the movie "The Fountain
16 ratings since posting on Thursday, December 28, 2006
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This film by far is one of the best i have seen EVER. Its story, direction, camera work, and editing are AWEsome! It is a start to help us understand our manifestation cycle and our journey into the AWE! Manifestations of Atman ! - Project , posted 07/02/07 |
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I must say that this film has one of the most potent and transformative messages of any film I have ever seen. I was not expecting such a wonderful experience from a film played at a sort of mainstream theatre. I was pleasantly surprised by it's unusual content, then FLOORED, then exalted by the message. Wow, Wow and WOW! Many blessings on the heads responsible for this treasure! I highly recommend this film, my friends. - meggio , posted 07/02/07 |
 i enjoyed the multiple storylines. it provided a lot of food for thought, but also just raw emotional power through imagery. - benchun , posted 07/02/07 |
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Trying to rationally understand this movie is to miss the point. This is a film to experience on the emotional intuitive level. The Fountain strives to unexplain the explainable, rather than to spoon feed it's viewers like the vast majority of Hollywood movies. I've rarely seen a film which resonated with me as deeply as this one. - The Dave 23 , posted 07/02/07 |
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aFter seeing the Fountain, I was really disgusted with the film. At times, i was lost and bored. I left the movie theatre in a state of depression. Hugh Jackman should not have done this movie. HIs talents were wasted due to the story line. However, Don't get me wrong the movie had some good points about life and death , great special effects and costuming. This movie was not one the greatest films out there. If you are really into topics like art, life, death, and love then this movie is for you. - N2 , posted 07/02/07 |
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I must say one thing from the onset: i'm an athiest, a hardcore skeptic, a nonbeliever who thinks that, when we die, we die and that's it; organized religion is far more harmful than not, and humanity will be far better off when we finally purge it from our lives. ... but this is one of the biggest reasons why this film resonated with me -- the mindset of the athiest (or the believer) need not be closed, and as much as we've learned, there will always be more to learn (and what we learn tomorrow may very well invalidate what we thought we knew today). The idea that we somehow live on is not what this film communicates to me -- rather, it's the premise that we're part of something bigger than does. We don't need to look any farther than our local compost heap to see evidence (of the reproducible, testable, independently verifiable and falsifiable kind) of this, for right there -- right before our eyes -- death leads to birth. In the film, when the male character drinks of the tree, thinking he will live forever, only to find that the tree sprouts from him (and he ceases to be), this statement is made. ... and yet, even though "we" cease to be when we die, our lives are filled with meaning and purpose -- meaning and purpose which _we_ create for ourselves and one another. Our passion, comes from this meaning, our fire comes from our quest to fullfill this purpose; there is no "god" required at all. To love another, to do everything in your power to save them from death (only to ultimately fail), to remember them when they're no longer with us, to walk barefoot through the snow, to strive for understanding of the human scope and whatever small window we can grasp at that's outside of it -- these are the important things. What comes after we die does not pertain to us as individuals -- when we die, "we" don't live on; it's over and that's it. But after we die, our bodies are returned to the process which birthed us, and the _process_ is the thing that continues on, and new life starts from where we ended. And this I find incredibly beautiful. Regards, John Falling You - exploring the beauty of voice and sound www.fallingyou.com - John Michael , posted 06/30/07 |
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doesnt mean a movie is deep. - Dustin (El Guapo) , posted 06/15/07 |
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It was uncanny that I saw this film after having a major inner dialouge about age, birth and nature. Although I did not fully understand the story at first it did not ruin my experience of it as it was so beautiful to look at. When my partner explained "The true path to enlightenment is in releasing yourself from desire, grasping and wanting. Only when you let go can this enlightenment happen". As soon as I applied this to the film it made total sence to me. The whole film, with it's endless tunnel shots leading to sources of light, was stunningly wonderful to look at. The effects were also amazing. The rebirth sequence made my hairs stand on end (just like the tree's hairs in the film). Yet another top film from Mr Darren Aronofsky. I fully agree with everything that the previous reviewer SENSEI said - Sharna Rose , posted 06/15/07 |
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This film may have been incoherent for some people, but for those of us who have loved someone who has died or have had to deal with the historical consequences of the elements the film delves into, this film is only a tiny bit short of a revelation. If you are into light entertainment, skip this. If you are seeking a profound work that brings meaning to life, death, love and passion, check this one out. - SENSEI , posted 06/14/07 |
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But for the most part, it was incoherent. For days after seeing it I kept thinking that maybe there was something I was missing that would make it come together in my head....but no, at some point I realized that the movie just doesn't work. - Precambrian , posted 03/25/07 |
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my first reaction to this movie, while being very beautiful (and interesting in regard to how all the effects were based on things that were really filmed, rather than purely computer generated), was that the scope of the movie reaches further than the movie could deliver on. i didn't find this movie as entertaining as the director's two previous works. i walked out of the theater feeling disappointed. however the themes and ideas in the movie persisted in my mind, for weeks, and looking back i enjoyed thinking about the movie later more than actually watching it. it was definitely an interesting film, if not immediately engaging than at least subtly provoking. those of you who appreciate vague spiritual messages will most likely love this film. skeptical rational people will probably balk at the whole thing. i lean closer to the latter (mostly because i can't stand new age feel goodism and people who reject critical thinking blindly but feel more open minded than others) but the message wasn't entirely lost on me, either. - lance , posted 12/28/06 |
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yes, i enjoyed the transcendental aspects of the film it was excellent. - roman , posted 12/28/06 |
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Airyck and i just went to see The Fountain, if was such a wonderful movie! i suggest it too all who love life death & rebirth, love, beauty, truth & freedom, amazing special effects & music, good acting, action and a great story :) Its written and directed by Darren Aronofsky (PI, Requiem for a Dream) from a story from Aronofsky & Ari Handel. Music by Clint Mansell (PI, Requiem for a Dream) starring Hugh Jackman & Rachel Weisz. - estrellasoul , posted 12/28/06 |
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