My review

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2011)

The fountain is a movie where 3 stories are running parallel. These 3 stories are of the same person living in 3 different time zones living the same moment each time. In scenario one he is a scientist, in the second a knight may be & in the 3rd he is a pure energy, spirit or soul who can be felt once one is in a transcendental meditation where time & limitations for one do not exist as a being. In all the 3 time zones, he lives the same moments. The character of the movie is extremely brave & one who does not know what to do & how to deal with a situation where his life / love - Izzi (Heroin) is going to die. He is not only ready to put everything to save her but also has the caliber in all the stories to seek for a realistic understanding in this situation. The movie has a higher philosophical touch to the story as the story clearly highlights the thought process of a being as to what one goes through when he is helpless & unable to stop the flow of nature i.e death. He is in no frame to accept the law of nature as he is eternally in love with Izze. On the other hand, In the main story Izze understands him really well so plots a smart climax to curb his thinking to higher understanding of life.
The movie has a strong message. It says that the let go of our loved ones cannot happen by living in past & the future will always be being together with her / them as we will also leave the body one day & be again an energy. It says every beginning has a end & every end is a new beginning.
The movie had to be a flop because it drains one emotionally & slightly difficult to understand in all states of mind. The movie will remain a master piece for me & I will remember this movie for a long time. It's a movie, where I will give it a 9 of 10 for its great visual effects, direction & acting. I will keep the one mark simply because the message should have been present related that is living every moment in internal bliss & not expressing a depressing acceptance & messaging one that they will have to wait until they die to be together with their lost love.