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The Fountain (2006) |
Plot of
The Fountain
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 Yesterday,
today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man
embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most
indomitable foe: Death. Hugh Jackman plays that man, devoted to one
woman (Rachel Weisz) and determined to protect her from forces that
threaten her existence. His quest leads him to a Tree of Life...and to
an adventure into eternity. Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream)
directs, continuing his string of imaginative, involving filmmaking with
a tale alive with ideas and filled with astonishing vistas. "Not many
films can blow your mind and break your heart at the same time, but this
one will" (Drew McWeeny, Ain't It Cool News).
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Review of
The Fountain
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The Fountain is the
story of Ponce de Leon taken to the Nth degree. The movie
interweaves the classic quest genre with fantasy, futurist escapades and
modern love and romance. It is a journey of mind, time and space.
The main plot (see above) is fairly straight - the love of a man for his
woman. However, the subplots are thick and although are unique in time
and place but are interweaved within each other to provide for a movie
that is as much substance as it is fantasy.
The movie is fresh from and
does not follow the same road as most of today's movies. The story and
visual effects show both imagination and vivid imagery of places, people
and things. Director Darren Aronofsky successfully takes this
complicated story and brings it to the silver screen with unbelievable
performances by Hugh Jackman and
Rachel Weisz. This is a film
that should have done a lot better at the box office and did not gain as
much notoriety as it deserved - but now that it is on DVD, you can get
to watch it as much as you like -- and it also includes some very well
done special features that are a great supplement to the movie. |
The Cast
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Director
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Writer
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Hugh Jackman |
Tomas/Tommy/Dr. Tom Creo |
Darren Aronofsky |
Darren Aronofsky |
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Rachel Weisz |
Queen Isabel/Izzi Creo |
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Ellen Burstyn |
Dr. Lillian Guzetti |
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Mark Margolis |
Father Avila |
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Stephen McHattie |
Grand Inquisitor Silecio |
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Fernando Hernandez |
Lord of Xibalba |
Rating
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Length
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Year
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PG-13 |
96 mins. |
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2006 |
Awards
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2007 Saturn Award nominations
for Best Science Fiction Film; Best Actor (Hugh Jackman); Best Special
Effects
2007 BFCA nomination for Best
Composer
2007 Golden Globe nomination for Most Original movie |
Related Links
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Official
website
IMDb.com |
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The Fountain |
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This review was written by Ian Ripley. Copyright
2007, All Rights Reserved. |
Pictures from The Fountain
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