noravolkov
Hugh Jackman stars as a time traveling doctor bent on saving his wife from cancer. This film is mind- bending and some scenes are awe inspiring even but it will need a strong will of curiosity to sit through this film. Which isn't to say that the film is bad- far from it, but the characterization is poor and Aronofsky shoots with an auteur-ish, off beat mindset which isn't linear nor structured and may confuse some viewers. However, this is a brave attempt at making a thinking man's science fiction and as stated earlier- some scenes are quite astounding, and for these reasons alone The Fountain deserves a recommendation.
ngocthinhccie
This film is so great, so flawless. I have watched and re-watched it so many times over the years. The story, the actor, the music, especially the music. Everything is so perfect. A masterpiece.
Jackson Booth-Millard
I was intrigued by this film for a few reasons, because of the leading actor and actress, because of the director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan, Mother!), and because it was rated highly by critics, I hoped for something great. Basically it involves three story lines, taking place in three interweaving narratives, in three places in time, with the same characters in three guises. The past is the 16th century, during the time of the Mayans, the present is 2005, in a hospital, and the future is the 26th century, in a spaceship with a biosphere. In the past, Conquistador Tomás Verde (Hugh Jackman) searches for the Tree of Life, offering immortality, for him and his love, Queen Isabella (Rachel Weisz). In the present, Tom Creo (Jackman) is a doctor losing his wife Izzi (Rachel Weisz) to cancer, she begs him to spend what time they have left together, but he desperately seeks a cure. In the future, space traveller Tommy (Jackman) spends most of his time enclosed in the biosphere, containing the Tree of Life he seeded, above the grave of Isabel. The three stories are in a non-linear and non chronological order, interwoven with match cuts and visual motifs, it is essential the same story each time, with lovers connected by the fate of the "fountain", but ultimately the characters have to learn come to terms with death. Also starring Ellen Burstyn as Dr. Lillian Guzetti, Mark Margolis as Father Avila, Stephen McHattie as Grand Inquisitor Silecio, Fernando Hernandez as Lord of Xibalba, Cliff Curtis as Captain Ariel, Sean Patrick Thomas as Antonio and Ethan Suplee as Manny. Jackman and Weisz give good performances, there are certainly plenty of visually engaging moments, I will be completely honest though, it is not a movie that is easy to follow, as long as you understand the love story, and get the gist of the philosophical stuff about love, immortality, death and the meaning of life, it is a pretty perplexing but profound enough experience, an interesting enough romantic science-fiction drama. It was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for Clint Mansell. Good!
