Tree of Life

I'm writing this post now because I want to get my initial, fresh thoughts written out. Tree of Life was definitely a beautiful film. The shots, the visuals, the small glimpses into the life of this boy; it was all beautiful. At the same time it left me feeling conflicted. Like I missed something. I'll probably have to watch it again to get it (I did almost fall asleep several times during the last half hour, to my embarrassment). However, I don't  really have a strong desire to ever see it again. At least not as a whole movie. There are parts that I would like to see again and just watch, like the dinosaur sequence and certain scenes from the boy's childhood, but the movie as a whole was almost too much to take in in one sitting. There was so much happening without explanation, little to no dialouge, and my brain was not really at the capacity to fill in the empty spaces the film gave us to the narrative. But, seeing as the film was not shot as a narrative, maybe there are no empty spaces to be filled. Maybe I am just assuming there should be.