Beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2007)

This movie has beautiful and gorgeous imagery. How this imagery is woven in the plot is pure genius. Every camera shot, music effect, special effect and top notch acting compounded the powerful message the story paints. I am amazed at the incredible acting of Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz; they are my favorite a-listers in the Hollywood game because everything I've seen them in is convincing and engaging. My favorite "Tommy" character is the Spanish conquistador. And every time Rachel Weisz hit the screen, her presence was magnetic and my eyes were glued to the screen.
I feel very fortunate to have watched the "baby" of this director, Darren Aronofsky. It's like experiencing a musician's favorite song or a poet's cherished words; the imagination and creativity questioning mysteries are boundless and how the movie processes that is effective in the story it chose to create. The simple life and death question is put into a dream like perspective here that I can totally relate to despite the disjointed narrative it is presented in. This movie is art, the kind you want to mount on the wall and have it displayed. This artistic movie is poetry with flawless rhyme, rhythm and flow - short and profound. It is one of a kind.