The Tree Of Life

If there's one word that can't be used to describe Terence Malick's The Tree of Life, it's “conventional.” Like most of Malick's work, this one goes against the grain of traditional storytelling and becomes something unique and engulfing. To fully appreciate it, I'd probably have to see it again, though I'm confident I have a firm grasp on what it's all about. Malick incorporates so many like and extended scenes together that the themes and messages become clear, and while his approach to the ambitious subject matter can be considered bold and admirable, it doesn't always make for an exciting experience. But, an experience it is, and a thoroughly beautiful one.

At its most basic level, The Tree of Life is about a family coming to terms with the death of its middle child and the lasting repercussions of such a tragedy. One day, the mother (Jessica Chastain) is delivered a telegram that lets her know her son was killed in war (we assume it's Vietnam). She calls her husband (Brad Pitt), who is sickened by the news and begins to recall all the mistakes he made as a father. In solemn voice over, both beseech God and cry out for reason.

Thirty years later, the family's eldest son, Jack (Sean Penn), endures his own personal crises. He works as an architect in Waco and Malick uses multiple high and low angles to convey the status of Jack's relationships and how, at middle age, he struggles to find meaning in the world.

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