The Fountain (2006)

Stars	User	Rating
16	XakkMaster	100 _99th
This film moved me in a way that very few ever have. I can understand some of the criticism, but for me everything clicked. Its visual beauty is staggering. Hugh Jackman has never delivered a more powerful performance and the script is as heartbreaking as it is uplifting. Not to mention the soundtrack! Take a step back and see it for the fantasy it is: a love story told in separate multiverses from the reality the characters live in. A simple tale of devotion and loss told in marvelous fashion.
9	Ross	100 _99th
The true genius of the film is the simplistic theme of love and death. It allows for a creative narrative structure and beautiful visual moments while still being relatable. The only flaw is that the huge budget cuts make the Mayan fight scene seem very small and low budget. It does however not change the fact that this is my favorite movie, my favorite acting performance and by far my favorite score. The final scene that resolves the three storylines is the most magical moment in cinema history
8	Paxton	100 _99th
Before Mickey Rourke (rewarded with Best Actor) and before Natalie Portman (rewarded with Best Actress) there was Hugh Jackman carrying an Aronofsky movie the exact same way. His reward: another role as Wolverine. When you can list The Fountain and The Prestige in a single year, you can take a few of the next ones off.
7	lpelliott	71 _30th
A movie that is beautiful and artistic, but ultimately tries too hard with repetitive symbolism and metaphor. This might work in a film that has something more original to say, but ultimatly this falls short.
7	auritech	100 _99th
A beautiful and melancholic look at life and death. It is an amazing and heartwrenching tale and perhaps the best new film I've seen this year. Hugh Jackman runs through the emotional wringer, doing a great job in his three roles. Also, Clint Mansell's score is incredible. I'll stop with the superlatives and just say see it.
7	TonythePony	72 _59th
Technically proficient and powerfully acted film that failed to engage me emotionally. Jackman and Weisz time-skipping roles hold at the centre of a story that builds to a whirling fugue of love, death and rebirth. Provides a film that I watched and admired visually, rather than embraced as an experience.
6	KasperL	85 _93rd
Emotional and beautifully told, dealing with loss and the coming to terms with one's mortality. Allowing for repeated motifs, 'The Fountain' elegantly interweaves two (arguably) fictional stories into the main one of the movie's reality. Smartly, this enables complex interpretations through the knowledge of their authors' respective perspective and intent. Jackman's flawless performance is one for the ages. I also agree with Ross and several other reviewers that Clint Mansell's score is sublime.
5	eveelun	85 _92nd
An incredibly ambitious movie that, aside from a few missteps, works quite well. The chemical effects are mesmerizing, the story is ambiguous and intriguing, yet the whole thing is grounded by essentially personal elements - the loves, fears, and hopes of main characters Jackman and Weisz, who are fantastic.
5	Skenkere	88 _94th
I am admittedly somewhat unsure of whether I completely understand this movie. I am however, quite sure that it is both beautiful and epic.It's not a movie to nitpick over, it's a movie to absorb and enjoy, and if you can do this, it can be deep and emotionally resonant.Even if it doesn't work literally, it works thematically. It's also shot beautifully, with gorgeous scenes cast in an almost everpresent glow of gold.It's wonderful how the stories echo each other in theme and in parallel shots.
5	Fleasfan	80 _74th
Just symbols and feelings, no place and time for a plot. Maybe you just need a certain mood to understand all its metaphores...
5	somnivore	70 _16th
Sure, the movie looks pretty, but also feels as if it believes itself to contain equally profound meaning, which is just not there.
5	omgfridge	8 _80th
You are either on one side of the fence or the other with this movie. Judging by my score you would already figure I am on the positive side. Visuals are next to perfect here and Jackman provides a great lead performance. This movie for whatever reason just got to me, I can't even explain the feeling despite that it was unique.
4	Potzblitz	100 _96th
Probably one of the most beautiful films I've seen. It had me glued to the screen from start to finish. Also, I think the story is actually very simple, despite Aronofsky's unusual way of telling it. Highly recommended.
4	Barthalen	90 _97th
This movie just emotionally breaks me every time. Every. Damn. Time. To be fair, I am secretly married to a tree.
