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Fun Stuff => ENJOY => Topic started by: elcapitan on 02 Aug 2006, 21:57
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a.k.a. the new Darren Aronofsky film.
The trailer is now out: see http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thefountain/
Is anyone else as excited about this as I am? The idea of the Fountain of Youth has always been something I've found fascinating, and if any film director could do something completely mindbending with it, it'd be Mr. Aronofsky.
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I'm excited. It certainly looks like a beautiful mind trip of a film, to be sure.
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I love Aronofsky's movies, so I'll definately be checking this one out
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wooa that looks really fantastic... I especially like the crazy future world and its abstract ethereal craziness. I will definetely have to see this, as his films never disapoint
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The release date just got pushed back
someone needs to kick a warner brothers executive in the nuts
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True.
You, however, need to shrink your avatar by about 40%. It's too big. :)
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Finally saw this Saturday. Fan, Effing, Tastic. Great direction, awesome effects, top notch acting, good music from Kronos Quartet and Mogwai, and at times more than a bit confusing (but the good confusing). 2nd best movie this year, solidly behind The Departed. Go see it while its still in theaters.
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hm. somehow missed this thread. i was waiting for this to drop for a good year and i was thoroughly blown away by it. loved aronofsky before, but this definately landed him a secure favourite director and very likely favourite movie. the fountain pretty much sums up everything i could have ever wanted to make in a movie.
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I can't wait for it to come to DVD so I can watch it all the time.
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I watched it last night, loved it. That's all that I'm gonna say about it.
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it was absolutely beautiful. the micro photoraphy for recreating the nebula (basically no CG) was ingenious. to top it off, it has one of the best scores i've ever heard. if you haven't yet, go see this movie. now.
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I've seen this twice, and it's just as awesome the second time
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It's definitely one of my new favorites. I'm of the opinion that The Fountain is Aronofsky's best work to date. It's almost as if everything that went wrong with Pi was fixed with The Fountain. As has already been mentioned, the techniques used in lieu of CG are fantastic and the effects come off spectacularly. The storyline isn't lacking, either. I tear up quite often in movies, but I wasn't alone this time!
One thing I have discovered, however, is that it seems like people either love it or hate it. When people announce that they can't stand it, those who can't get enough often accuse the others of simply not being able to understand it. Which, of course, just leads to an escalating argument about who is smarter than the other. But regardless of the plot (and I do know people who said, "I don't get it..."), I just don't see how people see it as anything less than a masterful work of art. The blending of mythologies is fantastic and the presentation does what many other "choppy" films fail to accomplish.
The only unpleasant experience I have in connection with seeing this movie is that some cow sitting in front of me decided that she didn't like the movie and thought that everyone else was of the same opinion. So she had no qualms about turning on her cell phone and calling her friend to tell her how terrible she thought the movie was. This was maybe half an hour into the film. I kicked the back of her seat and my friend cleared his throat a couple of times, but she didn't hang up until he said (loud enough to be heard by everyone), "Holy shit! Is that lady talking on her phone?!"
At any rate, I wish it were still in theaters. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD. If you haven't seen it, find a theater that might still have it.
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I've wanted to see this movie since I first saw the trailer on Quicktime's website back in July or August. And then it didn't play anywhere around here!
But!
It might still be playing near my girlfriend's house, and that's where I'm going this weekend for Christmas festivities. So... I might get to see it this Friday night. :)
Edit: Okay, so it's not playing out near her. Remember kids, it's down the street and not across the road.
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I'd say it's one of the best movies I've seen. At the time of seeing the film, I was studying Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection; an Indian play which called upon a sense of flow and the abstract that I was able to connect with in The Fountain. Sakuntala was meant to be a transcendent experience, and The Fountain was that for me. It was pure beauty.
But, what I had to do when watching the film was not to question what was happening. I think that each scene was created to evoke an emotion and an ethereal mood, not to tell a linear story. So, what I got was a theme I could build off of in my mind. My impression ended up including the belief of reincarnation, the circle of life, etc., while someone else I know who saw the movie took a more Christian standpoint, and I think that's fantastic. That a movie can be looked at in so many ways and mean something specific to each person.
Plus, Hugh Jackman gave a fantastic performance that should get him some more attention relating to more serious, dramatic casting.