The Tree of Life (2011)

[Highsteppa]

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Okay, so I saw it a few nights back and I think I like it, but I'm not sure if I'm grasping the overall message of what Malick is trying to say. The comparisons to 2001 are apt - the film has a much bigger picture than the portrayal of growing up during the 50's and in Waco Texas. I think there's a message about regret, forgiveness and the cycle of life.

Still mulling this one over. I'm sure a second viewing will offer some more rewards and insight.

[floridaorange]

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Seeing this tonight

[res0nat0r]

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im hitting this up sometime this week for sure...can't wait.

[floridaorange]

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The movie was really good... I kept thinking how cool it was that Malick has the guts to make the film HE wants to make and not what others think he should make. The Tree of Life is certainly an example of that. I got what he was trying to say I feel like throughout the film. It is definitely a movie for people who like somewhat abstract and artistic films. I wouldn't take someone to see this who is your average movie goer at all... or someone who listens to pop-music . I enjoyed the film quiet a bit. I also would add it's not one of those films you feel like talking about after its over. You simply either get it or you don't.

[Illuminate]

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Yeahp, by the sounds of it it's a must watch.

[feather]

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[res0nat0r]

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^I heard about this, great stuff. Anyone who asks for a refund from a movie needs to be punched in the face.

I wasn't able to see this before I moved. Maybe I will have time I hope here while I'm staying in temp housing and can find a theater playing this before it goes off screen. I really want to see this on the big screen.

[floridaorange]

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Sorry to disappoint you folks, this is not going to be similar to "The Hangover II."

[Illuminate]

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Sorry to disappoint you folks, this is not going to be similar to "The Hangover II."

I was assured it followed a similar storyline as Part 1, 2 and most likely 3 of The Hangover

[res0nat0r]

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Finally saw this today after making my way thru my new city to the indie movie theater (which was built in 1915 and has a balcony. Very cool). I didn't like this as much as I hoped I would. Very abstract yes...but I wasn't very emotionally involved with the characters so much...

[Illuminate]

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You should have listened to some Pumpkins or even some Nine Inch Nails before you went in. It's well done I must admit.

[res0nat0r]

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I do love and appreciate the Mallick style of narration, and have always enjoyed the excessive nature shots, and the tracking shots which float around with the characters not even speaking much, but I wasn't as involved with this as say the characters from The Thin Red Line which is a film I love.

[floridaorange]

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I do love and appreciate the Mallick style of narration, and have always enjoyed the excessive nature shots, and the tracking shots which float around with the characters not even speaking much, but I wasn't as involved with this as say the characters from The Thin Red Line which is a film I love.

I'd suggest giving it a few days to sink in. I feel like Mallick plants seeds that need a few days to germinate in the subconscious, try not to judge it yet would my advice. :P

I also think this film would be awkward to watch on the 4th of July.

[res0nat0r]

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^Ah it didn't matter to me about the day...I just moved to town and am not doing anything today, the theater was nice and quiet with probably 95% of the other people there seemed to be in their 60s. But I will probably watch it again when it comes out on DVD and for sure give it another shake. I do like this type of film and probably will like it more if I watch it again sometime down the line...

[Highsteppa]

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Finally saw this today after making my way thru my new city to the indie movie theater (which was built in 1915 and has a balcony. Very cool). I didn't like this as much as I hoped I would. Very abstract yes...but I wasn't very emotionally involved with the characters so much...

With this movie and even some of his more "recent" films, Malik is much more show than tell. I kind of like the fact that I'm supposed to draw my own conclusions on what's going on, but the absence of any kind of solid narrative that might help you along with the larger message he's trying to convey left me with a similarly "cold" feeling. But I've felt that way about some of Kubrick's films (like Eyes Wide Shut), and I think Malik is a director of a similar breed.