4	NathanDarko	95 _93rd
The Fountain is the fairest story-puzzle I ever set together, so poetic, so graceful. Can't remember any other Movie in which I liked Jackman more. The Sound bring's you in the right mood, just one word: "Beautiful"
4	lisa-	5 _70th
somehow this managed to be enormously emotional despite (or because of?) smashing some sort of record for colour intensity per square inch. not that i particularly agree with the director's apparent intentions here: apparently, death is 'what makes us special'. well, that's a pretty fucking shit way to be special. anyway, the visuals are obviously astounding, with one of the most ridiculous crescendos i've ever seen. i like crescendos.
3	CCLZA	70 _51st
The visionary direction of this movie is way, way ahead of its visual complexity. There are some beautiful passages and truly pure cinematic moments in this flawed but ambitious film.
3	Pickpocket	1 _12th
All style and no substance. Incredibly stupid and I almost feel bad for Aronofsky because he obviously wants you to know how much of an intellectual he is. Anyone who "gets" this movie is just a douche bag.
3	caiman	91 _94th
The Fountain is a gorgeous movie. Nearly every shot could be screen grabbed, framed and hung on a wall with pride. I appreciate the amount of meticulous consideration that went into the script and the structure - there are many instances of parallelism that give the movie a tightly knit feel. Jackman and Weisz give touching performances, and the music adds another layer of emotional depth to an already emotional experience. I could stare at this movie for hours and hours.
3	Spunkie	65 _76th
I'm totally into what Aranofsky is visually going after; symmetrical framing, slow sweeps, visually collapsing three time periods, I'm amazed by it. Though even this level of cinema making is not enough to trick me into buying the pumped up story. If you couldn't see through the blur how basic the story is just read the comic.
3	Anomaly	77 _66th
Grabbed me for most of the first two acts; unfortunately the third act gets too melodramatic, but the ending is wonderful again. One of the most ambitious films I've seen recently, and should be commended on that aspect: more films should have even half the ambition this one has. Stylistically, it's interesting to see Aronofsky lifting himself from the confining MTV-style editing of his previous films, and moving towards a more pleasant style that would be perfected in The Wrestler.
3	brandt64	60 _32nd
Not as smart and original as it thinks it is. The visuals are beautiful, but without being backed by a focused story or characters we care about, they fail to evoke any real emotion.
2	MartinTeller	81 _69th
A major improvement after the godawful RFAD. Some have compared this to 2001, but The Fountain is much more open and ambiguous. I can think of several ways to read it, and none of them feel wrong to me. I like this open-endedness, and I liked the thoughtful themes about death and acceptance. The visual style was nice too, although a bit overbearing at times with all the haze and glow. The acting was kind of a mixed bag, I thought some of it was a little overdone.
2	whomperize	94 _97th
I can't even begin to go somewhere with this movie. Darren Aronofsky is the visionary genius of the time, and when this ended, my mouth was open in straight astonishment. I'd been hyping this up in my mind (I love Aronofsky) for months, and this still exceeded expectations. To the critics giving it bad reviews because of the "messy plot" and "failed artsiness," you guys clearly have no idea what the point of an Aronofsky film is.
2	doctor7	65 _45th
Stunning cinematography and special effects but a relatively simply story, at it's core, is made infinitely harder to comprehend by being told out of any sort of order. Apparently I'm the minority in not finding this film amazing but I've never been a huge fan of Aronofsky in the first place. To each their own but I found this unnecessarily complex for no reason other than to make the movie seem more complex than it really was.
2	Filligan	74 _31st
I find that I may be in the minority who were emotionally affected by it. Then again that could just be me being a sap. The Fountain is a tough film to rate. The plot is difficult and complex, but it's gorgeous to look at and consistently entertaining. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't need to run to a message board to figure out that ending, and in the end I prefer plots that make me think, not make me sort out every single puzzle piece. Jackman's wonderful, though. Just wonderful.
2	tma1	60 _41st
The movie is visually fantastic. It reaches for the stars, literally, but comes up short. While I can appreciate the effort and the intention, it simply didn't hold my attention. When I left the movie, I thought about it, came up with an explanation that seemed to fit well enough, at which point I forgot about the movie. No dobut this movie will reach cult status with many people, most of whom will claim, "if you didn't like it, you didn't get it." OK, I'm fine with that.
2	djross	76 _86th
Parable about a man whose all-too-human flight from mortality leads him to understand only too late that he is being invited to participate in the death of his beloved. Despite production problems, despite the rudimentary dialogue, despite the disconcerting sincerity of the sentiment, in short, despite being open to the accusation of kitsch, this visual and aural spectacle largely succeeds in its aims. This viewer's understanding: the past is Izzi's book and the future is Tom's completion of it.
