The Tree of Life | Moral Of The Story (Film Analysis)
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- Ever since its debut, The Tree of Life has been the subject of intense debate. Is it theologically profound or a pretentious mess? Whatever your opinion, it's bound to be strong. I believe The Tree of Life is remarkably profound and, perhaps, the most ambitious film ever made. In this analysis, I breakdown the message I took away from Terrence Malick's magnum opus.
Questions to Consider:
Is there value to life if there is no creator?
If there is a God, who is he to us?
How do the family drama and universe sequence connect?
Does the material world offer spiritual satisfaction?
Songs:
Song 1 - Calme by Ever So Blue
Song 2 - Circadian by Alan Ellis
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I watched it in the theater when it was released in 2011. There was only one other person in the audience. This movie is beautiful beyond belief. It was an experience I will never forget.
_"If It can be written, or thought, it can be filmed."_ --Stanley Kubrick
Malick's brother was indeed a guitarist who took his own life around the age of 20. It's so autobiographical... and universal.
I did not know that. Thank you. I love this Film.
I didn’t know of this. Thank you!
I remember watching the Thin Red Line when I was 18, I did not get it, I thought it was a slow boring version of Saving Private Ryan. 10 years later I rewatched it and I was left in awe of the struggle within us between light and dark. When I went to see the Tree of Life, after the movie had ended, no one left their seats for about 5 minutes. Incredible movie.
Nothing hurts me more than seeing a top tier channel getting so few views
Well, it just showed up in my recommendations so hopefully CZcams is starting to pick this channel up!
you've obviously never been stabbed, huh?
@@mirzaghalib8659 😅
@@hansonfincher927 it's funny cos it's true....
Patience is a virtue it will come. His start has been messy but he found his format. From here he only needs a little more time and strategic advertising on competing channels (which mostly suuuuuuk) so he's good.
I find this movie to be the absolute best work ever, despite the fact that I have watched it hundreds of times, I cannot find the plot course. Strange as that may seem, but I continue to watch it. I was born in 1960, and this is by far the perfect period correct masterpiece. Calm and serene narration seems to force each individual to connect with the plot intimately and personally. I felt the Spirituality from the very beginning. I will continue to re watch it even though I find it ambiguous. I have FAITH in GOD that I shall see the light
This is the most brilliant film I have ever seen. Thee very definition of film. Communicating with images and dialog is ornamental. Every frame, visually, communicates the significant insignicance of each individual in the grand scheme of creation. Yet, offering the ultimate message; that the sum of all individuals contributes heavily to the beauty of life itsekf. Breathtaking.
The existence of that movie completly flew over my head.
It looks beautiful and thought provoking. Maybe I'll give it a try.
You should! Its definitely hit or miss, but it’s worth a watch for the vision alone imo
Life really is a story.
That's not optional.
But, what story we live by, is.
Attachment trauma. Mother is anxiously attached, Father is a dismissive avoidant - Father had a very traumatizing effect in all children. Babies and small children do not see themselves as seperate from their parents and think when dad or mom is upset its my fault (i need to behave to make them feel relaxed so that they protect me and feed me, or I need to not show emotions, because emotions would get me in trouble). Babies literally think their parents are God. This whole movie is so focused on "God why" "I blame God in the sky" but it really should be "My father was abusive and emotionally unavailable, he has his own issues and I need to heal my trauma (self care, self forgiveness, emotional release, self love, therapy...)." Trying to find all answers in a book (Bible) will only give you partial answers.
This film hit me hard when I watched it a good while back. Then very recently I thought to myself, knowing there's a lot of explainers out there now, that I would look it up. Huge thanks for this video. It confirmed my emotional involvement to it. 💙🧡
I disagree on the final point that no other film has ever "transcended the material world", the films of Tarkovsky, Bergman, Bresson, or, for a more recent example, Apichatpong Weerasethakul come to mind.
If it was so easy to make a profound and transcendent film which wins the Palm d'or in Cannes, anyone could do it. If you want characters, watch TV; If you want story, watch popcorn movies; if you want dialogues, go to theater; if you want visual poetry and real cinema, watch Malick's films. The only controversy should be why the french have to teach americans to appreciate their own artists. Malick's work is art, not an entertainment product, take it or leave it, his films are a meditative experience and I love to inhabit them. Great video!! Thanx!!!
