The First Tree is a beautiful and touching adventure centred around two
parallel stories of hope and family.
Not exact matches
The
story of the ring
paralleled my own and gave me a sense
of hope that I could triumph.
It's also a movie that has serious daddy issues, featuring
parallel father / daughter
stories — from Scott's attempt to regain visitation rights with Cassie (the adorable Abby Ryder Fortston), to Hank's fractured relationship with his estranged daughter,
Hope (Evangeline Lilly), who blames him for the mysterious death
of her mother — that drive the overall narrative.
The content
of the film is told in
parallel stories, Henry (Ewan McGregor) who is with his two younger sons Thomas and Simon struggle in the panic
of the aftermath to reunite with wife Maria, whilst eldest son Lucas (Tom Holland) remains strong for his Mother (Naomi Watts) who is badly injured and fast losing
hope.
Cartoon panels arrange the lively illustrations into
parallel stories, while the first - person narratives convey the girls» universal feelings
of displacement and
hope.