The Film
The Tree of Life
Nothing stands still.
The Story
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.
pantheism tragic bitter existential crisis life factual stream of consciousness brother brother relationship mother son relationship father son relationship waco, texas organ player newborn baby self reflection philosophical 1950s cosmos masculinity organist existentialism silhouette death of brother childhood grace death birth dinosaur memory religion space grief spirituality coming of age meteor surrealism bible telegram texas sun tree philosophy christianity afterlife parent child relationship sibling relationship
Gallery
The Stills.