Thanks! And totally agree. Visual poetry is the perfect way to describe his films.
Sometimes fiction is a bit like a dream, where the idea is difficult to explain and the movie, book, whatever is just as close as the creator can get. I have a lot of respect for your ability to breakdown what seems almost subconscious as clearly as you do.
Ok, im just going to put this here... i still want my 30 minutes huell character analysis
Such a masterpiece requires time...
Great analysis! I thought the same thing seeing the light in the darkness scenes referring to John Chapter 1. Also, loved your dancing analogy as to the relationships the parents have to the world around them(God,universe). Such an incredible film and I’m glad you shed some insight and context to it. Subbed.
Brilliant analysis of a brilliant film. Keep at this man. Your content is incredible.
Your insight is powerful. Great video.
Thank you, means a lot 🙏
I am not a particularly religious person, but I completely agree with this analysis of the film: I interpreted it to emphasize that, despite the relatively petty grievances and quaint triumphs and failures that dominate our brief individual existence, each of us is part of an unfathomably grand, eternal, harmonic whole that is suffused with majesty, beauty and, above all, grace. Pain, terror, loss, injustice - all the searingly difficult aspects of the human experience - must ultimately be understood as integral and inextricable parts of this same, ultimately beneficent, cosmos. The changes in scale and the meditative pace of the film are incredibly effective at conveying this idea. The fact that Malick is able to evoke this concept without resorting to schmaltzy religious imagery or overt sermonizing is testament to his talent as a filmmaker and storyteller.
As with other Malick films, there are also many moments that deliberately draw attention to the phenomenological beauty and bittersweet wonder of the fleeting, quotidian moments that collectively make up the fabric of our existence. Malick seems to suggest that afternoon sunlight dappling through the trees onto a suburban lawn contains just as much beauty and importance as the birth of a nebula of incomprehensible size. It's a wonderful way of understanding the world and our place in it.
I saw "The Tree of Life" during its theatrical release. I was moved to tears by the ending, experiencing a potent admixture of sadness and deep catharsis. So affecting was the experience of viewing the film that I have never been able to successfully revisit it in full without being overcome with emotion.
"The Tree of Life" is not a perfect film. But its unparalleled ambition is undeniable, and Malick manages to mostly pull it off, effectively conveying ideas that are at once extremely subtle and deeply profound, even transformative. And while I would argue that many films have successfully transcended treatment of "the material world" and successfully dealt with matters of faith and the spirit, there are very few films that are able to actually catalyze a spiritual experience in the viewer. This is one of them.
I'm just reading through these comments and wow, your words are so beautifully put. You have a way with words. Perfectly summed up.
One of my favorite movies ever, really unappreciated. I love the concept of nature and grace.
Finally a deserving review of "Tree of Life". I am not sure whether it is a masterpiece; all I know is that the movie, and indeed this review, left me profoundly moved and disquieted for days afterwards.
I'm so grateful you made this video. I love this movie but at the same time it unsettled me. Like a jigsaw puzzle of a beautiful landscape left not quite finished. Realized but not complete. This helped me place a few more pieces. Thank you.
Seen it 3 times. Each time a new challenge or turbulence presents itself, I make sure to return.
It’s such a compelling story even without much conventional storytelling. The growth and suffering, the vastness and knowing that you’re so small and insignificant, yet also are everything to the “creator.”
A genuine masterpiece. Can’t wait for the way of wind.
Subscribed. Thank you for weaving together film and faith.
My pleasure! There aren't too many films that can weave them together in a way that isn't too heavy handed, but nobody does it better than Mallick.
not even religious but damn is this movie good never cried harder wonderfully thought provoking.
Fantastic essay, congratulations. This is my favourite film, and in a way it ruined film itself for me. No other one comes close to it, and now every time I see a new film, I can't avoid comparing it to The tree of life. You have a new subscriber.
For me the opening grace vs nature made me cry. Got me thinking of a lot. Ive never watched a movie and cried at the opening scene. The longer i sit and think of this movie the more i like it.
