The Fountain vs. Tree of Life

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Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I wouldn't compare those two movies with one another.

I couldn't even finish The Fountain. I think I tried twice, but the first time it was very late at night, and I was dead tired, the second time I don't even remember, but it didn't do much for me.
Perhaps, I should check it out someday.

The Tree of Life is probably the best film ever made. I love it!

The only thing it lacks compared to Star Wars is the huge entertainment factor.

I had the same experience.

Aronofsky's films tend to have a superficial surrealism, meaning that he uses abstract imagery to give a false sense of depth. He showed so much promise in Pi, a coherent story with an underlying mystery, without the pseudo-intellectual surrealism. Black Swan and The Fountain were mediocre at best. If someone wants to experience a true surreal film watch any film by Bunuel (Un Chien Andalou) or Jodorowsky (El Topo).

I believe that Malick is the Tolstoy of film. His late films are equivalent to Hadji Murad by Tolstoy. The viewer gets to experience multiple perceptives from different characters in his films: their thoughts, goals and inspirations. The father has a different outlook towards life than the mother and child. You can see the same structure in The Thin Red Line, the general's view compared to the soldier's view. Also the cinematography is superior than the one in The Fountain.

There is really no comparison between these two films.