Seeing the trailer and reading some reviews, it must be something extraordinary, something maybe hard to describe, quite abstract, that has maybe never been here before.
Even though I still don't know what the film is really about, I believe it will be an overwhelming art piece to watch. There seems to be a lot of light, emotions, and beauty. We will see I guess...
"There are two ways through life: the way of nature and the way of grace. You have to choose which one you'll follow. Grace doesn't try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injuries. Nature only wants to please itself. Get others to please it too. Likes to lord it over them. To have its own way. It finds reasons to be unhappy when all the world is shining around it. And love is smiling through all things. The nuns taught us that no one who loves the way of grace ever comes to a bad end."
Some reviews:
"Normally, in describing a film one says this is the story of... da da da da. But this film is NOT a story in any but the crudest sense of the word. It is an impression... an impression of a childhood - perhaps Malick's own childhood, which becomes, through Malick's poetry, an impression of childhood itself... of being tactile, of feeling the love of one's parents, of experiencing the arrival of a sibling, of learning to walk... of a thousand things that we take for granted, but are wonderful and shape us more than we can imagine."
"The tree of life" is a requiem for a dead brother as well as about all of us, inviting us all to think about our life,existence, destiny and Being."
"Actually I would describe the experience as viewing an art exhibit and listening to poetry. It really sweeps over and through you, and takes you on a trip of introspection. So many human emotions are touched - the need to be loved, appreciated and respected"
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