2	krmr	40 _5th
A good majority of the movie is left for the viewer to either figure out or interpret to their own fancy, while some may like that, I hated it. Yes, the movie is visually stunning and will definitely stand the test of time, but if I had turned off the movie at the 1 hour mark (2/3 through) I would have known just as much about the story and the characters as if I had watched the entire movie.
2	spookyjon	97 _98th
The final moments of this film are some of the most powerful I've ever seen. Despite it's flaws, which are many, this is a beautiful movie.
2	kafka1325	76 _94th
Why just 76? Because the main theme in movie is hard to make to be a perfect and this is not perfect but is so close...
2	ozymandius10	89 _97th
Imagine a Nicholas Sparks type of story, but without the hackiness. Throw in direction from Darren Aronofsky, and you've got The Fountain. The visuals are (for lack of a better term) breathtaking, and Hugh Jackman is just excellent. The film was a tad slow in the beginning, and I can definitely see where people could paint this with the pretensiouness brush, but I really enjoyed the simple story and didn't try to over analyze it. Gorgeous movie, inside and out.
2	mikeparasol	85 _75th
A beautiful film, however the story, while intricately and complexly told was a bit simple.
2	coffee	84 _82nd
I don't think that Aronofsky has a marvelous mind and this movie has a methaphorical and genious script. But screen gives you a lot. Colors, shapes, musics, strong feelings. You can feel a great compassion and forget the fake and shallow spiritual references.
2	evrana	88 _88th
Just as "Tree of Life", there is something prophetic about this movie; it just talks to you at a different sphere. I was disappointed by the comic, but Aronofsky has the cinematic genius to more than makeup for it. I'm afraid all his troubles with this one ruined him though, he played much safer afterward. So maybe this beautiful piece of cinema is also the cause of the demise of my favorite director. There are not that many films with multiple scenes that give me shudders, it is really out ther
2	Tripwyre	93 _94th
A beautiful film, both visually and emotionally. Jackman gives a terrific performance, and Clint Mansell's score is perfect. Amazingly, there's not a single computer effect in the entire film -- the effects were created with micro-photography on chemical reactions. As good as the film is, the graphic novel is better: with a bigger budget, this would be a masterpiece. It really stands up to repeat viewings, and the plot becomes crystal clear. If someone you love has recently died, this is a 100.
2	td888	40 _29th
Some interesting concepts and beautiful images, but it doesn't work-out for me. If you're not hooked in the first 5 min, you better watch something else. The director missed his target and watching the special features on the DVD only confirms it.
2	Geopoop	65 _68th
This film tried to be airy and sentimental and ultimately it failed.
2	Maxx2029	100 _98th
Absolutely Beautiful movie about a death and love. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz really overcame my expectations of them and Clint Mansell's music again plays an important part in the movie.
2	scurry	50 _55th
Interesting film, yet slow and needlessly oblique. For a long period I thought it played like a cruel satire on the obsession with eternal life (and vellus hair), but then it takes a different, and definitely sincere turn, and does so quite effectively. Before that, though, long stretches are a study of myopic juvenilia in, haphazardly, historical fantasy, present time, and otherworldly settings. Many of these scenes, while beautiful, are very dark, and the combined effect is numbing.
2	purgatos	68 _44th
This is a very visually striking film, unfortunately I generally felt that I just didn't really care an awful lot about what was going on on screen. Every now and then it started to look like it was going to become interesting, but then it would switch storylines and fizzle out. Again though, great visuals.
2	Gursu	0 _7th
Pi was good, Requiem wasn't bad, but this is 100 percent pure crap!
2	maarten	91 _99th
Fantastic film. The only thing that exceeds its beautiful images is its wonderful soundtrack. Clint does it again!
2	jetboy	94 _99th
After watching the trailer for this movie a year before it was released was torture. This movie expresses so many things that keep me up at night.
2	andysor	80 _78th
Flawed, but captivating highly original film. This will only appeal to patient cinephiles. Repeat viewings necessary.
2	Okkervil	86 _92nd
Repeat viewings are essential to appreciate this movie to its fullest degree. Complex and emotional on many diffrent levels, it is for the most part a work of genius. However this film never quite shakes off its air of pretentiousness. It certainly does not spoil the film, bit it is there. That said the more I watch this movie the more I love it. I think it will continue to creep up my rankings.
