A whole month has passed and we have no pictures to show for it. We've been climbing a little nearby, enjoying the summer that finally came in September and has now left us. We've been working on the yard (renamed the 'mud pit'). Not sure what else we've done with our time, to be honest.
I haven't done a movie review in awhile so I thought I'd post about 'The Tree of Life' (directed by Terrance Malick), which goes down as one of our all-time favorite movies.
Check out the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlYYreuK8vo. You've probably missed it in theaters so check it out on DVD when it comes out.
My review: This movie is breathtakingly beautiful. At a couple points in the movie, I sobbed at its beauty alone, not even the story line. It is not your typical fast-pace, Hollywood style movie; it is very artsy and different, sometimes too slow, but I liked it all the more for the ways in which it strayed from the norm. There were scenes I could've done without and it was a bit too long. However, the cinematography was outstanding, the music was perfectly complementary, the dialogue was sparse but meaningful, and the movie concept (not exactly a plot) was profound. In reading the reviews and talking with other people who have gone, it seems you will either LOVE this movie or HATE it. There is no in-between...all the more reason to check it out. It is truly a work of art.
