The Fountain
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- Leigh0
jesus!
- _salisae_0
my poor sis went to see this movie with her husband completely unaware of the wife with brain cancer plot. she has it herself. still, she says, it's a beautiful movie.
how's that for a thumbs up?
- Leigh0
anyone else seen this movie?
what are your thoughts?
- Jaline0
Pitt didn't do the film due to "creative differences". A decision he looks likely to regret, i'm sure.
republik8
(Nov 28 06, 04:49)True, especially since he left to film Troy instead. But I'm sure Babel is keeping him in the film spotlight anyway.
- republik80
Pitt didn't do the film due to "creative differences". A decision he looks likely to regret, i'm sure.
Doesn't come out here in the UK for a while, but i'm looking forward to seeing it.
- Jaline0
Right here:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archi…
- robotron3k0
Wired also has a great article on his new piece. He also said he was influenced as a child, skipping in and out of movie theaters, never really seeing the beginning nor the end and moving between modern films and period pieces...
Arronosky's films tend to be like watching a car crash, esp. Requim, tons of beautiful, technical footage and like a european film, the hero dies heartbroken and lonely at the end. i hope he does something more surprising this time around...
- Jaline0
The trivia for it is interesting:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0414993/…- In early 2002, writer/director Darren Aronofsky cast Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the central leads of Tom and Izzi with a budget of $75 million. During pre-production, Pitt and Aronofsky were having major creative differences, so Pitt left to film Troy (2004) instead and the film was shut down. In early 2004, with a smaller budget of $35 million, Aronofsky cast Hugh Jackman as Tom and Rachel Weisz replaced Blanchett as Izzi.
- Instead of using CGI, Aronofsky chose to do the special effects for the film by using micro-photography of chemical reactions on tiny petri dishes. He has said that CGI would take away from the timelessness of the film and that he wants the film to stand the test of time.
- Both Weisz and Jackman agreed to work on the film at a reduced rate.
- anayafx0
i heard about that... you got a link to this article?
- Iscariot0
I found out about this movie a year and a half ago and have been waiting patiently for it and perhaps that helped to put my expectations to unrealistic levels, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.
I think everyone should read an article concerning the visuals of this film. No computer graphics were used (to make the visuals).
- anayafx0
visually beautiful... other than that, 2 of my friends walked out and saw tenacious D instead.... i wish i would of joined them.
yah i got it... yes it was emotional... deeply emotional actually..... but waiting for those moments through the whole film was too much.
left disappointed.
- flavorful0
I was going to see it over the weekend, however, while I was in East Juhbumfuck visiting my family they didn't have this in any of their theatres, haha.
I plan on catching it this weekend though, and especially after reading all of these posts!
- travisbarto0
I thought it was great. Extremely well filmed..really beautiful.
- TheBlueOne0
i was able to figure things out without the aid of recreational drugs...
emokid
(Nov 26 06, 22:19)
---------------------------Was that bc you're like all emo and use your emo powers to understand all these sad, deep things that is beyond the normal movie reviewer?
Just askin'?
;)
- crap0
just read all comments above of people who actually have seen the movie and I guess
I REALLy wanna see it now!
- crap0
looks okayn not too fond of rachel weiss.
Looks like The Cell meets What dreams may come meets Highlander
- mayo0
I loved the movie and agree that it is visually stunning. Parts were a little too "new-agey" for my liking, but I definitely enjoyed it.
- emokid0
kj, that sfgate review is awful. yes, the movie is confusing and perhaps as ambitious as 2001: Space Odyssey but in many ways it's much much simpler. it is clear from the review that the guy did not understand it.
the only thing that makes the movie confusing is a small missing link and that is left for audiences to figure out on purpose. and that is precisely what makes this movie work (for me). for others, the missing link will be the reason that they will end up disliking it.
i was able to figure things out without the aid of recreational drugs and left the theater amazed, and discussed it with my friends for another couple of days.
- Jaline0
You've all made me want to see it now and I'm almost positive I'll like this type of film. So I'll check it out within the next few days...