The Fountain
What if you could live forever?
Overview
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.
Backdrop
What makes this movie Worth Watching
As a meditation on love and mortality, 'The Fountain' can be seen as an allegory for the Mayan creation myth. The movie's title, the Mayan 'Yax Dz'a K'o'op', refers to a sacred tree that symbolizes the world tree in Mayan cosmology.
- The movie offers a unique and thought-provoking exploration of love, life, and death across different timelines.
- It features impressive performances from Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, and Ellen Burstyn.
- The film's visual style is stunning, with a combination of historical, contemporary, and futuristic settings.
- The thematic depth, revolving around the search for immortality, will appeal to fans of philosophical cinema.
Fun Facts
- Director Darren Aronofsky intended 'The Fountain' to be a trilogy, with each story representing different stages of one continuous narrative. Unfortunately, due to budget constraints, only three stories could be produced.
- 'The Fountain' features an original score by Clint Mansell, who had previously collaborated with Aronofsky on 'Pi' and 'Requiem for a Dream'.
- In the Mayan language sequences of the film, the characters speak in Yucatec Maya rather than Classical Maya, which is more commonly used in academic or religious texts.
Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"What if you could live forever?"
Italiano
IT
Title: L'albero della vita - The Fountain
"E se potessi vivere per sempre?"
Magyar
HU
Title: A forrás
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Deutsch
DE
Title:
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Türkçe
TR
Title: Kaynak
"Ölüm huşuya giden yoldur"
Español
ES
Title: La fuente de la vida
"¿Y si pudieras vivir para siempre?"
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Reviews
SCI-FI Lovers BEWARE! What a MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT! I thought this was going to be some awesome Sci-fi flick traveling through time and fighting to be with each other. (You know like all the other new Sci-fi flicks today). I was WRONG. Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman are both amazing actors, however I found the Fountain to be WAY TO artsy / independent film for me.
A simple story told in a very complicated way. Not the best of Aronofsky's works.
Contrary to many opinions of this film, The Fountain stands as an all time favourite of mine. The layering of timelines combined with Aronofsky's eye just made for a beautiful experience.
A truly underrated masterpiece.
Full of symbolism and pretty pictures this movie will strike your soul if you have one. Once the credits roll it will be like waking from a dream.
You will either love it, or think it absurd.
Aronofsky is at full symbolic best in this film, so if you buy into it, buy his vision and embrace the meditation on themes it is glorious.
If you want an engaging narrative and some cool sci fi, go watch Gravity.
Famous Quotes
"I'm sorry father, for you there is only death. But our destiny is life!"
"Death is the road to awe."
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