To the Wonder

Malick picks over-ripe fruit from earlier tree and cooks them into somber slice of life.  Plot meanders aimlessly, probably struggling to see with endless sunsets in its eyes.  Cast who actually made the cut prove they can walk with feeling. Title is a toast to wondering what the film’s about.

The Tree of Life

Malick’s thick green sphere finally features enough Discovery channel shots to feel justified and transforms into straight story intermission for a Koyanisqaatsi Adaptation. Dad Pitt merits another Oscar nod alongside stellar younger version of a barely seen Penn. Beautiful and Meditative film that drags from redundancies and overuse of screensavers.