2	FrederikA	85 _92nd
A stylistic, poetic and moving deconstruction of death, the quest for immortality and ultimately the need for acceptance of mortality. Aronofsky's first truly good movie.
2	roofs_runner	73 _42nd
Sometimes it feels like Arofonsky tricked himself trying to create a masterpiece.
2	Cinema_Asia	80 _84th
The focus of this film is about time and eternal love. The flaw is that Aronofsky was probably a bit too ambitious in his storytelling and at times the situations seem rather convoluted. The sci-fi elements and quasi-religious imagery also teeter dangerously on the brink of total absurdity. Hugh Jackman is strong in this role. Overall the film might have needed a bit more thought in the writing. Despite the flaws the imagery is simply beautiful though.
2	ludvigsen	70 _61st
gotta love the end credits! Clint Mansell and stars...beautiful!
2	Broodfath3r	30 _11th
I rate this so low because i felt it attempted to be overly artistic to the point where only a smarter than average person could even figure out what the hell is going on. I hate when films try to do this. It was a very very slow film as well. Alot of people rate this movie very high and yes the acting was ok (over dramatic imo) and some of the special effects were nice, the plot was all over the place and i hated the ending.
2	Daph_NL	70 _89th
I understand some of the criticism, but sometimes you just need to get your head out of a film and put your heart in to it. When you do that, this film is wonderful. It is touching and emotional. I'm not a huge fan of Hugh Jackman, but he put himself out there in this film and I can see that. Rachel Weisz however seems to be perfect for this role. It has been on my list of films that I still needed to watch for a long time, but now I don't understand why I waited this long!
1	vincente	77 _62nd
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1	StarSiren	79 _67th
It's a very pretty movie. While I got what was happening, I just didn't care too much about it. Maybe I'm just not "deep" enough to get it. I really enjoyed the characters when they were in the "now", but just got fussy with everything else.
1	mdruskin	82 _81st
"The Fountain" is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen (visuals AND music). As for content, it's hard for me to give the movie a very high score, because the story is just so undeveloped... I understand that this movie is more of a meditation and is not supposed to provide us with any concrete answers. But I think too much is open for interpretation and the story comes out unfocused and just way too abstract. It's still an interesting, incredibly beautiful and a very unique experience
1	max22	75 _50th
Aronofsky really shoots for the moon on this one -- the result is a movie that's sometimes uneven and sometimes difficult. But there's something to it. I'll let you know when I figure out what it is.
1	x-human	89 _92nd
An interesting story about science verses faith as it deals with acceptance of death and what self sacrifice really means, but what's unfortunately a pretty basic shaggy God story. The cinematography and SFX are excellent.
1	TidusFFX	90 _89th
Indescribable. I give it 90, but ignore the number - no, ignore any numbers, any ratings, any opinions you may have heard about it, and just watch it.
1	Malignant	75 _39th
Wonderfully stylish, but it's themes are repetitive and unoriginal, it's ending predictable, and it's message unneeded (and for me, disagreeable).
1	lifeandall	80 _65th
I thought I had you all beat and actually understood the movie, but then the ending came. Yes, there will be parts that aren't understood, but the film is still worth watching for the beauty of the message.
1	lachapelle	17 _3rd
With the self indulgent aire of a French art film, wrapped in new age spirituality and anti-Catholic dogma, this is sepia toned, indecipherable exercise in confusion. The poor sound quality and convoluted script only help to point out the sub-par acting (with the notable exception of Ellen Burstyn brief apperances). Furthermore, Aronofsky's tale of mortality feels the need to insult the audience by constantly repeating points again and again to emphasize their importance to the script. This
1	CitizenX	50 _44th
lack of story, lack of making people interested in the movie, ... overall just some nice (or not so nice) pictures ... and yeah, experimenting with apes rocks ... not!
1	Jherman89	85 _84th
A simply beautiful film.
1	Kojiless	64 _68th
It's a good thing Spain killed all those Mayans or Hugh Jackman would never have been able to save his wife. Oh, wait...
1	anderton	45 _30th
hey aronofsky, you're not important, fuck you. i dock you five points because i was thinking about you and what a pompous fuckstick you are.
1	GravyMaximus	50 _31st
Remove the scenes with modern-day Weisz and Jackman, leave the score and fantastic (Albeit fluffy) imagery, and you've got yourself a watchable film.
