this is Malick I speak of, a man who has made some masterpieces. Tree of Life encompasses everything- from the search of purpose and meaning to the beginning and end of time itself. Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain and the kids all are more than competent and would have jumped at the chance of working with a master. Beautifully shot as only Malick can(the camera flows so smoothly) and containing what I consider one of the most important sequences(beginning of time) ever put on film The Tree of Life is a work of art.

Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" is not a movie you go to relax to. It is made with such care and precision that you have to keep your eyes and ears open, or you will miss the important details. The movie is clearly divided into four segments. Each differ from the others, and each have specific qualities that help it stand out. The most notable segment, the second, is really what brings this movie the extra mile. This 15 or 20 minutes of movie has no dialogue except for the occasional narration- always a question. This segment deals tells the story of evolution and the beginning of the universe, and mirrors the films title. Its musical selection also boosts the emotion that comes with what is seen on screen. This part of the movie is a little overwhelming, but it is also perhaps the most beautiful thing I have ever watched. Although the cinematography and music are at their highest point in the whole movie during this part, the entire movie still has really good of both, too. The camera sometimes had long shots around what was happening on screen, which were fantastic. The movie had some specific shots that really stood out. The music throughout was phenomenal, it was most classical but sometimes it was dark and dissonant. Usually when their wasn't music playing, there was absolutely no sound, which forced me to concentrate on the details on screen more and really emphasized the emotion from the characters. Brad Pitt was specifically really good in his part and made his character come to life. He provided an antagonist that effected every other character in their own way, and he did a really good job showing the struggle of trying to be a good person. The only problem with this film that I had was that the plot was inconsistent and distorted.

You could be content with "great" pictures and touching "How time flies and everything develops" romance, but somehow it is not enough to make such an end in itself.Malick wants to explain everything again, where there is nothing to explain. And between the spherical corners of the film, there is a bumpy social study of children being destroyed by their two parents, the stern and punitive father and the loving mother, who make every terrible event as a divine sacrifice and themselves Bearing machine considered in the cosmic whole.To quote from the foreword to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason on the question of what Enlightenment is: "I had to limit knowledge to make room for faith."Malick, on the other hand, does not limit his statements and therefore can not believe anything because he somehow derives everything and "recognizes". Pity!The film fits into a time when people call everything that does not suit them "fake news" and the big world explorers come back into fashion, even if the world is inexplicable.The tree and the life are a martyrdom, if you take yourself as seriously as Malick. After Brett Pitt had to play Bach and Beethoven on the piano, I got the frightening assumption that even Mozart could follow. And indeed: then, in all seriousness, even Mozart will come. Malick creates the only comic moment, albeit involuntarily.The minute-long scene with "child-waving helicopter parents in slow motion on the beach" to touching music at the end of the film, announce the end of the individual and the artistic content, the unanswerable (!) Question of the reason of our existence: The creator of the film has lost faith ,highest hazard class - therefore 1 star

Those of you who haven't seen this film, be warned; it is not the normal run-of-the-mill movie with clear narrative and conclusion. It is a challenging and demanding cinematic experience.'The Tree of Life' may seem disjointed, with four main sections. More than half of the movie deals with the life of a 1950s Texan family: the rigid paternalistic dad whose ambitions to become a musician were frustrated early on; his fun-loving wife, and three kids. Then tragedy strikes with one child losing his life in an accident. This would have serious consequences for the cohesion of the family.The remainder of the film is a visually lavish exploration of the cosmos and nature on both dazzling temporal and spatial scale. From prehistoric dinosaurs, otherworldly landscapes and bright yellow sunflower fields, to galaxies in all their magnificence. Bringing these two main themes - the life of the Texan family and the bigger picture cosmic perspective - together gets us to the question the film poses right at the start: Is life all about 'grace' or 'nature'? The interpersonal dynamics of the Texan family form the backbone of the film, yet other unexpected elements of interaction are also evident. Just think of the dinosaur that could have killed the smaller animal that was lying on its side, but did not do so.The question of 'grace' or 'nature' is visually underscored by the contrasting images of pristine forests and visuals of our man-made forests of glass, steel and concrete.Viewers looking for a clear, prominent plot and suspense may be disappointed. The film does have a plot; it deals with the complex relationship of a father with his children and wife, and particularly the love-hate relationship between father and eldest son. But it is much more than that; in a sense it gives us perspective on how important - or rather unimportant - our lives on the 'tree of life' really are. The more adventurous viewers with open minds can just sit back and let this film with its stunning visuals and soundtrack wash over them.Love it or hate it, the film offers lot of food for thought and source of many a discourse. Just look at the varied reaction on this website. I found 'The Tree of Life' an exhilarating cinematic experience and score this meditative and intelligent work of cinematic art an excellent 9/10.