[EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw this film also recently and I think I was beguiled by the dazzling imagery more than you were. I do agree that the story did not live up to the visuals. The score was beautiful. cheers! Amy
>I did go to see "The Fountain" this weekend. I'd have to give it a > very mixed review. In fact, probably a marginable thumb's down. > > We get three intertwined stories of a man learning to accept the > death of a loved one. One of the stories is a fantasy written by the > loved one in question who finds that she can't finish the story. She > begs her physician/scientist husband to finish the story after she > dies. The third story -- well--is it mystical? Realistic? I don't > know. I couldn't regard it as realistic, but except for the imagery, > it wasn't very mystical either. The imagery is wonderful for this > section--but it doesn't provide a window into the story the way the > other two sections did. > > It also isn't really SF. The classic definition of SF is a story > that examines the effect of science on humanity. Well, we have a guy > who maybe (?) finds the Tree of Life but the effect that would have > on society is never examined. I can't say that the effect on him is > even examined. > > It's a very beautiful movie. But it tries to handle a lot of topics > in only 2 hours. "Truely, Madly, Deeply" handles a woman learning to > accept the death of her lover better than this movie. I think other > movies handle the effects of the search for eternal life better than > this movie. (Although, I love the way the husband finally ends the > wife's novel.) I'm glad that the writer/director was able to get the > movie done. I hope that he's more focused next time. > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
