beautiful and brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (3 September 2007)

i think this film is amazing and especially today, where something new and genuinely exciting is hard to come by. I've read so many reviews on this film, and what annoys me the most is how the negative reviews all revolve around how it cant be placed in a particular genre and how its too difficult to understand and 'arty farty' and pretentious. yes it is pretty difficult to understand the first time of viewing it but to be honest, i was so blown away by its visuals and imagery that i couldn't care less and i knew it was something id never seen before. when it came to the second time of viewing it i just sat back and enjoyed it for what it is and from this i got a better understanding of it. i think the problem now is that everyone expects so much out of a film and cant just experience a film. we all desperately try to find faults and pinpoint films into certain genres to make ourselves feel better, but why cant we just sit back and experience films for what they really are? if you let go and just experience what The Fountain is and has to offer, you wont be able to get it out of your head. its stunning.