The Tree of Life

1. Mr. Dai's cut involved shortening the beginning and end and removing the entire creation of the _________ sequence which can be read from pages 13-18 in the screenplay.
4. Jack asks God: “Where were you? You let a boy ______.”
6. The film’s production involved shooting over 350 hours of footage, resulting in an initial cut that was ______ hours long.
7. The scene in which Jack breaks into a neighbor’s house reflects his loss of ______.
9. Mr. O’Brien represents the way of ______.
15. Jack's mother's voiceover plays towards the end of the film: “The only way to be happy is to ______.” This may imply that Jack is determined to follow the way of grace.
16. Jack’s father tells him, “If you're good, people take ______ of you.”
17. Mr. Dai's late father wanted to be a _________, but failed.
18. Mrs. O’Brien represents the way of ______.
20. Just as the way of grace and the way of nature emphasizes diametrically opposed viewpoints, the film also is defiantly anti-mainstream in the constant wrestling between art and _______ (business) in film.
21. The way of grace accepts being forgotten, ______, and disliked.
22. In the story, the O’Brien family’s home is in ______, Texas.
23. During the film, a __________ lands on Jack's mother's hand, indicating the improvisational nature of the making of the film.

2. As a child, Jack questions the fairness of the world and the presence of ______.
3. Jack's father wanted to be a ___________.
5. The repeated image of ______ represents transition, baptism, and emotion.
8. Jack's father comes to realize the way of grace when he loses his job: "I wanted to be loved because I was great; a big man. Now I'm ___________. Look at the glory around us. Trees, birds. I lived in shame. I dishonored it all, and didn't notice the glory.
10. Jack’s younger brother who dies is named ______.
11. Many of the childhood scenes were filmed in the city of Smithville, Texas, to reflect 1950s suburban life. Smithville lies 1 hour southeast of _______, Texas.
12. The way of nature is described as seeking to ______ itself.
13. There are subtle hints to the ________ complex when Jack puts on a bathrobe and when he tells his father "She only loves me!"
14. The film premiered at the ______ Film Festival in 2011, where it won the Palme d'Or, the top price at the festival.
19. The film’s _________, Emmanuel Lubezki, is known for his use of natural lighting and handheld cameras.