Memory and Magic in Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life

Nature is a cruel and unforgiving mistress.   Over time, man has conjured God to tame her and give reason and order to the random chaos.   In present day, a man named Jack (Sean Penn) wanders listlessly through a cold, sterile metropolis where success is measured by wealth and excess.  On the anniversary of his … Continue reading Memory and Magic in Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life