Five thoughts immediately after seeing 'The Tree of Life'
Relatively spoiler-free.
1. Don't miss the first few minutes. My brother and I did, courtesy of the Blue Moon, calamari and slow waitress at the Irish bar down the street. The movie is mind-testing enough without missing the start.
2. After we arrived, I nearly fell asleep during the birth of the universe but woke up when the dinosaurs appeared.
3. Critics say the movie is divisive. They are right. The movie ended and no one knew what to do. Some people began applauding, and the lady next to us said, "Are they serious?"
4. The 1950s were a ridiculously dangerous time to grow up.
5. I'm gonna be thinking about the movie all day. Rob and I are talking now about if and if so how the face-squishing dinosaurs were related.
Yes, what we're talking about is the Brad Pitt/Sean Penn movie.
