Beatuiful, sublime, and tragically poetic

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2007)

Amazing. Every element of this film was outstanding from a film making perspective. The set design, costumes, script, acting, lighting, and especially the editing were just...beautiful.
It was a movie that made me think the entire time I watched it. I was drawn into the story even as I tried to understand and piece it together. I was never bored for one second because I shared a deep empathy for the characters.
This movie is NOT Spiderman 3 or pirates 3. Do not expect it to be. It is a "quiet" movie much like Solaris, Eternal Sunshine, or Gattaca; a film which is designed to stir deep feelings in the audience about what it means to love and cope with the fragility of our existence.
It is not a film which answers all of its questions, but rather compels us to ask them ourselves.
This is a film for anyone who has ever loved or lost a loved one- It is a film which can have meaning for us all if we are open minded.
I hope that Aronofsky makes more films such as this, because for those of us willing to see its purpose, this film was amazing.