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11-29-2008, 11:48 PM | #1665 (permalink) |
**** Steve Harvey
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I've been meaning to see this movie ever since it came out and I finally got around to watching it. I'm a big fan of Darren Aronofsky but this film didn't hit me as hard as his others, probably because I barely understand what I just watched. Hopefully after a couple more views I'll understand the plot a little more. Besides the story, it was a visual masterpiece. The scenes in the future with the tree were amazing to watch. And Clint Mansell's score complemented the movie perfectly. |
11-30-2008, 04:37 AM | #1666 (permalink) |
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^ There's a graphic novel that was written alongside the movie that actually clarifies things a great bit. Some things that aren't made clear: the giant glass sphere is a spaceship, because our protagonist has found the tree of life he is able to undertake a trip to Xibalba. The story of the scientist and the astronaut can be seen as continuous, although I don't think that's necessary. The story of the conquistador is obviously a metaphor.
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11-30-2008, 06:40 AM | #1667 (permalink) | |
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11-30-2008, 09:20 AM | #1668 (permalink) | |
why bother?
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And, you're right, the visuals for all those tree sequences were just mindblowing |
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11-30-2008, 11:14 AM | #1669 (permalink) |
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^^^
The Fountain is an absolutely stunning film and definitely gets better with each viewing.
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11-30-2008, 11:31 AM | #1670 (permalink) |
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Goodbye Lenin.
In German, with no subtitles, my bf was summarizing what was going on sparatically, so the little bit I understood made it seem like a good movie, but i'm still unsure.
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