The Tree of Life, with Steven DeLay (Malick 5) (Patreon)

Thomas and Steven discuss the spiritual and social themes of The  Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's 2011 coming-of-age of drama with a  cosmic background. They unpack the narrative's biblical references to  Genesis and Job, and Steven describes the film's resonances with  Augustine, Freud, and Dostoevsky. Analyzing the film's dichotomy between  a motherly "way of grace" and a fatherly "way of nature," they disagree  about whether The Tree of Life's critiques of 1950s American family  life are biblical or aligned with standard Hollywood worship of the  divine feminine.

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