The Fountain (2006)

Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN

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Out October 13, 2006

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The Fountain is an odyssey about one man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th century Spain, where conquistador Tomas Creo (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Tree of Life, the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz). Traveling through deep space as a 26th-century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.

"I got chills when I first saw this picture. If this is a picture from the film, then this looks to be one of the most visually stunning films if all time."
~ some guy from sum blog

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yubkK...tain%20trailer

If anyone's got anymore info or clips/trailers. Post em, I'll update the first post.

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http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thefountain/

Links to Quicktime trailer.

I cannot wait for this movie. Aronofsky is an amazing visionary, and I'm eager to see what this film is all about.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Quicktime sucks and I'm too lazy to upadte my player. <3

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That sounds like an interesting premise, and I really like Rachel Weisz. And this Darren guy is apparently responsible for Pi, which had an interesting feel and movement to it, so we might have a winner here.

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The story has me snagged. I think I'm going to put this on my list of "must-see's" (which is quite short I must say). Kudos for pointing it out ;D Very intriguing...

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'll see it. Looks very interesting and different from many of the movies coming out recently.

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Wow. The trailer is fantastic. Definitely a must see.

Was this shown at any of the film festivals?

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It wasn't at Cannes, they wanted it in competition but Cannes didn't let it or something. It may be at Venice Film Festival. But yeah, put me on the list of people wanting to see it!

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Looks cool. Although it's gonna be kinda hard not to imagine Jackman as Wolverine the whole time.

"Wtf are you using a spear for? You have claws! Oh wait..."

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This is one I'll be seeing since there aren't any other movies I have my eye on at the moment. The story seems intriguing.

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I've been looking forward to The Fountain since 2001 so for it to finally have a solid release makes me happy.

I loved the graphic novel too and Kent Williams artwork in the book is simply stunning and for those interested in the film I'd recommend picking up the book.

I just wish there was a clearer version of this banner to oogle at..


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I definitely have this on my list - Hugh Jackman, anyone? He's just amazingly gorgeous, I can't pass this up. Rachel Weisz is very pretty as well.

The story also seems very surreal. I was wondering if this was adapted from something else, but it seems like Simo had it covered.

Does this remind anyone of Xenogears, the whole rebirth and living the same "fate"?

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Originally Posted by Dee

I definitely have this on my list - Hugh Jackman, anyone? He's just amazingly gorgeous, I can't pass this up. Rachel Weisz is very pretty as well.

The story also seems very surreal. I was wondering if this was adapted from something else, but it seems like Simo had it covered.

Does this remind anyone of Xenogears, the whole rebirth and living the same "fate"?

Oh it's not adapted from anything but an original story and screenplay by Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem For A Dream). He tried to make The Fountain back in 2001-2002 with Brad Pitt (remember when he had that 'Grizzly Adams' beard? Well it was for The Fountain) and Cate Blanchett in the lead roles with a budget somewhere or over $100 million. The production fell through though because Brad Pitt walked as Aronosky wouldn't change the script according to Pitt's demands so with the picture without it's lead the studio shut the film down and built sets were destroyed.

I think it was a year or 2 later where Aronofsky gave the script rights for The Fountain to Vertigo/DC Comics to adapt his screenplay into a graphic novel. It was this time that Aronofsky decided to try and make the film again by revising the script for a lower budget and Warner Bros. agreed and that's how the film exists today. The graphic novel was released last year and pretty much represents the earlier script treatment when The Fountain was going to be $100 million picture.

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Is there a trailer out or is this still the short teaser?

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Originally Posted by SenorKaffee

Is there a trailer out or is this still the short teaser?

Short teaser. There's no word about when a second trailer will debut but maybe something will surface in the coming weeks with 'The Lady In The Water', another Warner Bros. picture.

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I've been waiting for this movie for ages now. It's great to see that we're finally nearing some sort of release date.

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I love it when something this awesome sounding falls under my radar and then hits me like a ton of bricks. And just when I thought that we'd have a dry spell with no good movies coming out, SHAZAM! Right under my nose it appears. Any word on a release date? I searched upcoming months over at imdb, but didn't find anything.

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Originally Posted by MetheGelfling

Any word on a release date? I searched upcoming months over at imdb, but didn't find anything.

Originally Posted by Jan

Out October 13, 2006

Looks pretty kickass.

Then again, I loved Pi and Requiem for a Dream, so I'm pretty optimistic.

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I'm quite interested now...can't wait for it to be released.

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Just curious, but is it the same guy in the 3 time periods, or are they related in any way (Other than their quest)

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Originally Posted by BlueEdge

Just curious, but is it the same guy in the 3 time periods, or are they related in any way (Other than their quest)

It's the same guy, just reincarnated.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Aronofsky is an amazing visionary

Christ, you sound like a walking buzzword.

Interesting concept, but we'll see if third time's the charm. (Requiem was "great", Pi much less so.)

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Originally Posted by LeHah

Christ, you sound like a walking buzzword.

Interesting concept, but we'll see if third time's the charm. (Requiem was "great", Pi much less so.)

Requiem for me was pretty powerful, espically when we had an assembly at my highschool for anti-drugs and then they showed the clip with the arm being sawed off.

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Devin over at CHUD.com has posted a rather positive review for The Fountain giving it a 9.8 out of 10.

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"Brilliant is really the only word I can use to describe the film. It took Darren Aronofsky years to get his movie made, but every day was worth it. The finished work is wonderful, is moving, is stunning. I may have walked out of the movie dumbstruck but I spent the next few days wishing I could talk to someone about it. The movie stayed in my mind; not just images (and there are so many gorgeous images), but ideas and themes. The narrative is complex but not overly complicated, and that complexity gives you the opportunity to keep turning aspects over in your mind, making the small connections and getting the satisfaction of taking it apart and putting it back together again. What’s most appealing about the narrative is how it treats the audience as adults – we’re not led step by step through everything, but at the same time things aren’t needlessly obscured just to preserve a sense of mystery or to give a cheap twist."

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"The Fountain’s not a mainstream movie – it’s really fucking smart, for one thing – but the director who made this movie is a man coming into his own. The Fountain is beautiful, gripping and utterly transcendent. It’s the best film of 2006."

The full review is here but beware of some minor spoilers:
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=reviews&id=7133

JoBlo also scored an exclusive look at the movie's poster:


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Wow. That poster looks unintentionally hideous. The typesets don't look like they go with the imagery at all; the first banner we saw for it had a better-looking logo. The way the tree's depicted seems a bit off, too. Kinda hokey. Maybe if they didn't make it seem like Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz were Photoshopped into the poster, then it'd be okay.

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