...I think Malick wanted to go beyond.......

...what Kubrick did. '2001' did involve time sequence, but limted to one character and more 'linear' chronological form.

'Tree of Life' time sequence involved time sequence with multiple characters and in 'non-linear' chronological form.

It's not meant to be 'analyzed', it was meant to be 'felt'.

Btw. I remember what a pretentious bore I thought '2001' was when I first
saw it. I was 25 and expecting a 'Star Wars'!

Only when I saw it on big scree and when I was 42, then I got it.

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Topic - "The Tree of Life" just hit possum holler . . . - mr grits 18:15:11 08/20/11 (15)

RE: "The Tree of Life" just hit possum holler . . . - Ladok 19:05:02 08/30/11 (0)

Oh, it fits within the film perfectly - Plinko 21:48:11 08/20/11 (13)

...it is visual/psycho acoustic poetry......... - RedGrant 05:59:28 08/22/11 (0)

Okay, you think it's art. Others may think it's pretentious, sophomoric navel-gazing most - tinear 10:36:29 08/21/11 (5)

Just trying to explain one explanation for the creation sequence - Plinko 18:27:25 08/25/11 (1)

RE: Just trying to explain one explanation for the creation sequence - Analog Scott 15:04:54 08/26/11 (0)

...it's not only visual, but also............. - RedGrant 06:09:20 08/22/11 (2)

Malick is "after" what Kubrick portrayed far better in 2001. I actually - tinear 08:54:15 08/22/11 (1)

...I think Malick wanted to go beyond....... - RedGrant 17:28:49 08/22/11 (0)

RE: Oh, it fits within the film perfectly - Analog Scott 09:59:56 08/21/11 (2)

RE: Oh, it fits within the film perfectly - Plinko 18:37:59 08/25/11 (0)

I think Malick was after ................ - RedGrant 06:18:35 08/22/11 (0)

Never crossed my mind it was an allegory for Genesis . . . - mr grits 08:24:59 08/21/11 (2)

...me, too.................... - RedGrant 06:31:30 08/22/11 (1)

More like 24 so I could see if he was as wild as me at that time. * - mr grits 12:11:19 08/22/11 (0)

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