Finally saw the trailer for The Tree of Life. Reminds me strongly of The New World, which I love fiercely.

Dinosoaurs you say?

What was experimental? I'm curious.

Juliebird, there were in fact dinosaurs. Very well done dinosaurs, too.

As for experimental, the movie went into what seemed like very odd tangents depicting the creation of the world, lots of dreamy metaphysical segments played against the details of daily life in Waco TX, scenes that may or may not be someone's inner mindscape, and bits that really did seem like the trippier parts of 2001.

I liked it, but I can also see why a lot of people would not. Having some degree of familiarity with the book of Job is kind of key to picking up on what the director is getting at.

In the trailer, the creation of the world elements are what really hooked me.

--If only because once upon a time I was working on a fanvid that used footage of black holes, big bangs, supernovas, and eclipses as a metaphor for love and heartbreak. In a The Fountain sort of way.

Anne, have you seen The Fountain with Hugh Jackman?

It sounds like The Tree of Life might be similar. Nearly everyone hated it though...I liked it. Like I like What Dreams May Come.

I can forgive a lot of trippy in favor of great visuals and deep emotion.

Those bits were very nicely done. Just gorgeous.

Edit: Bonny, I have not, but I very much want to.

So much love for The Fountain!

Even though the end broke the mood with the whakadoodle killer flowers. I eventually got on board with the violence with that scene, but it took me awhile to stop cracking up over tree semen and Night of the Living Petunias.

Julie, I totally blotted that scene out of my memory. I'm with you, entirely.

I laughed out loud in the theatre watching that.

I also had it worked out at one point why the tone shift made sense, maybe something about the violence of rebirth, but I've lost it now.

While there were parts of the movie that blew me away on several different levels, there were other parts that had me wondering just what the heck I was watching.

So, typical Terrence Malick, then? I am DYING to see this movie.

DH and I went to see Horrible Bosses last night, which was very funny in parts but probably not something I'd pay $13 to see in a theater. I'd recommend it more highly if there weren't so many rape jokes. The three leads all play off each other really well, and the screwball/farce elements are occasionally brilliant, but...wow, that was a lot of rape jokes.

Were the rape jokes centered around Jennifer Aniston? I was looking at the preview thinking "Wow, you couldn't gender swap that role!" Also thinking "Whoa! Colin Farrell? Jesus!"