Tonight I have been to see The Tree Of Life.
One of the world's greatest directors stages a haunting meditation on the meaning of life through the prism of an ordinary man's quest for knowledge.
Both intimate and epic, writer/director Terrence Malick's impressionistic hymn to life begins in the 1950s and centres on the O'Brien family from the US Midwest. It follows the journey of Jack from childhood innocence to disillusioned adulthood as he tries to reconcile a difficult and complicated relationship with his father. Played as an adult by Sean Penn, Jack finds himself spiritually adrift in the modern world. As he seeks answers to big questions about the origin and meaning of life, and struggles with the nature of faith, Malick takes us on an unforgettable, kaleidoscopic cosmic trip towards the infinite reaches of space and time. Along the way, he explores how brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only individuals and families, but all life.
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