Speechless

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2007)

I had been reading reviews of the film for a few months prior to its release in the UK and was eagerly awaiting it. I must say i was not a fan of Aronofsky's 'Reqiem for a Dream'. This was primarily due to my personal past experiences of drugs. The film left me horrified.
That aside 'The Fountain' promised some profound concepts that no doubt would apply to any philosophical mind. So finally the release date came and my partner and i managed to find one of the few cinemas in London that showed it on the opening weekend.
I could never have expected such an experience. It was profoundly touching. Its content pressed on fundamentals into the mysteries of life that are simply so rare in modern film. As a result i considered it so great, magnificent, awesome, ecstatic, heart-breaking and mind-numbing all in one. It couldn't be more pertinent. The concepts of life and death in there most absolute form are so easily overlooked as we are consumed by the workings of our everyday mundane life. This film shows them plainly for all to see.
My partner and i left the theatre without a word to each other. We actually didn't speak for the rest of the night. I never would have known that a film could reduce me to such base emptiness.
We both spoke the following day about how we heard so many people in the cinema mention that they didn't understand the movie and by the way they were speaking one could tell they were unimpressed and belittled it. On reflection this is certainly a film that will not apply to everyone.
Personally i am quick and eager to proclaim it the best film i have ever seen.
Will you let it puncture your heart?