看哭好几次... //That's all any of us are: amateurs. We don't live long enough to be anything else. // What do you want meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. Desire is the theme of all life // There's greatness in everyone. But as a crowd, they're like a monster without a head that never knows which way it's going to turn. It can be prodded in any direction. // Think of the power that's in the universe, moving the earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you if you only have courage and the will to use it

本片应该是Malick后期风格开始显现的转型作品，大量的旁白加摇臂镜头给人亦真亦幻的抽离感。至于对故事本身来说，这样的形式未必是还原原作精神的最好处理。那种保持距离的悲悯更是宗教式的，超然的，而非触及人心的。不过这样也好，那是Malick的标签。

感觉结尾是属于烂尾了，估计是导演为了迎合观众需求特意安排的剧情。不过总的来说这个系列还不错，十几年以后拍的《蝴蝶效应》《英雄》《有关时间旅行的热门问题》等等科幻片都可以看到这部片子的影子。

Terrence malick is amazing at directing action sequences damn who would've thought

两位大师同台真的令人兴奋！戴眼镜的基顿小老头太可爱了，他一开口说话我就想哭，虽然只有两句台词！最后跟舞台剧那一幕照应了，好难过