The film all films should aspire to be

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2007)

I know it is trendy to say Citizen Kane is the best film of all time. I certainly agree that it is an amazing film, especially for the time, but a film made in 1941? is that the best we can come up with? (not that there is anything wrong with classics, but i refuse to believe that film has been downhill since) I made it my own personal goal to find a film that could replace Citizen Kane as the best film ever made. I strongly believe The Fountain is that film. It is not my favorite film, but certainly the best i've seen. Every element of the film, the lighting, the pacing, the dialogue, the acting, the music, the editing, composition, art direction, (everything) fit the film perfectly. Not once did i think that something was out of place, or not thought through enough. I understand why it wasn't critically acclaimed, or why it isn't getting any nominations. It was a dense and complex film, dealing with issues that i think make a lot of people uncomfortable and not all of it made perfect sense. But isn't that what a good film is? complex. repeated viewing offers new meaning and understanding, and perhaps most important of all it actually said something. Citizen Kane wasn't understood in its time, and i am willing to believe that the Fountain is the same way.