The one very easy thing about reviewing this movie is that spoilers don't exist because no one actually knows what the hell is going on in this movie. Like Pi and Requiem for a dream, this movie is never quite sure of itself, yet manages to have a stranglehold on your attention for some unknown almost hypnotic reason.
Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz star a couple in the modern time, but may also be playing a couple from the past and future as well. Jackman is amazing with fairly limited dialogue and with one character probably did all of his acting against a big green screen, yet that doesn't seem to slow him down as he impressively gives us 3 distinct yet connected characters. The connection is love. A love that may or may not span generations. A love that is possibly eternal or perhaps some of it is in someone's head. There are no real answers here, just a lot of questions about love, passion, spirituality, mortality, obsession, science and time. If it seems a lot to comprehend, also take into account that the movie is a very brisk 95 minutes long.
While you may never actually figure what is going on, you cannot help but be visually stimulated by the amazing effects and shots. The movie is truly breathtaking and stunning in terms of the visuals. The bright, muted yellows clashing with the darkness, or a black silhouette of Jackman doing karate against a background of pure glowing stars. Regardless of how you feel bout the barely there dialogue or the seemingly incoherent plot, it is impossible not to be impressed with Aronofsky's attention to the minor details of how his film looks. The camera work is beautiful and often I felt as if I was watching a gorgeous masterpiece of art in motion, which is enough of a reason to spend the money to see the film.
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