It Is About The Beginning Of Life And The End Of Life And All The Things In Between.
By Rushil Pradhan, 12 April, 2020
For most people it can be either one of the best, or one of the worst films they’ve ever seen. Completely incomprehensible to some, but visually stunning to all.
“The Tree of Life” (2011) directed and written by Terrence Malick is about images and the ecstasy of those images and how they relate to each other rather than just being dialogue driven film, it’s more like a visual poetry.
The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father played by Brad Pitt. Jack played as an adult by Sean Penn finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
This highly ambitious project by Terrence Malick goes all the way back to the 1970s but finally released in 2011, puzzling the audience with its combination of family drama along with existential themes and what seems more like a nature documentary to be very honest. Even today most people don’t know what to make of it, which may be the reason why it is anticipated so much. Every one has their own interpretation.
The complexities and the way Terrence Malick put forward the story of ‘The Tree of Life’ is really remarkable. Which will connect with you on a personal level.
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