Malick Fire Water (2013)

Of all the recurring signatures of Malick his use of fire and water might be the most telling in part because theres a significant shift between early Malick Badlands Days of Heaven and later Malick The Thin Red Line The New World The Tree of Life To the Wonder Early Malick favors fire Later Malick favors water In To the Wonder Malick forgoes fire altogether for the first time in his career Water reigns