Post by ck100 on May 28, 2021 20:33:30 GMT
Any fans of the movie "The Tree of Life" starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain from writer-director Terrence Malick? How has it held up in 10 years?
I haven't seen it, but I know it has gotten critical acclaim when it was released (though not all critics loved it as you'll see below). I believe an extended version of the film was later released on DVD/Blu-ray after the theatrical cut.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
The Tree of Life (2011) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"A poetic meditation on the creation and continuum of life and man's place in it, focusing on a boy's upbringing in rural Texas in the 1950's. We follow him from infancy onward, as he experiences the pain, pleasure, and adventuresome curiosity of youth, while having to deal with a stern, unpredictable father (Pitt). Dotted with beautiful passages about childhood and a mother's unconditional love, but the fleeting shots of a meditative Penn, as the boy grown up, are elliptical and disconnected...and the shots of Earth's creation and evolution don't seem to jell with the rest of the picture. Deeply felt by writer-director Malick, but he withholds more than he shares with us in the audience. Exquisitely photographed by Emmanuel Lubezki."
The Tree of Life (2011) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"A poetic meditation on the creation and continuum of life and man's place in it, focusing on a boy's upbringing in rural Texas in the 1950's. We follow him from infancy onward, as he experiences the pain, pleasure, and adventuresome curiosity of youth, while having to deal with a stern, unpredictable father (Pitt). Dotted with beautiful passages about childhood and a mother's unconditional love, but the fleeting shots of a meditative Penn, as the boy grown up, are elliptical and disconnected...and the shots of Earth's creation and evolution don't seem to jell with the rest of the picture. Deeply felt by writer-director Malick, but he withholds more than he shares with us in the audience. Exquisitely photographed by Emmanuel Lubezki."
