Voyage of Time : Au fil de la vie

Une agréable méditation existentielle qui ne répond certes à aucune question, mais qui vous met dans une humeur paisible "nous ne sommes qu'une minuscule partie d'un immense univers et nos problèmes ne sont qu'un produit insignifiant de nos esprits". La majorité du film est composée de belles prises de vue de phénomènes naturels de National Geographic, accompagnées des répliques philosophiques, ou plutôt existentielles, de Malick, lues par Cate Blanchett. Cependant, il y a des inserts perturbants de prises de vue "vidéo" de la pauvreté de la civilisation en Inde ou au Moyen-Orient. À mon avis, ils ne fonctionnent pas en contraste. Dans sa trilogie, Godfrey Reggio contraste de manière plus compacte et sans mots, ce qui est plus éloquent et immersif. (08/09/2017)

Put this on a loop and this would make a great video for TV showrooms. Malick’s meditative essay about our corner of the universe is a feast for the eyes. The wonderful landscape shots are interrupted by video cross-sections of life that rather spoil meditation. (28/01/2020)

Koyaanisqatsi for the slowest of the slow. Beautiful National Geographic screensavers, the caveman championship in hiding penises for accessibility, and a voice over that would make you stop sorting your garbage. Plus, it kept calling me Mama, which unnerved me. Next! [clink!] (22/11/2017)

I feel like this is one of the most accessible Terrence Malick films I've seen from him in a while. Yes, it's basically a documentary poem, but it's through the visuals that Terrence Malick shows just how capable a filmmaker he is. He doesn't show us anything new, but his compositions are beautiful in places. (28/09/2017)

In the visually arresting documentary Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, Terrence Malick serves up meditative cinematic images of space and nature that are often breathtaking to watch. In contrast to that eternal calmness, it depicts the powerful force of the elements, and especially the negative impact of humans on the cycle of life. Everything is underscored by heavenly beautiful music and at times accompanied by spiritual commentary delivered by the hauntingly rocking voice of Cate Blanchett. (80%) (25/06/2021)