The Tree of Life (2011)

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This movie is about a great architect memories who he faced a many physical obstacles in his life.he realised his mother (Grace)&father(nature) helped him to become a great man,without both of them we can't do anything in life they are most valuable person in our life.these all are played by God's intention he what we wants to do.in this movie nature is violent ,humiliating his dad is doing to his children.grace is love ,understanding his mother very graceful to his children.jack realising grace and nature are both important to our life to being a goodman.

This philosophical movie blew me away. Lubezkis camera makes me feel like I'm within in the movie and gives it a deep impression - almost like 3D but better - the actors are fantastic and the unusual way of telling a story shows that there is a lot of ways to make movies. That was very refreshing. The movie takes time to make it's plot live although there no real plot which is paradox. But it works. If you like intellectual movies you will definitly like it cause there will be a lot of questions to ask. It's like a movie revolution. Don't watch it with no clue people!

You could be content with "great" pictures and touching "How time flies and everything develops" romance, but somehow it is not enough to make such an end in itself.Malick wants to explain everything again, where there is nothing to explain. And between the spherical corners of the film, there is a bumpy social study of children being destroyed by their two parents, the stern and punitive father and the loving mother, who make every terrible event as a divine sacrifice and themselves Bearing machine considered in the cosmic whole.To quote from the foreword to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason on the question of what Enlightenment is: "I had to limit knowledge to make room for faith."Malick, on the other hand, does not limit his statements and therefore can not believe anything because he somehow derives everything and "recognizes". Pity!The film fits into a time when people call everything that does not suit them "fake news" and the big world explorers come back into fashion, even if the world is inexplicable.The tree and the life are a martyrdom, if you take yourself as seriously as Malick. After Brett Pitt had to play Bach and Beethoven on the piano, I got the frightening assumption that even Mozart could follow. And indeed: then, in all seriousness, even Mozart will come. Malick creates the only comic moment, albeit involuntarily.The minute-long scene with "child-waving helicopter parents in slow motion on the beach" to touching music at the end of the film, announce the end of the individual and the artistic content, the unanswerable (!) Question of the reason of our existence: The creator of the film has lost faith ,highest hazard class - therefore 1 star

It's really hard to give Tree of Life a grade on IMDb, because this movie defies convention. It asks you to (metaphorically) stand on your head to watch it. How can you compare it to other films, when most films, even if they don't have a three-act structure, have a forward-moving narrative. Tree of Life is a film for people who thought 2001: a Space Odyssey was a little too on-the-nose. It feels like, at times, it's trying to bewilder its audience or spite them. For large portions of the movie, any semblance of narrative structure is thrown out. If you want a film to challenge you, this is it. This film will challenge you like there ain't no tomorrow.Maybe you have to watch this film for some reason or another. Well, if you're struggling to maintain interest, let me give you some keys to getting a new understanding. First off, this is just my interpretation, but just go with it. First off, consider the main boy's relationship with his father, and compare it to his relationship with God. Another thing, notice how bacteria in the beginning branch out to form a "Tree of Life," and trees hang overhead for most of the movie. Consider the use of water as a metaphor. Ask if the film is advocating belief in God or rejecting it. Ask the meaning of the mother, of the father's trip, or death, or the street. As you consider the film in new light, you may feel new emotions, and that's probably ultimately the goal of the film.If movies bore you pretty easily, stay away from this one. But if you like films that challenge you and eschew logic, this may be the film for you.