gag me. too self conscious.

The Tree of Life is the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950′s. 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.

UPDATE: according to wikipedia and my filmmaker friend @dantreharne, director terrence malick is supposed to be some kind of genius. only geniuses are allowed to be this over the top.