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More than any other film, The Fountain reminds me of "The Wall". Not because of any musical similarities, or similarities in plot, dialogue, or theme, but because they both leave the comfortable area of "Movie as story" and become meditations upon a subject. In both cases the films are more designed to convey a set of emotions than they are to follow any particular narrative. Which isn't to say that they don't both have narrative - in fact The Fountain has a very simple storyline - but in neither case is the plot the point. Just be aware that expecting clarity of plot will leave you feeling dissatisfied.
The Fountain is a meditation on the subjects of death and loss, and how people react to them. It tells the intertwined stories of Tommy (Hugh Jackman) and Izzy (Rachel Weisz) in the year 1500, 2000 and 2500, as he searches for eternal life for himself and the one he loves. The methods of avoiding death vary from strand to strand, but the driving force behind Tommy's character remains the same. Slowly we discover how these stories are linked, as Tommy approaches his goal(s).
The film is poetic, visually incredible, and deeply spiritual in the same way that, say, 2001 is. It's not flawless by any means, but it haunts the mind, and I'm going to have to see it again before I feel at all comfortable to judge it fully.
( a single spoiler - hopefully sufficiently obfuscated )
The Fountain is a meditation on the subjects of death and loss, and how people react to them. It tells the intertwined stories of Tommy (Hugh Jackman) and Izzy (Rachel Weisz) in the year 1500, 2000 and 2500, as he searches for eternal life for himself and the one he loves. The methods of avoiding death vary from strand to strand, but the driving force behind Tommy's character remains the same. Slowly we discover how these stories are linked, as Tommy approaches his goal(s).
The film is poetic, visually incredible, and deeply spiritual in the same way that, say, 2001 is. It's not flawless by any means, but it haunts the mind, and I'm going to have to see it again before I feel at all comfortable to judge it fully.
( a single spoiler - hopefully sufficiently obfuscated )
