The Fountain (2006)

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"?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You know, if the poster had a huge fade in with both Hugh Jackman's and Rachel Weisz's faces, it'd be sold. Their looks can sell. The poster to me is kind of cluttered.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by *AkirA*

I got choked up when

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She touched his head at the end of the movie and turned into the queen. She then told him to finish it, and he said ok, or something to that effect. That combined with the music got me aswell.

Must agree to that scene. I had emotions filling, no tears, up until that part. Even throughout

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Izzi's death

I was trying really hard not to.

My point of view can be taken a few ways.

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One is that the three time periods are reality, Tom is reincarnated (as seen by his numerous added on tattoos in the future), and in every life he fails to save his wife or find the tree. He must learn to accept, and when he does, the cycle seemingly stops and he changes the "future". For instance, the scene when Izzi asks him repeatedly to come walk with her in the snow. In the last scene, he finally does. Are there two parallel universes? Another instance, in the future, he sees a visionary of her and he finally "let's go" and dies in grace (by dissolving).

Another I see is similar to kat's logic. It's the present, and the past is made up by Izzi. Only the present is real. The future, I also think is moreso grounded in reality (by the tattoos). The tree is a symbol of Izzi. But what I don't get is why he eats the bark.

I've got to get my hands on the soundtrack now. I really enjoyed the movie. A lot of people who came to see it with me didn't enjoy it as much and didn't even want to bother to talk about it. I'm just glad I went to see it when I could. I think this is Hugh Jackman's best work.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.