Review
Terence Malick surprises everyone with a new release of romantic drama within two years from his previous film Tree of Life an epitome of Malick's cosmic fixations whereas this film can be called as a younger sibling to it. 'To the Wonder' is a courageous movie presenting beautiful images as Terence's film always does with subject matter concerned with love and God and consequences of absence of either. Malick's visual majestic language involves the prudent style of whispered narrative an overwhelming orchestral score and circling camerawork along with silent outdoor memory sequences across sunsets evoking the hidden emotions of the characters.
We also see memories from two intense but ultimately inharmonious relationships which take the voiceover techniques with some of the aspects of the story involving a foreign wife and an encounter with a previously known woman are said to be autobiographical for Malick. The majestic nature shots are signposts for his spiritual obsessions with most dramatic image of the movie captures Neil and his former girlfriend in the middle of a bright green field surrounded by buffalo a prominent portrait of the American dream that cohesively connects to the context of the narrative.
Olga Kurylenko portrays great skills in playing Marina has a dominating presence with Ben Affleck and Rachael Mcadams giving a convincing performance.The movie is visually ravishing and there is a spellbinding quality to the cutting style creating a unique ambiance to every frame. Marina's life is in a constant state of change but the film encompasses its holy beauty in the hidden rhythmic structure which resembles the everchanging seasons diverse emotions and conflict within relationships due to difficulty in sustaining love and faith.
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