"There are two ways though life. The way of nature, and the way of grace."

For a statement that could be labeled as a vast oversimplification of a person's behavior in life, it is remarkably true. Because isn't that a central question that we all wrestle with? Do we please others, or do we please ourselves?

I wouldn't call this a review so much as a personal reaction. If you don't know anything about this film, I honestly don't know…

So what i don't understand is why this movie is so hyped. i mean really? what was that , at the first 30 mins i was watching some kind of Discovery channel commercial? And then after hearing 30 mins of bullshit about religion and god and stuff the movie finally starts.

And there is this bitch from ''Zero Dark Thirty'' again talking about ''God'' and seeing all these National geographic shots? what is the meaning of this movie? i couldn't…

I rewatched The Tree of Life earlier tonight, while showing it to two friends who had never seen it. The film had firmly been sitting at the top of my list for 2011 films, and has steadily been creeping its way up on the list of favorite films of all-time, but this most recent viewing just cemented its position on that list. Everything about the film is just magic. Poetic, spiritual, beautiful, sincere magic.

Someday I'll give it my all…

I'll not even try to attempt to pretend that I have the audacity to claim I understand everything this film's about. I understand the themes involved but the meaning of several scenes and subtleties still escape me. As one does when presented with a situation such as this, I shall scour teh internets in hopes of finding some small glimmer of enlightenment, before watching it again.

And watch it again, is just what I intend to do. Because it is…

'Stel je voor dat ‘The tree of life' onthaald zal worden als een flop', fluisterde ik tegen een collega terwijl we stapvoets aanschoven voor de persvertoning van Malicks nieuwste. 'Stel je gewoon voor dat ‘The tree of life' niet onthaald zal worden al een meesterwerk', countert die. Om maar aan te geven dat de verwachtingen hoog gespannen waren voor de nieuwste van de beeldentovenaar Terence Malick (‘Days of heaven', ‘The new world'). De genese van het idee achter ‘The tree…