The Fountain

Adaryn

Adaryn

The Living Force
Haven't seen it, as it will only be released in France on the 27th december, but it looks great ! Have anyone seen this movie ?
http://thefountainmovie.warnerbros.com/

Wiki says : "The Fountain is a 2006 science fiction / fantasy film directed by Darren Aronofsky that follows three interwoven narratives that take place in the age of conquistadors, the modern day period, and the far future. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, whose characters' romance exist in all time periods. The Fountain explores the themes of love and mortality, drawing influences from Maya mythology. The film is framed with visual language by using transition scenes, light, and shapes."

Synopsis : The Fountain is an odyssey about one man’s thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th century Spain, where conquistador Tomas Creo (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Tree of Life, the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz). Traveling through deep space as a 26th century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.

And er, happy christmas to EVERYBODY :)
 
I saw it. It was visually stunning. The acting was great. You can tell that Aranofsky is operating with a judeo-christian-influenced, modern materialist dictionary (i.e. there is not necessarily anything 'higher' than life as we know it). The only possibility of something 'higher' is in the viewer's own interpretation. Then again, those alchemists of old would describe aspects of the soul using words of the physical.

I'd recommend seeing it.
 
I saw this film in the theaters a few weeks ago and it was quite an EXPERIENCE. I caught many small things, subtle esoteric interpretations of the events and images shown in the movie. The person I saw it with was confused as heck, while I felt strangely "enlightened" - it produced a very positive emotional experience in me, and it felt like many things that I have read "clicked" and made sense. Afterwards, I felt a certain "clearness" and for a couple hours I truly think that I was "remembering myself" ... or so I think - the experience still stands out like no other.

Don't mean to spoil anything, but there was a great use of esoteric symbolism in the movie, as hkoehli pointed out. The number 12, for example, is significant and it is represented in the movie in various ways. Well, I won't say much more for now because I'm afraid I'll end up saying too much...

This movie is definitely worth seeing to anyone with a background in esoteric readings and symbolism AND an open mind. It is beautifully directed and, I think, is quite meaningful.

Let us know when you've seen it, so that we can have a discussion about it! :)
 
I saw the Fountain on its opening night in my area, because I knew it wouldn't last even one weekend here. (That hunch was right, it was gone come Monday morning)(What can be expected when the number one movie that night was "Jackass 2"?)

Esoteric symbolism aside, it hit a well of grief I didn't know was there. My Hubby took me home and I spent the entire night sobbing. Within a few days came a 'black hole of calcutta' depression. It made no sense, because I loved this movie! It was well done, acted et cetera. I've chalked up the emotional hurricane to a scar in my head, as I have no other explanation for it. (I do have MS, and it does wacky stuff to the emotions)

I'm looking forward to the dvd, and want to see it again, to get to the bottom of why it kicked my arse so hard.


Gimpy
Who has since changed meds
and is doing much better.
 
*Don't read if you haven't seen the movie, spoilers follow*

I'll be the "dense" one in this thread, who after seeing the movie few days ago, still wonders: what was that? (not so much for the movie but how it "imprinted" in me).

I mostly agree with Harrison,

visually stunning. The acting was great. You can tell that Aranofsky is operating with a judeo-christian-influenced, modern materialist dictionary
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though I am not sure i understood the message it was trying to convey. It did produce a variety of emotions such as deep sadness (i understand you Gimpy), and pleasant emotions at the same time, which are close to hope but not exactly. But also something "disturbing-like", especially the tree in the bubble scenes, and how the guy expressed his "love".

What i understood mostly is that "the fear of death is conquered by death", and i suspect it means more than physical death.

Of course all the unclear i just wrote speak not so much about the movie but my own inner confusion and dissociation between thoughts and emotions :/

The friend who watched it with me said she'd never let me choose a movie for us to watch ever again! 8|
 
I saw The Fountain in the cinema a few weeks ago and was really blown away by it. Its closest relative is 2001, of which Kubrick said that he wanted make a film that was more like listening to a piece of music or reading a poem than watching an ordinary film. The Fountain is one of those works of art that can be read on many different levels, and I think Aronofsky purposely left things somewhat ambiguous. By allowing you to make your own interpretations and associations, the film shows you to yourself. It spoke to me on a more emotional than intellectual level, and when it was over – it was far too short! – I felt uplifted and clear. Is it a right-brain film (as opposed to left-brain)? It certainly speaks in a language of symbols, and maybe that is how it works, symbols being the language of the right side of the brain. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.
 
