Journal Entry #9

Last night, I watched the movie The Tree of Life in hopes of finding some inspiration for my thesis project. However, I was left with more questions than answers. The movie was extremely confusing in terms of plot. There wasn't much dialogue, so that didn't help. And, most of the time, when there was some dialogue, it was being whispered. Despite the fact that it was a very strange movie, it did have some awesome visual effects. About a quarter of the movie was nature scenes -- under water, volcanic eruptions, mountainous landscapes, outerspace (the Big Bang), etc. From what I got out of it, the movie was about life -- the beginning, the middle, the end -- and all the experiences we gain from it. Even though the movie confused me more than anything, it did push me to view "life" more carefully. Thinking about the aspects of life shown in the movie will likely help me in creating my thesis project.