I like The Fountainm but I don't expect everyone will.

Rating: 10/10 (29 November 2006)

The Fountain is a great movie - for some. It is pure cinematography with a solid storyline, yet the transitions sometimes cause people headaches. My own brain had to transition actively to keep up, and I can only say you should experience the movie, not qualify/quantify each part.
Some of the flashbacks change as you are moved along in the movie. In one instance, Tom doesn't walk with his wife into the first snow of the year. Later, in another flashback, he does. How can this be? I found nothing wrong with that transition. I believe in reincarnation, but one that places time itself as an unimportant side note. If time was of no consequence, what would happen to your reincarnation? You'd come back as a person in the future as well as in the past - you'd also reincarnate sideways in time, meaning, at the same time. You and I are the same soul. Gives a broader, deeper definition to the Golden Rule, doesn't it?
How does this apply to The Fountain? When you transcend the logical, bestial world as I saw Tom do, time and all of 'nonsense' vanish - its not important. He didn't initially walk with Izzie into the snow, but later after transcending himself and truly becoming one with everything, he did walk with her. Beautiful. Transcendent.
In other words, this film was perfection. For me. Hate it, love it, be neutral about it. It isn't important that you fit in the group or feel insulted by others opinions of your opinion. That said, at least SEE IT!