The Fountain
The Fountain is a movie to be seen again and again.
I am not one of those viewers that seeks deep meaning in a movie. For example Pan's Labyrinth did nothing for me. It was boring and gory.
The Fountain requires multiple views before you will "get it".
There are three eras represented in the movie with two common characters.
In the 16th Century, Hugh Jackman plays a Spanish Conquistador while Rachel Weisz is the queen of Spain.
In the 21st Century (2005), Hugh Jackman plays a doctor desperately seeking a cure for tumors because Rachel Weisz, his wife, is dying from one.
In the 26th Century, Hugh Jackman is a bald chap enclosed in a bubble traveling through space. Also in the bubble is a tree that represents Rachel Weisz.
I cannot say more without revealing the telling links between these three stories (this is not about some reincarnation nonsense).
Suffice to say that the movie keeps you hooked and the performances are simply brilliant.
After a long time there is a movie that uses music with the right touch of subtlety combined with an awesome power that explodes in the climactic sequence. The musical score of The Fountain is alone worth the price of admission. Just pop-in the DVD, close your eyes, and you have instant bliss.
I do not know what kind of idiots visit the Cannes Film Festival but apparently there were boos when The Fountain was shown. It is a safe assumption that people used to typical Hollywood action or romance fare will have trouble with this movie because it actually requires you to do something human beings are increasingly incapable of doing - it requires you to think.
An absolutely stunning cinematic experience.
3 comments:
i loved it from the moment i saw the trailer.. explains why i have been waiting for it to come on netflix even though its available on everywhere else..
loved the music.. simply one of the best.. wat more, hugh jackman and rachel weisz both are my favorites!! :D
u didn't find PL interesting?? hmmm tell u wat, i kinda expected tat.. may be.
I have seen almost all the movies u have!! I have a pretty huge collection myself!! I think i have seen almost all of em...except for the fountain...which i will soon after reading ur description of the movie!
it's an awesome movie. I only watched it once, and as you say, there was much I couldn't understand.
But, just the score and cinematography of the movie made me love it from start to finish.
If you had the stunning performances. Even if I don't get much what happened, I still love it. Now, I just got to re-watch it again :)
I think most people don't like this movies cause they can't "not understand" a plot. If they don't understand the plot right away, they can't appreciate anything else and will just think the movie is stupid or something..
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