The Tree of Life (2011)
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
7 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Mrs. O'Brien (Jessica Chastain) and Mr. O'Brien (Brad Pitt) learn of their son's death.
Duration: 00:05:22
Timestamp: 00:00:44
Contributor: Sid Bell
Birth of the Universe (1/2)
A montage of birth of the universe
Duration: 00:08:41
Timestamp: 00:19:37
Contributor: Sid Bell
Birth of the Universe (2/2)
The birth of the universe continued: life on earth and dinosaurs. A dromaeosauridae spares a baby parasaur.
Duration: 00:08:44
Timestamp: 00:28:17
Contributor: Sid Bell
Jack's Birth
Mrs. O'Brien (Jessica Chastain) gives birth to Jack (Sean Penn).
Duration: 00:02:45
Timestamp: 00:37:09
Contributor: Sid Bell
Where Were You? You Let a Boy Die.
After Jack's (Hunter McCracken) friend drowns in a pool, he questions God's benevolence.
Duration: 00:04:00
Timestamp: 01:10:53
Contributor: Sid Bell
Family Fight
Mr. O'Brien (Brad Pitt) disciplines Jack (Hunter McCracken) and R.L. (Laramie Epler) for talking back to him. Mrs. O'Brien (Jessica Chastain) retaliates.
Duration: 00:03:51
Timestamp: 01:19:51
Contributor: Sid Bell
Closing Sequence
Jack (Sean Penn) has a vision of all of the people in his memories.
Duration: 00:07:36
Timestamp: 02:05:29
Contributor: Sid Bell