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Sometimes, There's So Much Beauty ... in the World ... I Feel Like I Can't ...

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (27)

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You either love the meditative, transcendental cinematic poetry of Terrence Malick, or you’re bored stiff by his work, waiting in the hopes that a sad clown will walk into the frame and deliver a profanity-fueled spiel and break someone’s neck just to interrupt the beautiful, beautiful monotony. Malick’s films are like the floating bag in American Beauty, only infinitely better and actually meaningful, but whether you like him largely depends on how much meaning you can extract from that goddamn floating bag.

His latest, Tree of Life, has been delayed for eons, but below is finally our very first look at what to expect. That is: Brad Pitt; pretty imagery; a baby’s foot (awwww!); lots of whispers; Sean Penn, luscious scenery, and the sort of film that kind of bores you until the epiphany washes over you and you give in to the Malick.

Go ahead, give into it.










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Comments

And sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much.

Posted by: Jay at December 15, 2010 4:46 PM

Looks like it high fives "The Fountain" as it passes by.

So I'm in.

Posted by: twig at December 15, 2010 4:49 PM

I love Terrence Malick, and I will go see that movie if there is a snow and thunderstorm inside of the fucking theatre. It doesn't matter, It will be a brilliant and beautiful movie, but that, that trailer was as pretentious and absurd as anything I could possibly have imagined.

Posted by: michael murray at December 15, 2010 4:50 PM

Why you always gotta hate on that plastic bag?

Posted by: DontStopNow at December 15, 2010 4:53 PM

so what the hell is this movie about?

Posted by: sailboat at December 15, 2010 4:58 PM

I'm hoping that Sean Penn grows up into Jesus or something.

Nothing could possibly be as ridiculously sanctimonious as Sean Penn growing up to be Jesus.

Pleeeeeease let him grow up to be Christ arisen, for the love of unintentional comedy I beg you.

Posted by: D-Day at December 15, 2010 5:03 PM

I was 16 or 17 when The Thin Red Line came out. I fell in love with Terrence Malick.

Posted by: BzzyBzz at December 15, 2010 5:06 PM

The only things I got out of that trailer were a flashback to the horror that was "Thin Red Line" (so much light through so many leaves) and an immediate urge to Google Image "Jessica Chastain."

I hate Terrance Malik.

Posted by: FordbiddenDonut at December 15, 2010 5:08 PM

I LOVE YOU, MALICK. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM.

Posted by: coveredinbees at December 15, 2010 5:12 PM

I was utterly blown away by The Thin Red Line, and somewhat less so by The New World. But I will definitely give this a chance.

Posted by: Todd at December 15, 2010 5:16 PM

Thank you, Todd .

I love Malick, but I too was underwhelmed by The New World.

Posted by: John G. at December 15, 2010 5:20 PM

Did anyone catch the kids playing the in the cloud of DDT in the street? Yeah...that's healthy stuff right there.

Posted by: TheBoy at December 15, 2010 5:47 PM

so what the hell is this movie about?

Terrence Malick

Posted by: Jay at December 15, 2010 6:12 PM

Beautiful.

Posted by: Caspar at December 15, 2010 6:45 PM

The Studio wanted to change the name to "Son of Fight Club",
but Malick threw a hinkey on them with visual wizardry and they relented.

Posted by: Odnon. at December 15, 2010 6:50 PM

Looks like a great movie, I'm looking forward to this!

Also Jay: I hope you get comment of the week cause that was amazing.

Posted by: Mebe at December 15, 2010 7:09 PM

Did anyone catch the kids playing the in the cloud of DDT in the street?

That's typical Malick: the beauty in the ugliness and the ugliness in the beauty. (Kids really did innocently play in that cloud of poison and no one tried to stop them.)

Malick has a visual sense that is impeccible, and although I look for physical beauty in films, I still find him hard to take.

Posted by: SittingPat at December 15, 2010 8:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0yucFw3qCQ&feature=related

I must submit this humble countermeasure. Bill Murray has infinite ammo.

Posted by: EZissou at December 15, 2010 8:43 PM

Yea my mom (54) says they all ran through clouds of DDT with no thoughts as to its negative effects.

Posted by: e at December 16, 2010 1:34 AM

Don't hate it just cause its beautiful. Please don't hate it cause it different.. give it chance.. anyway that trailer was fucking AWESOME! -hopefully the movie will be as good or better.

Posted by: donthate at December 16, 2010 1:50 AM

Once again, I'm too old for this party. Terrence Malick = Days of Heaven. Just stunning. Stunning. Nothing since has been as good.

This looks interesting, though.

Posted by: Louise at December 16, 2010 2:43 AM

Boring, Boring! Time for Snoring!

Posted by: Johnny Von Awesome at December 16, 2010 3:53 AM

Seems dull as paint. Or pretty as paint. There definitely needs to be paint in this simile.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at December 16, 2010 9:33 AM

I watched The Thin Red Line in theaters and was bored out of my mind other than the hill charge sequence. He ain't for me but you cool kids have at it.

And Sean Penn is an almost instant "NO GO" for me unless there are mitigating circumstances (I saw and liked "21 Grams" despite his involvement because I like the director and Naomi Watts) so this is a double strike flick.

Posted by: TylerDFC at December 16, 2010 10:37 AM

@Optimus Rhyme: kudos for using "simile" correctly, in either case.

Posted by: Henry at December 16, 2010 11:29 AM

There must be silence in the room. Shhhh! I'm concentrating.
And breathing. And soaking it in. It looks so very pretty.
A tear came to my eye.
I feel moved. I'll go see the movie. Thank you.

Posted by: Ms MoMo at December 16, 2010 12:48 PM

Mr Malick doesn't make films he doesn't want to make. He devotes his life to making films that are incredibly beautiful and deeply profound. Most other directors could only wish to be a fraction of the depth Malick can achieve on screen.

Just watch Days of Heaven and become intoxicated by the magic of Malick.

Posted by: kyle manns at December 18, 2010 2:08 PM