The Fountain

I just happened to see this short again for the second time - and it is amazing. Very well done indeed. I had originally seen "The Fountain" at a film festival years ago when it first came about. This time, a friend of mine had a copy of the film on a DVD he had as a festival screener. Wow, this is a great concept and just a beautiful work of art really. It's got a nice message that's both subtle and an eye-opener. The actors did a great job and the film has a classic Hollywood look that's reminiscent of many Golden Era works. As you can tell, I was very impressed and have to give kudos to the director. He took his time and made a short movie that's all at once timeless and essential in it's theme.

The Fountain has an incredible score...it deserved all the awards it got and more. You'll watch this and the score will be playing in your head for days afterwards. The way the score matches the cinematography is impressive for a short. The visual effects in the film are stunning. The Fountain scores for the artistic concept, and when this is combined with the music the short really achieves something quite impressive. The acting and the screen writing go a long way towards making this a short visual escape on the highest order. Not too many shorts are compelling enough to initiate a response from me, but The Fountain's story and score brought back the magic of the short film for me.