1	tearsofash	88 _85th
Great film. A bit different from his other work, but still quite enjoyable. Loved the soundtrack. Kronos Quartet is as impressive as ever. I usually don't like Hugh Jackman, but he pulled it off I think.
1	krytonix	90 _94th
The beauty of the movie and it's simple repeated message more than make up for its flaws.
1	bdubois	60 _21st
Terrible use of syboolism in film.
1	Herbert Eder (ItsVery.net)	70 _57th
Plenty of food for thought and a lot more 2001: A Space Odyssey than The Matrix. Great visuals, but light on the action - The Fountain was produced for what would be the budget for the "Second Assistant of Mr. Cruise's Eyebrow Stylist" in a summer blockbuster movie. Budget restrictions aside, what is lacking is emotion - The Fountain is too cerebral for a really great and gripping experience for both brain and heart. [Full Review]
1	teknicolor	74 _66th
I'm not sure if I completely understand the movie, but from what I saw, it was just a love story. The rings are only symbols, as is the tree of life. Very emotionally draining, but beautifully portrayed.
1	altf4	88 _84th
Although the movie comes close to missing it's mark as a whole, I can appreciate what they were shooting for.
1	th_mertens	64 _35th
Or this film is way ahead of its time or it's just pretentious filmmaking. I pick the second one. A floating Hugh Jackman in lotus position is just too much for me. ... It lacked subtilty and with a subject with this much potential it didn't grab on to me. (I blame the fuzzy structure and the contrived dialogues.) But still, making a movie like this definitely shows guts and artistic integrity so my compliments for that.
1	angrypierre	81 _76th
Visually arresting, excellent atmospheric and incidental music, and although a bit confusing a very interesting storyline.
1	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
The Fountain's ambition and sincerity, so off-putting to many, are the reasons to value it in the first place. Easy not to miss your mark when you're not aiming so very high; much more challenging to largely succeed, despite a few missteps, when you're attempting nothing less than to capture the enduring love a man has for a woman over the course of multiple millennia.
1	jordanmills	20 _5th
A hideous misattempt to combine norse, mayan, christian, and buddhist myths into a plotless expanse of eye-candy. If it weren't for the music, I'd want my money back.
1	insane	77 _94th
One of the films that made my day.
1	HalfJapanese	80 _61st
A film that at first defies and then exceeds your expectations. The cinematography is wonderful and the score is great as well. Ultimately the parts of the plot taking place parallel to the main one feel a little forced at times, but you get the impression that subsequent viewings will smooth over some of the nitpicks.
1	Difontaine	86 _90th
It's a bit of a confusing mess, but I have to applaud the idea
1	ineluki	85 _82nd
A bit dense, but worth the effort. Beautiful film with a rather meaningful if not overdone message. Still, presentation was fantastic, and jesus, who knew Hugh Jackman could do so well!
1	galates	91 _96th
Clint Mansell & Darren Aronofsky
1	TedDedon	65 _33rd
It wasn't a bad movie as much as it was disappointing. This started off rather slow and finally started picking up towards the 3/4 mark, only, at that time, you thought this was just going to be an epic and get really good. Then it ends. And you're like, "what the hell."
1	MJVmovieMan	30 _6th
All visuals, no spectacle, no emotional value. Go ahead fans, hate me for it.
1	martryn	78 _72nd
Sad, sad film. I was in tears at the end of this one, too. Especially if you stop and think about how long poor Jackman was tending to that stupid tree.
1	JooJoo	5 _80th
More of a smattering together of ideas than anything resembling a coherent plot, but it kept my attention.
1	Nibblonian	96 _87th
I'm not the biggest Aronofsky fan out there, but this blew me away. One of my favorite films both of the year and, probably, ever.
1	toffa_h	95 _98th
My new favorite film. Excellent cinematography, amazing special effects, epic and inspiring score, haunting and awe inspiring acting and most of all, the most intriguing, engaging, deeply meaningful millennium-spanning epic since 2001: Space Odyssey. As much a summit of film achievement as an incomparable viewer experience. (Note: It can be confusing at first. Watch a second time before you make up your mind - it could very possibly make the difference between "a pretentious, unfocused, and fu
1	amerigo	84 _84th
Quite a good work, but Aronofsky is ultimately too heavy handed. Instead of leaving some ambiguity, he attempts to assure that even the slowest viewer will get to the same conclusion. He just hammers you over and over with the same meaning.
