Hugh Jackman stands alone in a dark laboratory. Then, suddenly, he’s someone else in a new location almost beyond description: a tree drenched in light shooting through the clouds and into the stratosphere.
The Fountain isn’t a plot-driven movie. Darren Aronofsky’s 2006 film may be his weirdest of all time, which is saying a lot for the guy behind Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, and Mother! But The Fountain defies cinema itself. Despite both science fiction and fantasy elements, it often feels more like abstract art than anything else.
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