the tree of life

decides2dream

going to see this today with the husband.
seems critics love it, the average joe movie-goer, not so much. curious to see how we'll like it, or not. intriguing none the less...

chiquimonkey

decides2dream wrote:

going to see this today with the husband.
seems critics love it, the average joe movie-goer, not so much. curious to see how we'll like it, or not. intriguing none the less...

I've heard it is stunning visually, been wanting to see it simply for that. Enjoy and let us know what you think!

intodeep

It is a terrance malik film.

you know its gonna be good but the average viewer looking for a fun action movie they can eat popcorn at is not gonna like it.

Generation ADD can't handle terrance malik

(this is all assumption as i have not made it yet but Malik's past dictates this will be the case i could be wrong of course)

musicismylife78

if this lives up to the trailer i will be thrilled. the images in that trailer are so stunning and beautiful. Every shot seems to be pristine and so evocative.

i have been waiting for this film since 2006. key words like loss of innocence and coming of age caught my eye and have been chomping at the bit for 5 years now.

Doesnt get much better than having both sean penn and brad pitt in the film, and having terrence malick shoot it.

my town doesnt get the film until july 1, but the film has been getting alot of hype. won the palm d'or at cannes. and has been praised by ebert as "a prayer"

looks like a life changing film

genevieve

http://www.avclub.com/articles/no-conne ... eca,58076/

So yeah... no refunds for boringness.

morello

snagging to check out later once I've seen it.....

Slap upside the head

musicismylife78 wrote:

looks like a life changing film

Sure, if you're a tree.

decides2dream

Slap upside the head wrote:

musicismylife78 wrote:

looks like a life changing film

Sure, if you're a tree.

That made me laugh.


I actually really liked it, a LOT. My husband did not. So Thereya go, haha.
It IS stunningly beautiful, both visually and musically. It also is dark and sad too. I am. Not saying I understood it all in it's entirety, but I identified with it and was deeply moved by it. It is not an easy film by any stretch, but I personally think well worth seeing. I will definitely see it again when it's released on DVD. I don't want to say too much about it because I think its best to see with fresh eyes, not too many preconceived notions, besides the fact that every ones opinion can vary widely. All I will say is do not go into it expecting to understand it completely, nor look for a linear storyline. However, with the right mindset....I think it's quite good and so worth seeing.

musicismylife78

brad pitt said the same thing at the cannes press conference. anyone expecting a transformers 3 movie, or summer blockbuster big commercial movie will be sorely disappointed. but from what ive seen of the trailer and seeing endless interviews with brad and the films producers, the film is absolutely beautiful. I said it before, but every single image in the trailer could be the most beautiful thing ive ever seen on film. the way it was shot, the trailer alone, is breathtaking.

im an artist and this movie seems and is being marketed as an artists movie. that is exciting to me. i' m a fan of the blockbuster popcorn flicks like everyone else, but i also find these types of movies, tree of life, deeply important to who i am, and to my art.

decides2dream

Charles Eames always said, artists don't refer to themselves as artists, why would they? :P
You create and you identify your work with what you create....not label yourself.
But, I digress. Definitely a film to be seen if you are open minded about it, artist or not.

heartdesire

decides2dream wrote:

Slap upside the head wrote:

musicismylife78 wrote:

looks like a life changing film

Sure, if you're a tree.

That made me laugh.


I actually really liked it, a LOT. My husband did not. So Thereya go, haha.
It IS stunningly beautiful, both visually and musically. It also is dark and sad too. I am. Not saying I understood it all in it's entirety, but I identified with it and was deeply moved by it. It is not an easy film by any stretch, but I personally think well worth seeing. I will definitely see it again when it's released on DVD. I don't want to say too much about it because I think its best to see with fresh eyes, not too many preconceived notions, besides the fact that every ones opinion can vary widely. All I will say is do not go into it expecting to understand it completely, nor look for a linear storyline. However, with the right mindset....I think it's quite good and so worth seeing.

I liked it too! It's a deep movie. I liked it even better the next day - took some time to seep in. Yes, beautifully shot, very stunning.

There was a good write up in the NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/movie ... 1&emc=eta1

My boyfriend read somewhere (sorry can't find the link) that the initial edit was 8 hours to lay the story out, honed to 6 hours, then down to 2.5 for commercial release. I'ld love to see the 6 hour version as a mini series - a visual commentary on life!

Definitely not a block buster movie goer type - though for the deep feelers and thinkers a definite must see.

decides2dream

heartdesire wrote:

I liked it too! It's a deep movie. I liked it even better the next day - took some time to seep in. Yes, beautifully shot, very stunning.

There was a good write up in the NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/movie ... 1&emc=eta1

My boyfriend read somewhere (sorry can't find the link) that the initial edit was 8 hours to lay the story out, honed to 6 hours, then down to 2.5 for commercial release. I'ld love to see the 6 hour version as a mini series - a visual commentary on life!

Definitely not a block buster movie goer type - though for the deep feelers and thinkers a definite must see.

