The Tree of Life is coming soon

This coming Tuesday marks the DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Tree of Life, the latest film by auteur and tone poet Terrence Malick. Those that have closely followed this blog recently would probably guess that I like this film. I like it a lot. Seeing this movie was the most impressive cinema event that I have ever experienced, more impressive even than seeing Inception last year. Naturally I would be pretty excited about this release. I’ve been checking off the days for weeks, the question occasionally drifting in my mind. How many more days before I can own The Tree of Life? Well now the wait is just about over and soon I will be able to hold it in my hand.

And not only me, but you too can own this little masterpiece. I’d like to encourage everyone to pick this film up. I would expect it to be required viewing for cinephiles and film students, but don’t let that deter you. I think it can be enjoyed by casual viewers of all ages.

For those that are, at the very least, vaguely familiar with The Tree of Life you have no doubt heard that it was “different” or “difficult to watch.” For those of you that aren’t familiar than ignore all instances in the previous sentence of “different” and “difficult to watch” and proceed normally. The truth is that yes, it is a very unconventional film and may puzzle viewers as to how to approach it.

This is way, as a courtesy to all of you, I would like to present a series of essays analyzing and explaining this film from various critical points of view to help you get the most out of your copy of The Tree of Life. I consider myself the resident expert on this, after descending to completely obsessive levels of study (transcribing the entire film into script form). I would like to share my knowledge with all of you in hopes that you might gain an insight into something that I feel is one of the most effecting pieces of art created in the last decade.

I would wish that you, the readers, would post questions or things that you would like addressed so that I can work those in as soon as possible. Thank you.

P.S. You can get your copy here, here, or even here. Better yet you could just go down to your local store of choice and pick it up.