Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)

Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey: Directed by Terrence Malick. With Cate Blanchett, Jamal Cavil, Maisha Diatta, Yagazie Emezi. An exploration into our planetary past and a search for humanity’s place in the future. With narration by Cate Blanchett.

“I have to echo others whou0026#39;ve pointed out that this is not a documentary. It is an abstract feature film, a poem, an epic non-linear meditative piece about the wonder of nature and existence.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was almost put off purchasing this by some negative reviews (I missed the theatrical release and could only find a Dutch import available on bluray) but if you are in any way a fan of Terrence Malick you should really appreciate this as much as I did. It reminded me as much if the nature scenes of The Thin Red Line as it did moments of The Tree of Life.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe narration is subtle, infrequent and not at all irritating as some have suggested. The words are few and far between and serve to bind the images together to deliver a message of wonder, respect, at times despair, but ultimately peace over our place in the world. I know that sounds pretentious but I really did find it profound and inspiring. The images committed to film are also some of the best Iu0026#39;ve ever seen and it is a privallege to have it captured and to witness it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI accept some people will find this film insufferable, but if you have an appreciation for visual spectacle and/or poetry and/or existential thought and meditation then this film is made for you.”