The Tree of Life (2011), American filmmaker Terrence Malick's fifth movie in his forty-year-long career is, to me, a massive failure on almost every level: as entertainment, philosophy, theology, ...

It’s difficult to describe “The Tree of Life” (2011)—the Best Picture-nominated film written and directed by Terrence Malick—in a way that does it justice. The plot itself sounds fairly simple: On the ...

Known for his contemplative style, Terrence Malick has consistently challenged traditional storytelling with films like Days of Heaven (1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The Tree of Life (2011).

Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life‘ (2011) is a film that defies conventional storytelling, creating an experience that is as much about feeling as it is about narrative. From its opening sequence, ...