The final cut of the film ends with the O’Brien family moving away from their home in Waco, Texas.
Through interviews with the filmmaker’s friends and former classmates, the Texas Monthly article (h/t Indiewire) charts Malick’s personal life and career from his youth through today.
I doubt we’ll ever see that initial cut of the film, but it’s amazing we’ve even learned about its existence at all.
It was an incredibly rare chance to hear about his filmmaking process, his personal life, and to actually see the guy in the flesh.