the tree of life

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,394
    polaris_x wrote:
    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


    so did i
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Caught Tree Of Life earlier today. That was not quite what I expected. Very difficult to follow. Lot of camera movement from one period to the next. The beginning was very weird. Slight spoiler. For like the first quarter of the movie they showed how the universe was made. It was shot very well, but took awhile to figure out what was going on. Not too much acting, but it worked. Ending was kinda weird also. Lot of symbolism in the movie which for the most part people (including myself) didn't get. Few people walked out in the beginning.
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  • pjtaper
    pjtaper Posts: 3,020
    I can't even read the comments... If I see ONE POSITIVE thing about this movie, I may flip out. I will NEVER see anther Sean Penn or Brad Pitt movie again... seriously, wtf!?!?! Dinosaurs!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????

    PLEASE PEOPLE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS SHIT!!!
  • Hinn
    Hinn Posts: 1,517
    Most beautiful bit of movie magic I've seen for a long long time... if in fact i've seen anything better. Doubtful.

    Taken for a ride. Sure there's bits I don't understand, but who cares when the overall product is so pretty? I felt things. I'm not sure they can be put into words.
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    Haven't seen the movie but it seems to me that there are going to be those who blindly hate it since it wasn't at all what they were expecting from the previews and because they're going to later find out that people actually loved it.

    Then there's going to be the crowd that liked, disliked, or thought it was ok based on what they saw.

    Then there's going to be the crowd that blindly love because they have the opportunity to be sound really smart and deep by saying such. They will take advantage of those who blindly hate the movie and act as though they're on a deeper connection with the director that no one else can reach.
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Waiting for this to come to my area... I've been anticipating it since seeing 'I Am' in May.
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    ive seen it twice and am considering seeing it another time. the scope of what malick imagined and even better pulled off is stunning. its my favorite movie of 2011 so far, and its gonna be hard for another movie to top it.
    as was stated before, this isnt a typical summer blockbuster. its not an escape movie. its not a blow em up film. its a thinking persons film.
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Haven't seen the movie but it seems to me that there are going to be those who blindly hate it since it wasn't at all what they were expecting from the previews and because they're going to later find out that people actually loved it.

    Then there's going to be the crowd that liked, disliked, or thought it was ok based on what they saw.

    Then there's going to be the crowd that blindly love because they have the opportunity to be sound really smart and deep by saying such. They will take advantage of those who blindly hate the movie and act as though they're on a deeper connection with the director that no one else can reach.


    the hate for this film came even before that. this film has been in rumination for 5 years. i first heard of it in 2006. and it was ready in 2010 to be premiered at cannes but malick put the kabosh on that. the trailer is an accurate depiction of the film. there has been many people walking out of the film in various locations across the country. it was booed at cannes. i think people went into it thinking they were getting a typical brad pitt and sean penn film. when they really should have been more concerned about the directors past films, because its a genre bending film, but its also typical malick.

    the film doesnt spoon feed. it doesnt have car crashes or violence, or buildings falling, or shots, or stuff like that. there are long sections with no dialogue at all, in fact the film has probably about six pages of dialogue in the script. what i love about this film, is what i love about true masters of film or art. they let the audience decide. they dont tell you squat. you are left to decide what the hell is going on and the meaning behind it.

    if you want blow em up stuff, watch transformers, and im a fan of those summer blockbusters. but this aint a film like that. this is not disposable art
  • pjtaper
    pjtaper Posts: 3,020
    this film is COMPLETE shit...
    Go see There Will Be Blood, it is less boring... (and that was the worst movie I have ever sat through)

    Seriously, FUCK YOU Sean Penn!!!!!!! This shit is AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!! :sick:
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Finally got to see this in lower Manhattan at the Landmark when I was down there. As an atheist I had a bit of a hard time with the 'god' angle, but I was raised catholic and we studied the book of job in high school, and so I could take it from that angle - it was a representation of how some people might try to sort out the big questions. The big bang and the idea of the universe coming into being are concepts thought about by many, not just the religious, and we all wonder how/why bad things happen to good people. I did find the dinosaur segment a little surprising and well, almost comical, but overall I liked the film. Malick does not take on light projects, certainly. I continue to be a Malick fan. Hopefully he'll fit in another one or two before I die.

    The boy who played the young Jack was excellent. Also the footage of the cosmos and the dawn of time were absolutely gorgeous and amazing. I'd expect more than a few film school students will be writing papers about this movie in the future.
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  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    I want to see it. That is all. :)
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,963
    Great movie. A lot of people I talked to didn't like the creation scene but i loved it. No CGI- (2001 meets Fantasia).
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,394
    eddiec wrote:
    Great movie. A lot of people I talked to didn't like the creation scene but i loved it. No CGI- (2001 meets Fantasia).


    so the dinosaurs were real?
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,963
    eeriepadave wrote:
    eddiec wrote:
    Great movie. A lot of people I talked to didn't like the creation scene but i loved it. No CGI- (2001 meets Fantasia).


    so the dinosaurs were real?

    You didn't know? :lol:
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    my parents thought it was terrible. but they like Meryl Streep movies.
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  • dcfaithful
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    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    my parents thought it was terrible. but they like Meryl Streep movies.

    :lol::lol:
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  • pjtaper
    pjtaper Posts: 3,020
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    my parents thought it was terrible. but they like Meryl Streep movies.

    :lol::lol:
    see, the thing with Meryl Streep movies is, they have a point... like most other movies, just NOT tree of life!
    I'm with your parents!
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    This movie is not for everyone.

    Not even everyone in the art house crowd will appreciate this film.

    Third best film I've seen this year behind Beginners and Crazy Stupid Love.
  • pjtaper
    pjtaper Posts: 3,020
    I saw a documentary on making cheese that was FAR more interesting than this movie, and I'm vegan.

    I may have to go rip down the "Tree Of Life" sign at my local movie theater...

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