Movie Previews and Recreating "Tree of Life"

A bit of a rainy morning today, at least it was earlier... And it looks like rain for the rest of the week, too.  So perhaps the corgi was not a sign of good things, at least not weather-wise.  Like the old sailor adage says, "Corgi on Monday, Stormy til Sunday."  The weather suggests it will be a great week for video gaming.  So don't feel so bad about playing at work.

But for the non-gamers out there, maybe the rainy forecast is inspiring thoughts about movie theaters.  (Is there a better way to pass a rainy day than in a dark room full of strangers? I don't think so.)  But, you ask, what would I see at the theater?  Well, luckily you won't need to ask yourself that for the rest of this summer after this Summer Movie Preview!  So many "Must Sees," from superheroes to Sundance sweethearts.  Possibly one of the biggest superhero summers in movie history, actually.  Marvel's five-year hero project finally comes to a head, uniting Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America with Black Widow and Hawkeye to form The Avengers, and Christopher Nolan's raving fanboys will no doubt proclaim his "do-no-wrong" greatness with the release of The Dark Knight Rises.  I'm most excited for The Amazing Spider-Man, even though the reboot has some fans of the Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire original a bit confused... But seriously, if Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone aren't the hottest on-screen couple of the summer, then there must be a movie I haven't heard about yet where Ryan Gosling dates Natalie Portman (Hollywood, get on that).  As for Indies, anyone who wants to join me for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, Safety Not Guaranteed, or Beasts of the Southern Kingdom, let me know.  And, of course, [our red-headed readership] must be all excited about Pixar's Brave celebration of gingers.

But this summer cinema season seems tragically devoid of a Tree of Life-esque cinematic exploration of literally everything ever.  Where will we go for breathy voice-over, long lingering shots of the galaxy, dinosaur bonding, and sweeping shots of the Earth from on-high?  No need to search for the way of grace or the way of nature, we've got at least part of your solution right here.  These beautiful images of earth from above are just what the doctor ordered.  And the still frames move only slightly slower than some of the shots in Malick's film!  Toss on Jurassic Park in the background and whisper the captions to yourself, and you're practically reliving the movie!  All you need now is to invite Brad Pitt over to yell at your kids while Jessica Chastain quietly encourages them and Sean Penn makes occasional and baffling appearances.

If you're looking for a more entertaining ambitious piece of cinema, I'd recommend taking some time to view Citizen Kane today.  It's the film's 71st anniversary, after all!

Mornings.  Reports.  Always you wrestle inside of me, always you will.