(2011)
A contemplation of human life through the story of a boy/man and his family in small town Texas of the 1950's. Yes, that sentence may either describe the movie's plot or only scratch the surface - depending on your perspective. Truthfully, director's Terrence Malick's vision is larger than what many people will likely attach to the film. Whilst the lead character's upbringing does serve largely as the driving plot (at least in the linear segments of the film relating to a 'human' history), it would be also easy to assume that given the other sequences (e.g., the birth of the universe to life on earth, the countless spiritual metaphors, 2001-esque trippy visualizations) Malick's goal was to incorporate all experience onto one single reel of film. Whether he succeeded I'm still unsure. What I can appreciate is one of the best portrayals of family life I've ever seen in a movie.
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