The story to ascension

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2009)

I want to start out by saying I'm 22yr's old. I liked this movie a lot. It has great cinematography and fantastic acting. But thats not what fascinates me. Its the fact that from the start this very ambiguous jigsaw puzzle is presented to the viewers with only a few pieces in place. It makes no sense yet visually its beautiful. This puzzle represents what the film is trying to say. It is distorted and made harder to understand by the three different story lines, which work excellent in conveying the different types of courage and determination of the martyr played by Hugh Jackman. I like how the movies uses other times in history to convey to same ambition, just different ways of trying to reach his goal. This makes the movie interesting and really reflects this nearly plot less movie something with direction. I see a spiritual aspect to this movie as well. I can't help but think this is a lot more deeper than what people really understand. I think this movie is about the one soul replaying the same life over and over again until he finally realizes what he really should be focusing on, (Sorry to go all Carlos Castaneda) that accepting death and not living in the shadow of the thought opens your perception to new thought and possibilities. When he finally accepts death and doesn't fear it he ascends. To me the puzzle still isn't complete because I cant fully comprehend a fair bit of this movie. I like to think thats what its about.