The Tree of Life
Great art probably should be a polarizing experience. Reveling in subjectivity is its virtue, not a flaw. The aim of creation shouldn't be to reach a consensus, but to glorify the potentials of interpretation and embrace the fluidity of its manifestations.
Pretentious? This film The Tree of Life makes no pretension of not being pretentious... if by "pretentious" we're referring to the kneejerk label sneeringly placed on a work of art that dares to seriously contemplate big questions. ToL is completely unashamed in its attempt to cohere into something remarkable, to transcend limitations both real and consensual in its quest for the sublime. Does it succeed? I think it does, modestly, but even if I thought otherwise I would still give it the same score because I feel the effort itself is most important, and in that effort ToL is most heartfelt.
10/10
Great art probably should be a polarizing experience. Reveling in subjectivity is its virtue, not a flaw. The aim of creation shouldn't be to reach a consensus, but to glorify the potentials of interpretation and embrace the fluidity of its manifestations.
Pretentious? This film The Tree of Life makes no pretension of not being pretentious... if by "pretentious" we're referring to the kneejerk label sneeringly placed on a work of art that dares to seriously contemplate big questions. ToL is completely unashamed in its attempt to cohere into something remarkable, to transcend limitations both real and consensual in its quest for the sublime. Does it succeed? I think it does, modestly, but even if I thought otherwise I would still give it the same score because I feel the effort itself is most important, and in that effort ToL is most heartfelt.
10/10
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#31 on SC's Top 100 Mofos list!!
#31 on SC's Top 100 Mofos list!!