1	Big Lemons	95 _98th
Perfect fusion of symbolism and romanticism, stunning visuals and a hypnotically melancholy score by Clint Mansell. Highly recommended.
1	jacobkosh	75 _31st
Flawed and underpopulated - there are like six speaking parts in the whole movie - but undeniably beautiful too.
1	dsaos	89 _83rd
Intellectual goodness. If you can wrap your head around the narrative structure of the movie, you'll find Arnofsky exploring life, death, and everything between--not in the most eloquent tone, but definitely heartfelt.
1	Haruko	74 _68th
A beautiful movie all in all. Great close-ups,interresting editing and intrigueing symbolism. The story was simple, but capturing. Rachel Weisz does a touching performance as Izzy Creo. The ending had a bit too much computer animation to my taste and I couldn't help but laugh to the Buddah-Jesus-Frodo Baggins transformations :D Still, one to watch. The bathtub kissing scene is a heartbreaker !
1	jwest	75 _65th
Well directed and acted with fantastic effects and cinematography that nonetheless fails to connect on an emotional level as you would expect from a love story.
1	st_fly	91 _96th
Very good sci-fi romance about a research scientist trying to save his terminally ill wife and his unfathomably sad journey through ages, intermingled with the tale of a spanisg conquistador tasked with finding the tree of life for the spanish Queen.
1	MasterKazoo	100 _97th
The Fountain is about 3 paralleling stories, each in a different time period and setting. This movie has wonderful acting, a good script, and an exquisite story. I absolutely loved this movie and it left me in heart felt tears.
1	Dustyd	70 _63rd
The short length removes some potential power, but this is still a pretty interesting and involving film.
1	moush	62 _37th
Semen makes plants bloom.
1	Icarus	30 _4th
Visually stunning, love the overlapping imagery in the various time periods. However, it's weak on portraying the central relationship in a meaningful way--a series of "big emotional scenes" rather than the feeling of a real connection between them. I also felt this film was far too privatized. It left me feeling disconnected from the main character's journey in a way that I shouldn't have been.
1	xaddict	80 _85th
Beautiful visual movie. The art concept in this movie is equal to the stunning compositions by the masters. The story is evolving visually, in sound and in feeling.
1	samq79	85 _72nd
Darren Aronofsky may be one of today's most underestimated directors, but this much is true...the man can cultivate an image and evoke emotion. I thought this movie was amazing, both visually and, in scope and story. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz are wonderful.
1	Guru Snaish	92 _67th
Beautiful ad mind-bending!
1	jacksflow	100 _99th
The visually most stimulating movie I have ever seen. With a story to match, this movie is a piece of art.
1	phaedrus	40 _11th
Self-love.
1	mtoci	85 _67th
loved it. kinda confusing the first time around.
1	paulofilmo	33 _3rd
good lord
1	Luna6ix	85 _89th
this movie is seriously all over the place, i honestly couldnt tell what was going on, but sometimes it better left up to interperatation. and every one of the realities in this movie is definately a wonderful story.
1	Egregius	98 _97th
The movie moved me to my core. Three seperate stories woven into one, and if the spiritual messages aren't for you, watch it purely for the visual imagery. The symbolism, colours..it felt like watching moving rennaissance paintings from the masters.
1	Vandelay1	81 _90th
Nice
1	Gr8Googly	83 _81st
You will either love this or hate this. I found it quite striking.
1	pedro1309	88 _92nd
trippy
1	Cahadras1	84 _68th
nice!
1	Jeb	84 _68th
The Fountain, although not Aronofsky's best, is emotionally moving in every possible way. Impressive, uplifting, moving and visually complex, its a metaphoric yet simple odyssey of a film.
1	Obdurate	90 _91st
Stunning visuals, a deep story about love, among other things. Great performances by the lead and an emotional payoff.
1	tathiel	84 _81st
A little bit weird, highly philosophical but the acting is very good.
1	manewitz	85 _66th
It's really a miracle that this film ever got made, but I am glad that it did.
1	Delirium9	100 _93rd
Breathtaking.
1	Quail Butter	95 _86th
Fantastic.
1	Waldheri	80 _72nd
One of those films with visual poetry.
1	lostpilot	91 _98th
Magical tri-story with a eye-pleasant camera work, effects and acting.
