The Tree of Life

'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?'
'The nun taught us there are two ways through life - the way of nature and the way of grace. You have to choose which one you'll follow'

'Mother. Father.

Always you wrestle inside me.

Always you will.'

'Help each other. Love everyone. Every leaf. Every ray of light. Forgive.'

'Where were You? You let a boy die. You let anything happen. Why should I be good? When You aren't'

I finally got to watch The Tree of Life last night at Cinemanova. It has been around for so long and I was intrigued by the great actors who are starring in it. Curiousity killed a cat. I have a feeling that people can either love or hate the movie. I personally float in between. I expected more out of the movie, more of a clearer story plot to narrate this genius idea. But apart from that, the movie was hauntingly beautiful. It takes forms of natures, the birth and the death of all with very little dialogue but once spoken, the words can move a mountain. It's also very biblical in some ways, and the story is not completely centered on a tragic event due to the loss of the character's son, instead.. it shows you the cycle of life through the main characters. At first, I actually felt like I was watching something out of Discovery Channel (or some sort) in HD ... and I really reallly hoped a real story would come up, which thank God it did. It might be difficult to understand as it's more of a philosophical journey rather than a fictional movie to me. It came to no surprise though, Terrece Mallick was a philosopher before be became a director. Anywho, go watch it if you're interested, it's beautiful. Very vague but beautiful. At least, that's what I think.