The Tree Of Life

[Steve Williams]

This movie seems to be in Top Ten film picks of 2011 by every reviewer. It is available on Bluray so it is one I must see (along with Brad Pitt's other hit movie this year called Moneyball which is the story of Billy Beane and the Oakland A's)

Terence Malick is certainly a very credible director.

Anyone seen it and what did you think.

 

[jazdoc]

Amazing! Definitely one of the year's best. But slow moving and impressionistic...won't be everyone's taste. My wife hated it.

Very Terrence Malick. "The Thin Red Line" is one of my all-time favorites. He also produced "Amazing Grace" which is another wonderful movie.

 

[Steve Williams]

Mark

I don't know what you were on when you saw this movie but I am still scratching my head. I saw it on TV this afternoon and my wife is on the same side as your wife. Very impressionistic but some of those were so very silly. I wanted to see it because it is nominated for best Picture this year. Well Mark I can say without much difficulty that this film won't win best picture. Yes Terence Malick is a great director but honestly for it to be nominated for Best Picture defies all logic

Too slow moving for my liking. My wife even said that this is one film she won't see a second time in order to try and figure it out

 

[NorthStar]

Terrence (Malick) is a cinematic poet, an impressionist, an illusionist through series of moving images ...

That's just who he is, what he does, and how he thinks (operates in life).

The Secret Life Of Terrence Malick

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"War is a poetic chaos." - Bob

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* The Trees of Life: Two millions+ of them ... :b

 

[jazdoc]

I really like this movie but hey, I'm the guy who thought "Drive" should have been nominated for an Oscar.

 

[MilkMan]

I agree this movie is no Best Picture winner. I'm not sure if I would watch it again. Not saying it was 'bad' but all those flashbacks and flashaheads didn't do it for me.

 

[Steve Williams]

I just felt that much of the genesis of man symbolism was just too much for me. When we got to dinosaurs I wondered how much longer in the evolution process and time into the movie before an actor is seen or a word spoken. I agree, not a bad movie but definitely not Best Picture

 

[mep]

Uh, sounds like I will skip this one. If it's not an action film and women still don't like it, there must be something very wrong with it.

 

[NorthStar]

Mark, did you see 'Immortals'?

* Sorry Steve. :b

 

[mep]

Nope. All I have to do is look at that picture and I know I don't want to see it either. Funky mask, devil ears and a sword. Not my cup of tea.

 

[NorthStar]

Nope. All I have to do is look at that picture and I know I don't want to see it either. Funky mask, devil ears and a sword. Not my cup of tea.

It's Frank! :b ------------------------------------- jk

* He'll never read this post; it's simply not his bag to hang around Music & Movies selections.
He's not into entertainment, he's into 'technics'. :b

 

[KeithR]

Tree of Life is one of the stupid and most pretentious films I've ever seen. the 30 minutes of national geographic footage is just the tip of the iceberg on how bad this movie was.

Please do not waste 2.5 hours of time on it---your time is more valuable

 

[Steve Williams]

Keith

you mean you didn't like the part with the Raptors

 

[NorthStar]

And it's on sale at Future Shop for $35!

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[R Johnson]

Emmanuel Lubezski, won the American Society of Cinematographers' outstanding achievement award in feature film for "The Tree of Life"

Emmanuel Lubezski, who has already earned a lion's share of honors this season for his cinematography on Terrence Malick's family epic, "The Tree of Life," added another accolade Sunday evening when he won the American Society of Cinematographers' outstanding achievement award in feature film.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/emmanuel-lubezki-asc-award-tree-of-life.html

 

[NorthStar]

Emmanuel Lubezski, won the American Society of Cinematographers' outstanding achievement award in feature film for "The Tree of Life"

Emmanuel Lubezski, who has already earned a lion's share of honors this season for his cinematography on Terrence Malick's family epic, "The Tree of Life," added another accolade Sunday evening when he won the American Society of Cinematographers' outstanding achievement award in feature film.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/emmanuel-lubezki-asc-award-tree-of-life.html

It says something about ART Cinematography. ... Kudos to Emmanual Lubezski! :b

'The Tree Of Life'