The Sea of Trees (2015) (original) (raw)
Arthur Brennan treks into Aokigahara, known as The Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji where people go to contemplate life and death. Having found the perfect place to die, he encounters Takumi Nakamura, a Japanese man who has also lost his way. The two men begin a journey of reflection and survival, which affirms Arthur's will to live and reconnects him to his love with his wife.
Arthur Brennan treks into Aokigahara, known as The Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji where people go to contemplate life and death. Having found the perfect place to die, he encounters Takumi Nakamura, a Japanese man who has also lost his way. The two men begin a journey of reflection and survival, which affirms Arthur's will to live and reconnects him to his love with his wife. (less)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: Chris Sparling
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton, Jordan Gavaris, Bruce Norris
Producers: Gil Netter, Ken Kao, Kevin Halloran, F. Gary Gray, E. Brian Dobbins, Allen Fischer
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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 1, 2016
2 / 10
It hasn�t been an easy road to release for �The Sea of Trees,� which was soundly rejected at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, searching for a brave distributor after its initial critical drubbing. Finally seeing the light of day, the latest effort from director Gus Van Sant is also one of his worst, asking the audience to remain intimate with a morbid soap opera that�s overlong and dramatically undernourished. While offering committed performances, �The Sea of Trees� is intolerable at times, finding Van Sant unable to make sense of Chris Sparling�s screenplay, keeping emotions pronounced and pac ...read more...
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