
The Fountain
What if you could live forever?
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Produced by Regency Enterprises, Protozoa Pictures
An ambitious, visually transcendent meditation on love and mortality across three timelines, wrestling with spirituality and the human desire to transcend death.
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.
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Is The Fountain one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.
Is The Fountain sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Fountain scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Fountain violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Fountain easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Fountain end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
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Same Mood as The Fountain
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Fountain, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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