A Stunningly Beautiful Aristic Achievement

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2006)

The Fountain is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen, and it stands as the crowning achievement of Darren Aronofsky's career. This movie is nothing less than an artistic and philosophical masterpiece. Language is incapable of conveying the depth of the ideas contained in Mr. Aronofsky's complex picture, and for that reason alone, many viewers might find the movie perplexing for its indirectness. Nonetheless, the superb direction, acting, and score will keep even the most confused viewers interested and entertained, particularly during the visually captivating space-flight scenes that transcend anything I have seen in cinema. Where the computer animation of most modern sci-fi tends to create a sense of sterile lifelessness, the Fountain's nebula scenes teem with life and motion. During the movie's incredible ending, I actually cried ecstatic tears as I sat in awe. Usually it is is the sadness in a film that brings tears to my eyes, but the emotion this film evoked transcended sadness. Truly fantastic. Bravo, Mr. Aronofsky, bravo!