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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Trees on the Big Screen

Here are some movies that have "Tree" in the title, revolve around a trees(s) or have significant scenes dealing with trees. Thought this would be interesting to post to show that trees can make an impact even on the big screen! These are just a few that I found or came to mind when thinking of movies with trees in them. Hope you enjoy!

The Tree of Life (2011) - Stars Brad Pitt and 2 time Oscar winner Sean Penn.  It's a story about a family with 3 boys in the 50's.I have not seen this film, although I really want to, but it received great reviews!

The Family Tree (2010) - It's a story about a mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness. (source IMDB) 


The Fountain (2006) - Stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz in an epic story of love that spans over a thousand years and 3 parallel stories. I have seen this film and it is different than most films you will see because it has 3 different settings, one which takes place when the conquistadors arrive in America, another one takes place during the present time and the last setting is in the future. Throughout the movie there is a central tree that somehow links the 3 stories together. If you are defiantly into bizarre  movies I would suggest this to you.


The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - J.R.R. Tolkien's second novel brought to life by filmmaker Peter Jackson which focuses on the struggle of Frodo and Sam to find their way to Mordor in order to destroy the Ring of Power. Meanwhile Merry and Pippin befriend a very old tree, in Frangorn Forest, who calls himself Treebeard. With the assistance of Treebeard and the other living trees, Merry and Pippin conquer Isengard. This is a great movie to watch for anybody a fan of J.R.R Tolkien's epic trilogy or a fan of fantasy films.


The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - 11 Oscars went to the final installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved trilogy brought to life by Peter Jackson. The story concludes Frodo and Sam's quest to destroy the One Ring and the final battle of Middle Earth will take place. The scene dealing with the White Tree of Gondor is small but significant because Pippin foresees the demise of Gondor and therefore Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf and Rohians can aid Gondor in the final battle. Great movie to end the trilogy. 


Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) - The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian (source IMDB).  In the final battle of the movie Aslan calls on the help of the trees around the battle field. The trees start to enlarge their roots and dismantle the enemies. 




   

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