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真愛永恆 (戴倫阿朗諾夫斯基, 2006)

永恆的定義是什麼？是找出方法讓自己繼續活在這個世界上？還是不斷地藉由不同的形式重生？以「π」和「噩夢輓歌」聲名大噪的導演戴倫阿朗諾夫斯基，延續他一貫的實驗性影像風格，以一個愛情故事提出他對永恆的見解。

湯姆是一位醫生，卻始終找不出治癒他罹患癌症的妻子的方法，但伊琪完全不恐懼於她將結束生命的事實，反而更渴望把握他和丈夫相處的每一刻，只是湯姆無法看到這一點，而只是不斷地埋頭於研究工作，希望能永遠將妻子留在他身邊，即使看到妻子所寫的故事「噴泉」，還是無法了解她對生命的態度。

在故事中，十六世紀的馬雅帝國開始被西班牙帝國侵略，托瑪斯奉女王之命，帶著她的戒指去找尋馬雅帝國傳說中長生不老的秘密，經過一番奮戰終於隻身一人登上金字塔頂端，而故事就停在守門人將刀鋒朝托馬斯項上砍去的那一剎那。

在馬雅的傳說中，人類死後的形體將變成天地萬物，而伊琪最嚮往的是成為鳥翱翔於天地間的說法，她向湯姆訴說這則傳說，試著讓他了解並不需要恐懼死亡，反而它是一個讓自己重生的希望，在伊琪來不及完成故事前，她告訴湯姆將它完成，這成為了湯姆探索生命的心靈旅程。

阿朗諾夫斯基的跳躍式剪輯手法使影片保持著一份神秘感，三段看似不相關的支線，終於在最後交集成為一點，在湯姆將自己置身於宇宙中，而和妻子轉化而成的大樹共生，獲得永恆生命的時機終於到來，形體昇華成了精神，它讓托瑪斯倖免於被守門人殺死，也讓他在貪婪於長生不老後親身體驗「永恆」的涵義。

在這部十分美麗卻探討嚴肅議題的影片中，阿朗諾夫斯基的語言和影像或許不是那麼容易被消化，但只要願意帶著耐心進入他精心營造的境界中，在優雅至極的影像和溶入靈魂的配樂中，就是死亡的另一邊，像噴泉般不斷循環著的生命，這是一個令人嚮往的永恆。

評分：10/10

The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky, 2006)

What’s the definition of eternity? Is it to find a way to keep oneself live in this world? Or to be reborn with different forms continuously? Director Darren Aronofsky, who got famous for “π” (Pi) and “Requiem for a Dream, ” continues his same experimental vision style, brings out his thoughts on eternity with a love story.

Tom is a doctor but never finds the way to cure his wife who got cancer, but Izzi doesn’t fear of the fact that her life is going to end, in stead she craves to catch every moment being with her husband. Only that Tom can’t see this and keeps bury himself in the research, hopes that his wife could stay by his side forever. Even reading the story “The Fountain” his wife wrote that he still can’t realize her attitude towards to life.

In the story, Maya Empire in the 16th century starts to be invaded by Spain Empire. Tomas goes to find the secret of immortality in the Mayan legend with the queen’s order and her ring. He finally climbs to the top of the pyramid after a hard battle by himself. And the story stops at the blink of the gate keeper who swings his blade to Tomas’ neck.

In the Mayan legend, people’s bodies become everything in the universe after dying, and Izzi dreams of the saying of becoming birds which can fly between heaven and earth the most. She tells Tom about this legend, trying to let him know that death doesn’t need to be feared, on the contrary, it’s a hope of letting oneself to be reborn. Before Izzi can’t finish her story in time, she tells Tom to finish it, and it becomes a mind journey of discovering life for him.

Aronofsky’s jumping editing style makes the film keep a sense of mystery. Three parts that seem irrelevant finally become one point in the end. Tom puts himself in the universe and lives with his wife who transform into a tree. The time of getting immortal life finally comes, form upgrades into spirit. It keeps Tomas from being killed by the gate keeper and also let him to experience the meaning of being “eternity” after being greed of immortality.

In this stunningly beautiful but discovers extremely serious issues film, Aronofsky’s language and image might not that easy to be digest. But if willing to go into his state which he creates especially, inside the extreme elegant vision and the melt-into-soul score is the other side of death, a life that keeps cycling like a fountain, it’s an eternity makes people want to have.

Score: 10/10