Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experienceis the logical next step for writer, director, and enthusiast of hands gently grazing wheat stalks Terrence Malick.
The 45-minute, large-format version of his spin on the history of the world is as visually stunning, languid, and heavy on the voice overa feature-length cut subs in Cate Blanchett for Brad Pitt as narratoras youd expect, but the nature doc framing gives him permission to ignore story and character entirely.
In practice, the result is something much closer to the IMAX films of oldthe kind of thing school children would watch during a field trip to a museum, except with a bit too much elliptical narration.
(While seeing the movies stunning global-and-galaxy-trodding visuals on the IMAX-sized screen is enough reason to opt for the shorter cut, this thing does not need to be any longer.)
Enjoyed on that level,Voyage of Timeis a beautiful diversion, but almost entirely empty, even in its inquisitive big swings for profundity.C+