Gonna watch it on shrooms in a couple weeks
I liked the ending commentary on a very thoughtful video.
your channel is amazing. I really admire your work. Self knowledge is one of the most powerful weapons of the human being
I think series with long seasons or with multiple episodes are more complicated to marathon. That's why I recommend - kindly - do a review of showtime's HOMELAND mini-series?
Thanks, really appreciate it! I’ll try to watch a couple episodes of Homeland, I’ve heard great things. I wish I had more time to watch TV shows, but never say never.
@@LifeIsAStory Homeland is one of TV's most viciously cynical shows. The real story is being crafted behind the scenes, by world-weary spies and operatives who on some level want to keep people safe and who also want to advance their own careers.
This was a great summary. Thank you.
I must see this movie.. really nice channel BTW...
The opening quote is beautiful ❤
Great analysis.
You made me understand so much, thank you.
This is one of my favorite movies
IMHO, this will go down ax one of the greatest films of our generation
I want to spend a bit of time with the movie and I wound up in worship.
masterpiece
Ambition and pretentiousness coexist here.
Artists must exhibit both qualities when attempting to reconcile man with God.
Think of Michelangelo, for example.
Interesting comparison.
Good video, thank you
Thank you for this review
This film is indeed glorious. You however are overthinking the main theme which is the way of Grace or Nature and which one should prevail. He also gives us an answer in the love everyone feels for R. L. the artistic son who dies. When the mother asks God "Where were you" during her grief, that triggers the creation sequence which in my mind is God saying I was creating all this.............. which lead to you. Absolutely love Malik, his message is so subtle and yet so strong.
I have not seen the movie yet but I really liked this video!
I remember this movie being in the 83rd Oscars and being very controversial for its nomination.
❤
I bought this thinking it was “The Fountain” movie with the space bubble man. Not terrible but wish it made more sense.
Thank youu! I was looking for this movie, but confused it with the tree of life. No clue why though, ha!
But I'll be watching these two soon now!
Do we explain to children the why's of complicated things they can not grasp? Because i said so and to trust me because now theres too much you dont understand is a very sufficient answer
Of coarse there is value to life if there’s no creator. Most people that have kids will know it does. I never understood why Christians say there is no morals if there is no god(maybe no morals isn’t right but you get the gist). Can you explain why they say that??
They say you can’t JUSTIFY the existence of morals, not that they’re contingent on God. Without objective morality nothing is ever truly right or wrong
10:42 now that is pretentious
good
Most extraordinary film I have ever seen.
I did not get this movie.
I didn't connect witht the film
Interesting. My interpretation is wildly different than yours. I think contrasting the bits and pieces of this family’s life against the history of Earth shows how humanity is such a tiny fraction against its billions year history. Yet, as humans, we love as big as the cosmos and believe as far as the furthest star. I think showing the grief and the faintly through their time on Earth illustrates that the universe and God is everything to them. But they aren’t everything to the universe. Eventually the earth will die in a couple billion years when the sun will engulf our planet. We only really have a few moments here to make any impact. I think this film brings that out very beautifully. I also think that as an atheist, this movie had great impact on me. I think that’s beautiful as much as I think it’s beautiful the film had an impact on you. Both analysis are valid in their ways even if different.
Yeah... but 3 hours?
I don't think we watched the same movie. I remember a scientist trying to find a cure for cancer before his wife dies, a conquistador looking for eternal life and a guy flying through space with a tree inside a bubble.
That was "The Fountain", not this film.
@@reginaschellhaas1395 Ah, that would explain it. Thank you.
@@1Maklak Happy to help! I have watched 'The Fountain' many times, a true favorite. You have my sincere respect for your excellent one sentence summation. So easy to visualize!
Are you planning to watch 'The Tree of Life'? I am considering....but some of the violent scenes will be difficult. Best wishes....
@@reginaschellhaas1395 I already forgot the summary, but added "Tree of Life" to watchlist.
I did not care for this film.
Your explanation is more confusing than the film
Justice is a comfort blanket for cowards 😂
"Quote from God" lololol
Get another narrator
This movie was so bad i walked out