...use this space to let us know what you thought! I've seen the film and tweeted my thoughts (found here), but look for my full review in a day or two. For now, just know that it's definitely going to inspire debate in the Circuit community. For now, sound off on Terrence Malick's opus!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
If you saw 'The Tree of Life'...
...use this space to let us know what you thought! I've seen the film and tweeted my thoughts (found here), but look for my full review in a day or two. For now, just know that it's definitely going to inspire debate in the Circuit community. For now, sound off on Terrence Malick's opus!
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I'm prepping myself for the onslaught from both sides once my review hits...
ReplyDeleteI saw it. And I agree with your tweet. Indescribable movie. Not a Masterpiece, not yet. Maybe in 10 to 20 years it will be, but it's an incomplete work as of now. And the reason for that is that the movie goes beyond the screen. And it depends on the person to appreciate it. But yes, it is possibly the event of the season. By the way "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" (Fincher) international trailer is out. Well...bootlegged from Youtube out lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how one can say that a movie isn't a masterpiece until a set period of time. A great film on release is still a great film twenty years later. The difference is how audiences are able to appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteAs for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo teaser, I'm actually writing a whole editorial piece on it. Stay tuned...
"The difference is how audiences are able to appreciate it." Exactly. Right now, specially in today's society, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the film, and "The Tree of Life" is bound to be overly hyped. However this movie requires people to gather their thoughts and actually be at a certain point in their lives where they can say "WOW". I compare this film, maybe slightly silly of me, to Disney's "Fantasia". It was a disaster at the time. Critics were penning left and right, Disney himself came forward at the 14th Academy Awards and called the film a mistake. Nowadays, decades afterwards it is one of his best. Transforming not only animation, the Disney brand, but also classical music. Maybe it is silly of me, but in my opinion those two films are very similar with their message.
ReplyDeleteBut based on your original comment, it sounded like you didn't think the movie was that great, which is why I found your "fifteen to twenty years" argument so confusing...
ReplyDeleteIt's not a masterpiece, no matter how you slice it...way too many issues.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the film very much. I didn't like the ending, but the relationship between the brothers was beautifully told and incredibly realistic. I could have used some more of the dinosaurs, though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Joey, the film did have a lot of issues, but when it was good it was really great. There were many incredible images and memorable moments and the performance were top notch, especially Brad Pitt and the young boy playing Sean Penn's character (who was the lead for most of the film).
I'll have to see it again and give it a while to digest before adequately judging it, but for now I'd say that it is Malick's second best film behind The Thin Red Line. This coming from someone who likes all of his movies, even The New World.
-Robbie
Agreed there about a lot...I'll save more for my review, but it's certainly a movie worthy of debate.
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