Good review.
As I said in the first post, seems to have gotten critical acclaim, but not so much from the common man. Eh well.



Btw as an aside, what is a creative coach? And how does one become one?
I am truly interested to learn would love to read here or a PM....thanks.

musicismylife78

decides2dream wrote:

Charles Eames always said, artists don't refer to themselves as artists, why would they? :P
You create and you identify your work with what you create....not label yourself.
But, I digress. Definitely a film to be seen if you are open minded about it, artist or not.

well you label yourself no matter what. i do something with paint and canvas, pen and paper, collage materials and paper, etc... So, either way you gotta label it. whatever you want to call it, whether you call it creativity, or manipulating paint, or writing. I could be specific and say im a writer and painter but thats labeling as well as i said, so i really dont see your point. In terms of other people, they can do what they want, call themselves any term they want. i really dont care. for me though, im an artist, thank you very much. So yeah, im going with that term. I label myself, dont really care what others call me, but thats the term i identify with.

musicismylife78

i obviously havent seen the film, but i also think the cast is amazing. anytime you have the likes of sean penn and brad pitt and terrence malik all in the same film, you know you are good to go. i'd hope its the michael jordan effect. that someone as good as michael, the effect he has on the team, is that the whole team shines and it all sort of works together, the team flows and everything is magic. Or seamless.

decides2dream

just sharing what a great artist of our times has said, nothing more, nothing less.
and almost every artist i know, calls him/herself by what they do/create. that is all.
you do what you want, who said otherwise? :P
besides, what constitutes art/an artist...whole other thread....;)


ill agree tho, definitely...go see the film.

mookeywrench

musicismylife78 wrote:

i obviously havent seen the film, but i also think the cast is amazing. anytime you have the likes of sean penn and brad pitt and terrence malik all in the same film, you know you are good to go. i'd hope its the michael jordan effect. that someone as good as michael, the effect he has on the team, is that the whole team shines and it all sort of works together, the team flows and everything is magic. Or seamless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prqGjQz3L3k#t=0m15s

JaneNY

musicismylife78 wrote:

Doesnt get much better than having both sean penn and brad pitt in the film, and having terrence malick shoot it.

I honestly feel like who the actors are is less important in Malick films. Not that these guys aren't good, but I'm open to more obscure actors, because a Malick film is identifiable (so far) by how he does it, and what he gets the actors to do, not who's in it. His movies are like dreams. I live in the sticks so I'll be lucky if the movie makes it here by August or September :roll: Have considered driving elsewhere to catch it earlier.

heartdesire

decides2dream wrote:

heartdesire wrote:

I liked it too! It's a deep movie. I liked it even better the next day - took some time to seep in. Yes, beautifully shot, very stunning.

There was a good write up in the NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/movie ... 1&emc=eta1

My boyfriend read somewhere (sorry can't find the link) that the initial edit was 8 hours to lay the story out, honed to 6 hours, then down to 2.5 for commercial release. I'ld love to see the 6 hour version as a mini series - a visual commentary on life!

Definitely not a block buster movie goer type - though for the deep feelers and thinkers a definite must see.

Good review.
As I said in the first post, seems to have gotten critical acclaim, but not so much from the common man. Eh well.



Btw as an aside, what is a creative coach? And how does one become one?
I am truly interested to learn would love to read here or a PM....thanks.

pm sent ...

decides2dream

heartdesire wrote:

pm sent ...

received, responded...thank you.
this board is a constant source of information and inspiration.



jane - what a great, and accurate descriptor for mailk's films! i so agree....like dreams!
was talking about this flick right after seeing it, and especially b/ hubby was none too fond overall, really sparked discussion. that would've been perfect to say. funny too, he really liked the thin red line. not that htis is at all the same, but you're right, there is a definite stamp on his films.

musicismylife78

well finally saw it. went into it with insane expectations. ive been hearing about this one for 5 years now. what a gorgeous film! when it ended i said "wow" to my mom who went and saw it with me. i had a hard time, we both did, of coming up with words to describe anything after that. Essentially malick's film describes the creation of the world and discusses why God allows bad things to happen, grace, and forgiveness. You know, just light, easy subject matter!

im going to have to see this again. but the cinematography was maybe the best ive ever seen, outside of Planet Earth or Life documentaries. i dont know literally this film was packed wall to wall, with images that are among the most expertly filmed and realized ive ever seen. And the scenes of the eldest son being a kid, causing a ruckus around the neighborhood were some of the best filmed scenes of growing up ive seen.

this is my favorite movie of 2011 so far.

polaris_x

didn't see this thread ... just wrote about it on the movies thread ...

it is thinking person's film ... and not in a what happened kind of way but in an existential kind of way ... at first watch - it was felt quite sublime but it has stuck with me the past few days ... possibly because i saw the film with 3 others who i spent the weekend with ... for 90% of movie-goers, i would not recommend this movie ...

i think the screenplay for this film had about 6 pages of dialogue ... hahaha