Cinema is the road to awe
The critics are divided, people are screaming out words like "pretentious" and "too ambitious," and despite all of this, I think people missed the point of director Darren Aronofsky's third outing, "The Fountain." I am not one of these Aronofsky-philes; those who have seen "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream" and continue to shout praises. I enjoyed "Pi" quite thoroughly, and while I recognize the importance of a film such as "Requiem," I cannot ignore the fact that I find much of it grotesque and desire to take a dozen showers after watching it. But in the realm of the aforementioned works, "The Fountain" is a film that completely stands alone with no resemblance to Aronofsky's previous exploits other than his usage of obsession.
