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The Fountain
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Manufacturer: Vertigo
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401200589
ISBN: 1401200583
Label: Vertigo
Manufacturer: Vertigo
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2006-10-04
Publisher: Vertigo
Release Date: 2006-10-04
Studio: Vertigo
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Darren Aronofsky stunned audiences with his adventurous debut film "Pi" - which Time Out said was 'smart enough to blow your mind, with or without drugs'. His new film is a science-fiction tale that astonishes with the boldness of its ideas, and gatecrashes the senses in its execution. Set well beyond the Star-Gate of Kubrick's film, "The Fountain" is set in a spacecraft whose pilot has led two other existences: one, as a scientist striving to find a cure for his wife's terminal cancer; the other, as a Spanish conquistador in the New World striving to find the Fountain of Youth for Queen Isabella. From the home-made bespoke world of pi, Darren Aronofsky now steps onto the epic stage with a film that is bound to be one of the most original of this year.
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Summary: Awesome supplement to the movie.
Comment: I watched the movie about 8 months ago and by the end of it I had no idea what happened. I gave it another couple months and I watched it again. It all clicked! The movie definitely ranks on my top ten movie list for its genre. What an awesome surprise it was that it was a graphic novel. After reading through it, it makes a lot of the movie make more sense. A must read if you like the movie.
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Summary: Tries to do too much in too little space.
Comment: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain (Vertigo, 2005)
The long and somewhat tortouous story of the making of The Fountain is about as interesting as the movie itself. Rather than a straight novelization, Aronofsky wanted to do the print version as a graphic novel (and one that, Aronofsky says, is a quite different beast than the finished film, by design), and worked with artist Kent Williams. The finished product is short, sweet, and exceptional.
In case you haven't seen the movie, well, you're pretty much out of luck; it's impossible to give a synopsis of this without spoilers. It deals with Tom Creo and the love of his many lives, Izzy, and shows the two of them in three different stories-- in the 1500s, during the Spanish conquest of Mexico; in the present day; and far in the future. Williams' artwork is captivating, if reminiscent of Dave McKean at times. Aronofsky's story isn't quite up to the level of the artwork; telling tales in the impressionist manner he approaches this story with is a risky business, and when it's not perfectly executed, the end result often feels unfinished. Such is the case. You'll get a lot more out of this if you've seen the movie, I think. ***
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Summary: The Best
Comment: This is one of the best books I ever bought
If you really understood the movie you'll love the graphic novel
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Summary: Good
Comment: You Liked the Movie, You'll LOVE the Boook M-T. / "Izzy".
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Summary: Not the Graphic Novel! (Film Screenplay + Photobooklet)
Comment: To augment other reviews out there, the HARDBOUND "Fountain" is more of a coffee table photo book, cached with a discreet copy of the screenplay. If you're looking for the graphic novel (which is excellent!) look under the softcover book with the same title. If you're looking for the screenplay, this is a great find, and Mr. Aranofsky is a tremendous talent.
I understand some of the confusion surrounding the hardcover, as the cover illustration bears little resemblance to the film, and suggests a graphic novel...
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