The trailer and poster for Terrence Malick’s long awaited new film The Tree of Life has been released online via Apple and it is stunning.
I don’t want to say too much about the trailer as it really should be enjoyed without knowing too much about it, suffice to say that there are beautiful moments within, and it looks as if Malick is attempting something pretty extraordinary with this film.
Here’s the synopsis,
From Terrence Malick, the acclaimed director of such classic films as Badlands, Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life is the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950’s. 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 (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick’s signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.
