The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky , 2006)
A meditative film written, produced, and directed by one of the few filmmakers who can find financing and distribution deals (Warner Bros.) to make experimental, non-linear love stories costing $35 million. An incredible artistic, filmic, and business achievement. The question for me is when will Aronofsky make another film? He, like David O. Russel, Wes Anderson, and P.T. Anderson, is a filmmaker who needs and must produce more films at a faster rate. This is the kind of film that advances film as a medium and provides the energy for filmmakers to continue to have faith in the narrative possibilities of cinema. Wonderful, mesmerizing, a strong, confident filmmaker!
(DVD)
Recommend: For its experimental form, and highly ambituous filmmaker, its visuals, and its narrative.