The Tree of Life

Translated from swedish: Selflessness, true altruism.
- Kristoffer Viita

Swedish: ng.se »

Translated from swedish: There is a deeply spiritual dimension in Malick's work. The film grows into a defense of Mother Earth, who is one with us, a prayer for mercy, empathy and love for our fellow human beings. It is breathtakingly beautiful, overwhelming and completely unique.
- Maria Domellöf-Wik

Swedish: gp.se »

Translated from swedish: "The Tree of Life" becomes, despite its universal ambitions, a film that can make people angrily or excitedly choose sides. Do yourself a favor and don't fall into that trap. Malick's magnum opus can be very rewarding, however you view the world and whatever you think Malick is saying about it with his film. What I like most about it myself is probably that it makes the world feel mysterious but not meaningless.
- Anders Lindahl

Swedish: russin.nu »

Translated from swedish: No one can capture the wind's dance through blades of grass like Malick, making it appear as though a hand is bending them; breathing life into them with interwoven narrative voices, choral music, and a moving camera that never becomes invisible (like an author who seamlessly writes himself into his own prose).
- Hynek Pallas

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: Hypnotic cinematic art.
- Jens Peterson

Swedish: aftonbladet.se »

Translated from swedish: There's a cult of genius surrounding Malick that dampens the overall experience of the film. But one thing you can never take away from him - he can create images of the most worn-out situations that make you see them as if for the first time. Kitsch becomes art. Kitsch becomes art. The scales fall from your eyes, as they say in biblical terms. If he had refrained from his preaching, one could have been truly saved.
- Kerstin Gezelius

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: Malick sometimes spares clarity but lavishes us with magical imagery. A worthy Cannes winner.
- Bernt Eklund

Swedish: expressen.se »

Translated from swedish: Malick reflects on the problem of theodicy—that eternal question: if God is good and all-powerful, why does He allow so much evil to happen in the world? But this isn't just an existential and spiritual journey; it's equally a remarkably nuanced and emotionally detailed coming-of-age drama. There are scenes here that cut straight to the soul.
- Fredrik Sahlin

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: It was the year's most hyped film. It was met with boos at the press screening. There won't be any Palme d'Or for Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life". Critics will probably tear the tree of life to shreds.
- Mattias Oscarsson

Swedish: sydsvenskan.se »

Translated from swedish: Expectations for Terrence Malick's epic film about growing up in the 1950s are high, but unfortunately aren't met. It's ambitious with grandiose music, beautiful nature imagery, impressive computer-generated effects, well-chosen actors and intense editing, but it's too long, too pretentious – and too boring.
- Andreas Samuelson

Swedish: moviezine.se »