The 26th century guy was probably a bit difficult to understand. I see him as the culmination of the idea that in a way death has meaning and is a destination.

Wayfarer: Done.

“The Fountain’s” three storylines gushed forth, saturating the senses and minds of the audience. It bubbled and burbled with symbolism. Having dissolved multiple themes in his cinematic solute, the director proceeded to rain images upon the viewer. Scattered by his choice of a stream-of-consciousness narrative style, droplets of ideas trickled and then flowed into a mercurial pool mixing ideas from Christianity, Mayan mysticism and 20th Century popular culture. Consequently, lasting meaning never precipitated from the director’s visual geyser for me. I support the director’s general conclusion, but the background for the 26th Century seems akin to puddles in a pot-holed parking lot. Why, for example, did our near immortal protagonist think that flying the Tree of Life into a dying star was a good idea? Having been sprayed by The Fountain, I found the experience more wet than refreshing; I give it a 6 to 7 out of 10.

Baraka, Wayfarer: Thanks. Our anniversary was Dec 1. I even wrote a post about it.