1	UniqueName	93 _96th
This is a brilliant movie, beautiful in every way, touching, and thought provoking. It truly gets an undeserved bad rap.
1	topaz420	100 _98th
It's a visual poem, disconnected from space-time, about undying love in the face of mortality. Don't try to explain or understand everything -- just let it wash over you. A beautiful film.
1	wanderkid	45 _5th
I wanted this to be better. It was stupid. What a shame.
1	inhmn	15 _28th
aargh , my eyes. This movie hurts. The stupid script hurts.
1	WWallce4prez	87 _90th
With no definitive explanation, The Fountain is an experience. The monumental score, paired with engrossing visuals, serve as equal partners to a very simple idea. Death and rebirth. Whatever your take is on the ambiguity, the melodrama, and the pretentiousness, it is hard to deny that this film is visceral.
1	Haha	75 _54th
Excellent meditation on death. Poetic. A little uneven script wise. Acting is so so as well. Impressive visuals.
1	richiodo	92 _91st
Utilizando cambios en los tiempos, esta cinta te deja algo es tan fantatica uy tan real a la vez que pasa lo mismo que a el le pasa con el libro y sientes que estas dentro de ella
1	Nepasimetusi	100 _97th
It was wonderfull.
1	Evan Waters	90 _63rd
Just a bit too precious and sepia-toned for its own good, but still an affecting picture.
1	dnatasha99	99 _90th
A beautiful and poetic attempt at understanding life and death
1	smacfarl	83 _36th
Well constructed in the symmetries and representation of each level time shifted subplot. Problem is the characters are way one dimensional. Well acted, just limited in their scope. Mystic core of movie is illogical nonsense, which makes the dramatic lack of journey of the characters even as "everyman" representations hollow.
1	bartekfm	97 _94th
In the world where most of movies are Prose, this is simply Poetry.
1	fibonacci	95 _93rd
Darren Aronofsky's best.
1	Rufus	95 _92nd
Probably the most beautiful and visually most stunning movie of the last decade. I just love this movie.
1	linus	80 _72nd
Very slow but beautiful movie.
1	freqflyer	82 _68th
Cool, but also kind of slow, and the payoff is disappointing.
1	Judge Holden	3 _32nd
Has an, erm, interesting, style, but good god almighty is this some stupid bullshit. It explores a number of general and abstract concepts in an incredibly flashy, shallow and disjointed fashion. The romance isn't particularly engaging because the writing is so god damn awful.
1	Bown	78 _48th
Man I wanna see the $70m version of this movie SO BAD. Conceptually fantastic (somewhat pompous, but obviously earnest) but let down a little by the short length and occasionally silly effects. Most of the visuals are amazing, however, and the score is killer. Wish the present-day scenes were a little more gripping as they're really the emotional lynchpin. Dialogue isn't great either. But a very admirable movie, even if its reach extends its grasp.
1	rainybuckel	95 _91st
So sad, actually gets you to feel emotion watching it, which is pretty rare these days in film.
1	downbeat	90 _81st
This is one of my favorite films of all time. "The Fountain" is a very misunderstood film, and people do not like it because they do not understand it. This is one film I turn back once a year to re-watch, because every time I re-watch this film I find something new. Very complex and beautiful film.
1	jmarkthespot	85 _88th
This could have been an incredible film, but at such a young age Aronofsky just didn't have it in him. On the bright side the ending is a complete knockout, Mansell's score steals the film, and repeated viewings make it better each time. On the down side, the film is overly ambitious and doesn't come close in terms of how intelligent DA wanted it to be. In the end this should have been an idea he developed throughout his career so he would be able to have a better budget, actors, and script.
1	mwgerb	71 _87th
It doesn't live up to its ambitions, but that's difficult with a film that aims so incredibly high. The performances, scope, score, and visuals are quite outstanding, even if it fails to reach the epic, masterpiece standards it tried for.
1	chemtrails	95 _99th
Have a soft spot for this movie
1	pufthemajicd	100 _81st
Richly complex in its filmography and artistic style, the fountain is overflowing with deep emotion and thoughtful expression. A sad tale of grief, pain, and the process of learning to live in the face of death. Underrated by those who don't understand its metaphorical presence, The Fountain is a film that achieves the impossible: expressing in 90 minutes the love it took a lifetime to build and eternity to understand.
1	Jazzaloha	44 _7th
Aronofsky is a talented filmmaker, but the film doesn't indicate that he's a deep thinker.