Visually stunning. The acting was great. You can tell that Aranofsky is operating with a judeo-christian-influenced, modern materialist dictionary
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I second to that, although there is also much Buddhism and South American influence, at least in visual purposes. I have red about movie before seen it, and my expectations were greater then movie. I was a bit disappointed, but that can be explained by my pre expectations of it, so I go and watched it for a second time without any preexpectations and it was much better. I think it maybe story of spiritual growth and liberation, although there is in the background some of the new age shiny bull stuff.

One interesting thing: at the very end of the movie, Hugh Jackman looks at the sky which goes into the night and one star explodes toward him (and us) and screen goes all white and that is the end. Star which explodes is in stellar constellation with the shape of “W" like Cassiopeia and there is some kite-like constellation above it. Interesting (or just my imagination . . .)
 
I've brought this movie on DVD last week, but I have not heard of it before. It caught my eye while I was browsing the store, and I thought it was an intriguing story. I then watched it and it was mind-blowing. I have wondered why it was not shown in theaters in my area.

It truly was a magnificent film.
 
Wow... I just watched this 10 min ago, and what an amazing movie.., it's a bit hard to understand in the beginning but the more you you get into the movie everything becomes clear, such a beautiful and sad movie.


It's now even more clear to me what the C's meant with 53535... people that try to search for infinite power, or immortality, their eyes will only see what they want to see, until one day they start to really open their eyes.


such an inspirational movie!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
 
Avala said:
I have red about movie before seen it, and my expectations were greater then movie. I was a bit disappointed, but that can be explained by my pre expectations of it, so I go and watched it for a second time without any preexpectations and it was much better.
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I never had any expectation at all when I watched this film. Since I have never heard of it or read about it beforehand, I came to watch it with no expectation. No expectation is better than any expectation at all.
 
Avala said:
Visually stunning. The acting was great. You can tell that Aranofsky is operating with a judeo-christian-influenced, modern materialist dictionary
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I second to that, although there is also much Buddhism and South American influence, at least in visual purposes. I have red about movie before seen it, and my expectations were greater then movie. I was a bit disappointed, but that can be explained by my pre expectations of it, so I go and watched it for a second time without any preexpectations and it was much better. I think it maybe story of spiritual growth and liberation, although there is in the background some of the new age shiny bull stuff.

One interesting thing: at the very end of the movie, Hugh Jackman looks at the sky which goes into the night and one star explodes toward him (and us) and screen goes all white and that is the end. Star which explodes is in stellar constellation with the shape of “W" like Cassiopeia and there is some kite-like constellation above it. Interesting (or just my imagination . . .)
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Yes, it was visually stunning. And, just a note, but the constellation shown at the end and at one other point in the film actually appears to be Orion. Orion's belt is featured twice as a 'center-piece'.


~spoiler alert~

Also - the movie begins with the main character ingesting bark and then a mixture of this bark and something else, in a manner that suggest that it 'propels' his meditation to see, and spend time with, the tree of life, from which he gets this bark. It has a heavy 'new age' feel to me, along with the Buddhist feel. I did really enjoy the visuals and the past/future life idea - but the main character's inability to 'get it' - as he stays so materialistic and frustrated/angry with what he understood to be 'all there was' seemed a bit limiting. The inclusion of Orion (by necessity, considering the location of the Mayan 'underworld') felt like a heavy reminder of our source/farmer.

Also, toward the end, the main character was able to break through his past life 'block' and reach what was portrayed as some sort of nirvana - only after he put on 'the ring' - so again, a message of using something outside yourself to ascend (initially ingesting the bark and such). Although I did really enjoy the moment when what he thought would give him immortality turned his body into a plant. =)

All in all - it was visually wonderful, but seemed to be a rather flat, Buddist/new age representation otherwise - just my two cents - and worth about that as well. ;)
 
I read an interview with Aronofsky where he explained the three periods as the ego (past, the physical force), the Id (present time, the scientific) and the Super-ego (The future (?),The spiritual).
 
Tigersoap said:
I read an interview with Aronofsky where he explained the three periods as the ego (past, the physical force), the Id (present time, the scientific) and the Super-ego (The future (?),The spiritual).
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Basics of freud-ish psychology.

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego

_http://allpsych.com/psychology101/ego.html
 
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