Thursday, November 16, 2006
The Fountain
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz play multiple roles (as conquistador Tomas and Queen Isabel, as Tommy and Izzi Creo, as Tom, man of the future) in this latest fountain of youth story. It’s “2001: Space Odyssey” meets “Da Vinci Code” meets “Kung Fu” meets “Christmas Carol”, but don’t worry if this doesn’t make sense because the film doesn’t make much sense either. It’s awfully dark (visually), awfully obtuse (mentally), awfully slow (temporally), and just plain awful. The film makers spent more money on art than the script. Alien could not decipher the connection between the 3 life-and-death tales about the past, present, and future. There is a lost meaning hidden in this film filled with symbols of circles and spheres, trees and plants, darkness and light. Too deep for entertainment.
Alien gives it ½ “tree of life” star out of 4.
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz play multiple roles (as conquistador Tomas and Queen Isabel, as Tommy and Izzi Creo, as Tom, man of the future) in this latest fountain of youth story. It’s “2001: Space Odyssey” meets “Da Vinci Code” meets “Kung Fu” meets “Christmas Carol”, but don’t worry if this doesn’t make sense because the film doesn’t make much sense either. It’s awfully dark (visually), awfully obtuse (mentally), awfully slow (temporally), and just plain awful. The film makers spent more money on art than the script. Alien could not decipher the connection between the 3 life-and-death tales about the past, present, and future. There is a lost meaning hidden in this film filled with symbols of circles and spheres, trees and plants, darkness and light. Too deep for entertainment.
Alien gives it ½ “tree of life” star out of 4.
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