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Creators: Ari Handel, Arnon Milchan, Eric Watson, Iain Smith, Nick Wechsler
Publisher: Kinowelt Film Entertainm.
Category: Book

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Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.2

EAN: 4006680048031
ASIN: B002880H6O

Publication Date: September 2009
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5 out of 5 stars

Permanence vs. impermanence May 19, 2008
bernie (Arlington, Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

"Therefore, the Lord god banished Adam and Eve and placed a flaming sword to protect The Tree of Life." - Genesis 3:24 br / br /Three intertwined stories that parallel in different eras (1500 AD, 2000 AD and 2500 AD). Three parallel journeys from darkness into light. br / br /We see a person (Hugh Jackman) struggling to hold on to life at any cost. Will he succeed, fail, or learn something about just letting go in the process? br / br /Great background film score which has just as much presents as the actors. Brilliant images of Petri dishes and Rachel Weisz. We get a close up of the Tree of life and a new twist on its meaning. br /

5 out of 5 stars

To love forever August 29, 2007
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful

Darren Aronofsky has never made movies that were easy viewing. Examples? Just watch "Pi" and "Requiem For a Dream," and you'll see why this underrated director has made one of the most astounding sci-fi movies in ages. br / br /"The Fountain" is basically a sprawling tale that is half "real," half outside the mind -- love, immortality, death, grief and a tangled plotline that may take a few viewings to get right, but is exquisite in its simplicity. Not satisfied with depth, Aronofsky also makes it an absolutely stunning visual experience. br / br /Research oncologist Tommy (Hugh Jackman) is trying to find a cancer cure by animal testing, so he can save the life of his dying wife Izzie (Rachel Weisz), including an unsanctioned test from a mysterious tree. As she hopes for a cure, Izzie has been writing a book about a Spanish conquistador who is seeking the immortality-granting Tree of Life. br / br /As we see in other flashbacks, that conquistador is a version of Tommy (and Izzy as Queen Isabella). And far in the future, Tommy still struggles with his wife's loss, as he travels to a distant nebula to revive the tree. But as he finally gives in to his wife's last wish, he becomes enmeshed in a mysterious rebirth that stretches through the ages. br / br /"The Fountain" got a royal whupping from critics, and was even booed by test audiences, who presumably couldn't understand the three storylines -- or rather, one non-linear storyline, in which the lines between reality and imagination are blurred. Perhaps all of it is true, or perhaps Tommy's mind is creating the 1500 and 2500 scenarios to help him cope. br / br /As befits a movie that tackles so many deep themes, Aronofsky weaves mythology, creation beliefs, religion and the fear of death together, and binds it together with the universal theme -- love that even death can't overcome. The dialogue tends to be more spare than the story, rather than loading it down with unnecessary ponderings. br / br /And he does it beautifully and surreally. The whole movie is tinged in gold -- gold light, gold costumes, gold Tree of Life, gold nebula, gold deserts. The camerawork is filmed poetry: there are sweet moments like planting a seed in a grave, the Tree lit by the sun, and the sight of Tommy inside the nebula. The most exquisite moment comes when Tommy kneels before Izzy, under the Tree, with drops of golden light falling around them. br / br /This is undoubtedly Jackman's best movie, making us feel Tom's love and sorrow for Izzy ("There's no hope for us here. There is only death"), and the lifelong struggle against death. Your heart really breaks for him. Weisz is sweet and wilting as Izzy, and the chemistry between the two leads makes their time-busting love seem entirely reasonable. br / br /Aronofsky has made a story that is pure art, exquisite in theme, and while you might have to watch "Fountain" a few times to really "get it," but you won't regret the experience. Even if you don't like it, in an era of bland popcorn movies, its ambition is worth praising.

1 out of 5 stars

The Fountain [2007] May 6, 2008
Mr. Paul Dean Walker (England)
1 out of 13 found this review helpful

What a load of rubbish if you want a film that will make you fall asleep this is the one.The worst film Hugh Jackman has ever made the story is very poor.

1 out of 5 stars

Cannabis perhaps? July 18, 2008
L. Pedrazzi (England)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

I don't want to seem superficial, but I seriously think that Darren Aronofsky smoked too much cannabis. That was my only impression after watching the movie. Honestly, it was a waste of time.

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