Train Dreams – Words for Wayfarers

“Train Dreams,” Terrence Malick, & the Transcendence of Secular Cinema

This essay contains spoilers from The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick. Back in high school, when I was still a devout Christian, I scribbled a quote from Marilynne Robinson’s novel Gilead in the front cover of my Bible: I have been thinking about existence lately. In fact, I have been so full of admiration for existence thatContinue reading ““Train Dreams,” Terrence Malick, & the Transcendence of Secular Cinema”