The Tree of Life is an upcoming American film written and directed by Terrence Malick starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. Plot Details of the plot released by sources involved in the production have been minimal. It is described as a 1950s period piece. The first official description of the film emerged from foreign sales agent Summit Entertainment’s official website on September 21, 2008, in the form of a thematic summary of the film, describing it as the tale of a Texan boy’s journey from the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as a “lost soul in the modern world”, and his quest to regain meaning in life. An official synopsis was later released at the 2010 American Film Market: From the Desk of Terrence Malick….. We trace the evolution of an eleven-year-old boy in the Midwest, Jack, one of three brothers. At first all seems marvelous to the child. He sees as his mother does with the eyes of his soul. She represents the way of love and mercy, where the father tries to teach his son the world’s way of putting oneself first. Each parent contends for his allegiance, and Jack must reconcile their claims. The picture darkens as he has his first glimpses of sickness, suffering and death. The world, once a thing of glory, becomes a labyrinth. From this story is that of adult Jack, a lost soul in a modern world, seeking to discover amid the changing scenes of time that which does not change: the eternal scheme of which we are a part. When he sees all that has …