The Tree of Life is Terrence Malick's critically acclaimed, highly-rated movie starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn that " contemplates human existence from the standpoint of eternity " (New York Times) while at the same time being quirky, odd, and brilliant. Marcia and I went to see it on Saturday night, and I have never watched a movie that caused me to ponder its meaning in its aftermath in the ensuing days. On the flip side, though, I have also never been to a movie where so many people walked out before the end of the movie. The movie begins with a quotation of Job 38:4-5 against a black background: Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!Who stretched a measuring line across it? This, I think, is the key to understanding the movie. None of the people who walked out seemed to get it, and no one in any of the reviews I looked up mentioned it either. But it seems to me that the story i
by Chris Rainey. This is a blog of my journaling, essays, opinion pieces, religious satire, and creative writing.