ROTTEN TOMATOES: Rachel Weisz, Hugh Jackman and Darren Aronofsky Illuminate "The Fountain"

Rachel Weisz, Hugh Jackman and Darren Aronofsky Illuminate "The Fountain"

by RT Staff | November 28, 2006

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"The Fountain" is a sci-fi tale of time-jumping lovers, Spanish conquistadors, and the complex metaphysical ideas in director Darren Aronofsky's mind. So how do Aronofsky and stars Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman explain the intricacies of their challenging Big Question film?

The trio sat down with IGN Movies to discuss the recent mind-twister, so check out these video interviews (along with the eye-popping visuals of Aronofsky's 15th century Spain and the future) for insight into the year's most complicated love story.

Weisz calls it a "tragic, beautiful, epic, classic romantic love story." Jackman likens the vulnerability of submitting to Aronofsky's idea-filled story to bungee jumping. And Aronofsky himself explains how the characters in all three eras are really the same people, and offers his influences while making the film:

"'The Fountain' was everything I've been thinking about for the last 6 years…I was listening a lot to Space Oddity by David Bowie, which has the whole Major Tom thing in it; I was also reading a lot about conquistadors and Spanish history and Mayans; I had a friend that I was working on the ideas with that had a PhD in neuroscience, and somehow we weaved them altogether and made 'The Fountain.'"

Click images to check out the full interviews on IGN Movies.

"The Fountain" is in theaters now.

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nogard64 writes:
on Nov 29 2006 12:41 AM

hmm saw it sunday, I mean I think I get it but at the same time I'm like WTF happened in it?

So maybe I dont get it! haha

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Nov 29 2006 12:39 PM

I'm going to see it this saturday, so hopefully I'll get it and like it.

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Praz writes:
on Nov 29 2006 01:16 PM

Looks okay, but I would rather wait till it's on DVD so that I can watch it stoned.

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TomasSPAGHetti writes:
on Nov 29 2006 01:32 PM

[b]uhhhhh[/b]
do you really have to wait to watch it stoned? It's not like half the people in the theatre aren't stoned anyway.

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nogard64 writes:
on Nov 29 2006 02:06 PM

well I think the thing that bothers me the most is that it took him 6 years to make this? I'm a huge fan of his work and I'd love see him make more movies.

I think if I put it in the context of how much time he spent I'm not sure if its so good. I mean if he only spent a year on this movie, cool beans, but 6 years? The Fountain doesnt look 6 years good! haha

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Doomherald writes:
on Nov 29 2006 06:33 PM

Is it really that hard to get? I didn't think so. A very quiet film I must say and good thing too.

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Reeven writes:
on Nov 29 2006 07:13 PM

This film is amazing, and that's that.

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Impavido writes:
on Nov 29 2006 09:14 PM

A movie like this is very rare and very special. Loved it.

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