The Fountain

Well, the critics had a field day with this one. I don't think I've read very many reviews where the critics gave this movie a postive rating. They all said the same things: great acting, horrible story. Well I would beg to differ. I would even go so far as saying that this is the best film of the year (for me at least).

Now I know this is one of those films that I really enjoyed but that I know most of you will not. So without getting to far into this review I'm going to recommend that you not see this film. I think I only like this film because I have seen far too many movies and my perspective of what is a good film and what is not is not the same thing as what I think people will enjoy and what they will not. So you have been warned, you will probably not like this film.

I, on the other hand, thought the story was beautiful and touching. I love the story of the past, because it was written by his dying wife, and her dying wish was for him to finish it. That's very touching to me. I like the conflict in the story of the present, because it talked about what is really important in life and what we need to put our energy into and our focus. And then the metaphysical aspect of the movie, though a bit off from the rest of the film, was still very beautiful and visually stunning and did try its best to tie the rest of the story together.

I believe that Darren Aronofsky is one of the greatest new directors to Hollywood, and my hope is that he will continue to breathe new life into the stagnant movie landscape.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10