Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
An awe-struck visual meditation traces existence from the birth of the cosmos through evolution and humanity toward an unknowable future.
Overview
A breathtaking exploration of existence and the cosmos, inviting viewers on a profound journey through time.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Glacial
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- awe-struck
- contemplative
- beguiling
- reflective evening
- immersive viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's dazzling nature footage, painterly visual effects, and profound cosmic perspective, while finding its deliberate pace and minor-key approach less substantial than Malick's finest work.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The journey moves from the Big Bang through dinosaurs and early humans to the present and beyond.
Critics specifically praise the fusion of digital imagery, nature footage, and photographic imagination.
The film's stated focus includes the search for meaning and the meaning of life across the history of the cosmos.
The film presents existence as a vast journey spanning cosmic origins, evolutionary history, and the human world.
Films like Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, and why
The Tree of Life
cosmic scale, philosophical inquiry, and contemplative audiovisual meditation on existence
Cosmos
immersive space imagery and grand scientific reflection on humanity's place in the universe
Baraka
poetic documentary form combining scientific history with awe-struck visual spectacle
Earth
ambitious nonfiction journey through natural history and the origins of life
Movie Details
- Director
- Terrence Malick
- Release Date
- 2017-03-10
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (202)
Cast
- Cate Blanchett
- Jamal Cavil
- Maisha Diatta
- Yagazie Emezi
- Daryl James Harris II
- Sebastian Jackson
- Keitha Johnson
- Abraham Kosgei
- Runa Lucienne
- Ramona Michna
Common questions
- What is Voyage of Time: Life's Journey about?
- An awe-struck visual meditation traces existence from the birth of the cosmos through evolution and humanity toward an unknowable future.
- What is Voyage of Time: Life's Journey like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Voyage of Time: Life's Journey as glacial, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Voyage of Time: Life's Journey violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Voyage of Time: Life's Journey as mild.
- What did critics think of Voyage of Time: Life's Journey?
- Critics broadly praised the film's dazzling nature footage, painterly visual effects, and profound cosmic perspective, while finding its deliberate pace and minor-key approach less substantial than Malick's finest work.
- Which films are like Voyage of Time: Life's Journey?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tree of Life, Cosmos, Baraka, and Earth.
- How long is Voyage of Time: Life's Journey?
- Voyage of Time: Life's Journey runs 90 minutes.
