The defence The Auteur Devotee
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
Documentary · 2016
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.
Movie details
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
“The story of our universe.”
2016 Documentary 45m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.0 / 10
3.2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
77 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Terrence Malick
Written by
Terrence Malick
Brad Pitt
Narrator (voice)
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Jamal Cavil
Early Human
M
Maisha Diatta
Early Human
Y
Yagazie Emezi
Early Human
D
Daryl James Harris II
Early Human
S
Sebastian Jackson
Early Human
A
Abraham Kosgei
Early Human
Court is in session
Put Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.