FILM: First look at Malik's Tree of Life

TRAILER: Tree of Life
YOHEI VERDICT:  5 out of 5 (for the cinematography alone)

Brad Pitt and Son in Tree of Life

No other filmmaker engrains such natural beauty in their work than Malik seems to so easily achieve.  His films are entirely environmental, constructed with cinematic poetry.  Tree of Life looks no different as the trailer unfolds a story about a father (Brad Pitt) and son relationship, and the man he becomes (Sean Penn).  The cinematography showcased in the trailer looks at its best, even more focussed and glowing than his previous entries in The New World and The Thin Red Line. The montage captures a series of human moments alongside a choral like symphony soundtrack, again consistent with Malik's well established style.  Looks a winner.

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