Nonureva Really Surprised!

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

hektorkanta "The Tree of Life - for most people either one of the best or one of the worst films they've ever seen. Completely incomprehensible to some but visually stunning to all. This highly ambitious project by Terrence Malick goes back all the way to 1970s but finally saw the light in 2011 baffling the audience with it's combination of family drama, existential themes and what seems more like a nature documentary. Even today most people don't know what to make of it..." The rest of this video essay about this movie you can see/hear in a video I put a link to at the end of the review. A must watch after you watch the movie. There is just so much to take in with this movie, you just have to look deeper beyond it's face value. And even then there is so many ways you can interpret it. A truly unique piece of art you can experience by yourself now."The Tree of Life - Crafting an Existential Masterpiece"

L_Copa Scenario, Directing, Acting, Plot evolution, scenes, meaning, everything is crap. Nothing, nothing at all worths at least a minute of your life. The movie is a joke from the production to all of us. Pictures changing for no reason, big bang, seas , stars, sky.... I have no words to describe this awful thing i just saw... All these famous actors and actresses and the movie barely made its budget... I wonder why.. Please don't support this movies and rate them good... It's an offense to our intelligence.

michaeldwaynedias This is my first review on IMDb. I just had to write this review because this "film" was seriously awful.I dismiss anyone who rated this film highly as pretentious and empty-headed. There were just too many scenes that didn't make any sense. Including, but not limited to Jessica Chastain floating by the tree, the child sending his mother's gown down the river, and the scene at the end where all these randoms start frolicking around.I appreciate unique and creative films but this one was just too... nonsensical. Utterly nonsensical. The point of the movie is never really made clear. It was only until I read the synopsis that I learned that Sean Penn, a celebrated actor who barely appears in 5% of the film, is actually the kid as a grown man. Either you have to be a genius to pick up on that, or I'm just too stupid to have figured that out, or I accidentally missed some scene in this film where Penn's character actually tells the audience "oh I'm the kid btw."A film should never be given a high rating solely based on artsiness or high production value. A film should have, more than anything, a plot. Which I never picked up on in those agonizing 2 hours and 19 minutes.

benjaminburt It's really hard to give Tree of Life a grade on IMDb, because this movie defies convention. It asks you to (metaphorically) stand on your head to watch it. How can you compare it to other films, when most films, even if they don't have a three-act structure, have a forward-moving narrative. Tree of Life is a film for people who thought 2001: a Space Odyssey was a little too on-the-nose. It feels like, at times, it's trying to bewilder its audience or spite them. For large portions of the movie, any semblance of narrative structure is thrown out. If you want a film to challenge you, this is it. This film will challenge you like there ain't no tomorrow.Maybe you have to watch this film for some reason or another. Well, if you're struggling to maintain interest, let me give you some keys to getting a new understanding. First off, this is just my interpretation, but just go with it. First off, consider the main boy's relationship with his father, and compare it to his relationship with God. Another thing, notice how bacteria in the beginning branch out to form a "Tree of Life," and trees hang overhead for most of the movie. Consider the use of water as a metaphor. Ask if the film is advocating belief in God or rejecting it. Ask the meaning of the mother, of the father's trip, or death, or the street. As you consider the film in new light, you may feel new emotions, and that's probably ultimately the goal of the film.If movies bore you pretty easily, stay away from this one. But if you like films that challenge you and eschew logic, this may be the film for you.