2 Aug 2011

The Tree of Life (2011)/Movie Review

Release Date:29 July 2011 (India)  Runtime: 139 min
Genres: Drama  Filming Locations:Austin, Texas, USA

The story centers around a family with three boys in the 1950s. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence.
Director:   Terrence Malick
Writer:   Terrence Malick
Original Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki
STORYLINE
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. 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 (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.

MAIN CASTS: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn , Jessica Chastain , Hunter McCracken , Laramie Eppler ,
Tye Sheridan , Fiona Shaw , Jessica Fuselier , Nicolas Gonda , Will Wallace , Kelly Koonce , Bryce Boudoin , Jimmy Donaldson , Kameron Vaughn , Cole Cockburn

Box Office
Budget:  $32,000,000 (estimated)
Gross:  $12,693,868 (USA) (21 August 2011)
Production Co: Cottonwood Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, River Road Entertainment
AWARDS
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'Or   Terrence Malick
Golden Trailer Awards 2011
Won  Golden Trailer
Best Independent   Mark Woollen
Nominated  Golden Trailer
Best of Show  Mark Woollen
Most Original  Mark Woollen

REVIEW
Little has to be said after seeing this movie. its beautiful, hypnotic, and memorizing. The fact that it doesn't follow a structured storyline is a big turn off for some people, and i respect that, but i completely embraced it. This movie gave me something more then just an experience. It was almost something outer worldly. The unstructured narrative WAS the journey for me.
Don't listen to the other reviews, or the 'booing' articles. Go see it for yourself. Submit for two complete hours, and just let malick enfold you in his wings. And I guarantee, that if you have a passion for life, and for art, then you will find yourself sitting in awe of this movie. Becayse when I came out of the cinema, i was sure i had just seen the greatest film within the last decade.

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