The Fountain
by ErinDurrett
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories - one each from the past, present, and future - The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. The movie The Fountain is a wonderfully symbolic film about trying to hold on to the one person most important in your life and then, in the end, learning to let them go. In the film, Tom Creo (Hugh Jackman), is a scientist trying to cure brain tumors in rhesus monkeys after learning his wife Izzi (Rachel Weisz), is dying from a brain tumor. At home, while stargazing, Izzi points out a golden nebula to Tom, describing it as the Mayan underworld. She also shows Tom the book she is currently writing, set in the age of conquistadors, titled The Fountain. Past Tom is a conquistador in Mayan country that searches to find the tree of life, so that he and his queen (Izzi) may be together for eternity. Future Tom is a space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble towards a golden nebula. Kept young by compounds he produces from the tree's sap, Future Tom ponders the hundreds of years of travel that have been all to see Izzi again. All past, present, and future versions of Tom take us on a journey as he seeks his true desire - eternity with his love.
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This was originally a
This was originally a graphic novel by [w:Darren Aronofsky], who was the movie's director as well and the director of the movies, [t:Requiem for a Dream] and [t:Pi]. He had grand hopes for the movie version of the Fountain, but unfortunately it was not well-received by critics and movie-goers. Many complained that it was not linear enough for them since it bounces back and forth in time, it was difficult to follow. The graphic novel does work better than the movie but it is still a movie worth seeing. The next movie by Aronofsky is getting some Oscar buzz, the Wrestler, with a beat up Mickey Rourke, who many critics feel deserves a best actor award.
Thanks so much for that
Thanks so much for that information! I really enjoyed this movie, but was at first perplexed by all three stories. It is one of those films that you have to see in it's entirety to completely comprehend the film's meaning. But it's truly worth it in the end.