The Tree of Life
Taste attributes: dramafantasymonster/alien/supernaturalteenanimalshistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
"Nothing stands still."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original fantasy film: weighty and unhurried. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. 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. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Plan B Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
