A beautiful film by one of my favorite directors, Darren Aronofsky, that almost did not make it to the big screen. It has a simple plot about a man soon to be bereft of his sickly wife, but told masterfully with 3 different stories in 3 different parallel universes.
Much of the film had a Christian undertone, but that did not tarnish the story line one bit. I gained a newfound respect for both Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz with their performances. It's nice to see high profile actors like them coming out of their comfort zones to work on projects that aren't promising them an exorbitant amount of cash (not to my knowledge at least). Regardless, they did an extraordinary job. The cinematography was also magnificent and emotive. It is very rare to spot such effects like the ones used in The Fountain in any other film. I heard that Darren refused the use of the green screen for all of the nebulae shots, and he turned to unique methods to capture that timeless effect (not sure what it was though..).
Overall a marvelous film - do not be thrown off by the tacky title given to it.
4/5 stars
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