Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs The Tree of Life
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for The Tree of Life). Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 19m. The Tree of Life is the older of the two (2011 against 2018). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Tree of Life| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | The Tree of Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Terrence Malick |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Fiona Shaw, Jessica Chastain, Jimmy Donaldson, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn |
Synopsis
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
The Tree of Life
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
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