The Tree of Life (2011)
Release Date
2011-05-17
Rating
7
Duration
139 min
Countries
Keywords
sibling relationship parent child relationship afterlife christianity philosophy tree sun texas telegram bible surrealism meteor coming of age spirituality grief space religion memory dinosaur birth death grace childhood death of brother silhouette existentialism organist masculinity cosmos 1950s philosophical self reflection newborn baby organ player waco texas father son relationship mother son relationship brother brother relationship stream of consciousness life existential crisis pantheism
Qualities
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