1	acyberexile	96 _96th
how do you define beauty? is beauty something your sight perceives? or is it a mental affair? how do you know you're looking at something beautiful? perhaps three stories of life and death will tell you that, perhaps the look of a man desperately seeking a cure for what has been ailing life; or perhaps the crippling realization that it has, in fact, been enrichening it. can chords and sounds tell you that? can colours? this is the work of aronofsky. no compromises; no downsides. a masterpiece.
1	SonicYouthX	76 _48th
The Fountain is visually stunning, but it lacks the emotional power that's behind Aronofsky's other movies.
1	ka1e	96 _97th
Great movie, Darren Aronofsky has made me happier than a clown in a pie factory
1	PierreTheron	30 _6th
An awful script and some of the worst performances I've had the displeasure to witness in my life reduce this otherwise beautiful and otherworldly film into a grating exercise of visual masturbation. It's so hard to enjoy the fantastic effects while the film's depth is coerced into the open in the most poor, ham-fisted manner possible. A sad waste of Aronofsky's talent, watch Pi and Requiem for a Dream instead, both are better time investments.
1	Chakazulu	92 _74th
I'm a sucker for soundtracks and this movie has one of the best. It could have been so much better. Don't rush your movies Aronofsky!
1	Bunken	70 _71st
Great film! But I would have loved to see the one with the original twice-as-big a budget and Blanchett/Pitt as the Weisz/Jackman characters! Never the less, the 3 stories interact greatly together, Jackman does a really good job and I like the fact that it is more about the search for immortality in three different periods than it is a happy-ending-film!
1	Ununnilium	69 _55th
A movie with a simple premise that it tries to lift into a transcendental theme. It doesn't hit quite the level that it's going for, in my opinion, but it does manage some very beautiful moments. Hugh Jackman is an excellent actor, and Rachel Weisz is quite good too. The biggest weakness is the script, which doesn't hit the parallels as well as it could - what did the self-flagellation scene add? - and does best when it gives the actors the most freedom.
1	iyisinek	75 _67th
romantik, fantastik, hasta kadin, hayat agaci, maya, ispanya (hasta bir kadin ve onun doktor kocasiyla ilgili film. koca karisini iyilesitmek icin bir ilac yapmaya calisir. bu arada kadin bir roman yaziyordur. Romanla öykü icice gecer. Tam bir görsel sölen. Biraz karisik.)
1	Rems	99 _98th
Hauntingly beautiful !
1	Marston	95 _98th
Another masterpiece by Aronofsky. This film does more than make you think, it does more than make you feel... a review wouldn't do this film justice, you can't rate the emotion and feeling that you get after watching it. Never mind the score you see here, just go watch it.
1	janlima	10 _0th
A work of art, deeply emotional and highly sophisticated. It will be easier to follow some details and the flow of the storyline for those with some familiarity with buddhists concepts, even though it's not a requirement.Nonetheless, it's a breathtaking experience.
1	booty	100 _77th
All the movies you ever thought were great are just embarrassments when compared to "The Fountain." It tells multiple stories within the same story in the most beautiful way. It's a story about life and death, love and acceptance, the future and the past.
1	LF-2404	96 _98th
One could interpret this film in a slew of different ways- and at least in my experience and opinion, those willing to analyze will be rewarded. Hugh Jackman with one of his rare, but genuine and strong performances makes it difficult to simply stroll through this film without a level of resonance hitting oneself. Polarizing for sure, but as objectively as I can view this movie, I still see it as a masterpiece.
1	Jimmy Suede	65 _35th
I'm kind of on the fence with this one. On one hand it's a moving love story about a man railing against death and loss, and Jackman was quite good. The conquistador/inquisition allegory was promising. On the other hand, it tritely melds several different philosophies and employs visuals which were too heavy-handed for me. I would say it tries too hard to be epic. I might have found it quite beautiful if it had a gentler touch.
1	krypt	73 _41st
The closest Arronofsky has gotten to being genuine. He's a filmmaker of ideas, but pretends to be one of emotions. This is the first time he transcended his limits. I still don't totally love it but damn if there are great things in this.
1	doyler29	90 _86th
Reviewers at the time seem to stubbornly insist of the fairly obvious falsehood that this is three distinct stories set in different times all starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. You have to be extraordinarily inattentive to not notice that this is one story set in the 2000's, and no magic or time travel is involved.

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