The best film of the decade

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2006)

My friends. I had the extreme honor to go see The Fountain yesterday evening. Silence, Beauty, and Intelligence have all returned to the movies with this film. Everything that I admire about films was realized with this film. I didn't think that could be possible in this age of movies. Especially one produced by a major studio, but it has been done and done well. Let us start with the core element of any movie, the story. I wont give anything away so don't worry. The story is about ideas. Love, Death, Life are all central to the story. The ideas are presented straight forward but the nature of them makes them hard to swallow. The story was not boring or too brainy. There is action, love and intelligent scenes throughout. You want to know what is going to happen to these characters. The characters themselves are believable and the performances some of the best I've ever seen. Visually the film is the greatest achievement of the year and quite possibly the Decade. Every shot seem like it could have been a painting in a fine art museum, something that has not been achieved since Kubrick's Eyes wide Shut. Finding out that there were only 87 shots that were worked on by a computer is astounding. The use of the microscope slides for everything else blows me away. The music is top notch. The score was performed by Mogwai, one of the premier ambient bands in the world. If you like music from, Explosions in the sky, Godspeed you! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt. Zion, then you will love the music. Silence is also important to the film. There are long stretches of film where all there is no dialog, but just the ideas and events before our eyes. Please go see this and be amazed. Lovers of fine film will adore it. The average movie goer will not be able to deal with the film. It is not typical. It is extraordinary and The Fountain gives me hope for the future of movies