Tree of Life

Tali: Tree of Life is the non-linear story of Jack O'Brian's (Sean Penn's) emotional and sometimes painful childhood. The film evoked powerful emotions and a sincere desire to see the boy through his darkest days and to help him get through the difficulties of masculine pressures and an overbearing father. The boy actor who plays Penn's younger self is amazing and a pleasure to watch and he should be in the Best Supporting Actor Category over Jonah Hill any day. Although a beautiful film, the latter storyline is intercepted by a different yet simultaneous story - the tale of the beginnings of the universe and life on Earth. Although marvelous and stunning visuals (and some excellent old fashioned effects), I felt like I was watching an IMAX documentary about dinosaurs... and was not too pleased that this interrupted my otherwise very well done film.