Are you taking the path of nature or grace? The Tree of Life premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Palme d'Or. Everyone was buzzing about the new Terrence Malick film that tracked the history of humanity juxtaposed against the life of a human being. This experimental drama starred famous faces like Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain doing very unfamiliar things. They were talking quietly, speaking in almost riddles, and had to share screentime with planets and dinosaurs. The movie was driven by a powerful voiceover that asks us a question: should we follow the way of nature or the way of grace? The Tree of Life ranked number one on review aggregator Metacritic's "Top Ten List of 2011," and made more critics' year-end lists for 2011 than any other film. But what does The Tree of Life look and feel like 10 years later? Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 7 June, 2021