The words to express the inexpressible: The Fountain

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2007)

This is my first review on any movie anywhere. But after watching this movie for the first time, some months ago already, I knew I had to give you my words to describe this masterpiece.
The story, I will not tell.. The words will not let me, my own understanding of this film simply falls short, to accurately portray the story. You most likely have read the reviews, and are aware of the lead characters and the 3 time-lines.
And that's where the impossibility of reviewing a movie like this shows itself, everything in this film is intertwined, and has hard to grasp as some famous Escher (whose known for his mind boggling pieces) art works. The difference with Escher and Aronofsky, is that Aronofsky presents us the possibility, no the opportunity to actually experience the complexity of the artwork in question. To touch one subject of this film, is to touch seven other subjects that are linked to it. This has been made so you can experience the full value of that one subject you just touched, the depth, the complexity. And your rational mind will have one of the hardest times ever, to really 'get' this movie.
To me, getting this movie, is by far not as important as experiencing it. Art cannot be conveyed in words, it is experienced (felt), or it is not. Which is in itself, is the biggest and toughest praise an artist can get for his or her creation. The toughness of this praise is the fact that it asks allot from the viewer to properly judge the movie as it deserves. Meaning you have a very clear split between the fans and the 'boo-ers'.
This movie is flawless for the right viewer. It touches many many subjects: Eternal life, death, disease, acceptance, grievance, love, Mayan myths, spirituality, enlightenment, science, frustration, life. And most likely many, many more. The difficulty (as with an Escher painting) is that every subject, is at the same time the object of the movie but also each subject is complimentary towards all the other subjects. The result of this complimentary property is a flawless experience of the worth of each of those subjects in their united web which we call: The fountain.
This review isn't for your average reader i'm sure but neither is this movie. So if you get this review.. don't hesitate in watching the movie, and let go of everything you have ever read about it :), as words could never try and hope to convey, what the movie beautifully does.
Thanks for taking the time reading this, I hope it was an OK read.