The Fountain (2006) Story, Screenplay, Direction: Darren Aronofsky It seems that there were two trees in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God and decided to savour the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge (of Good and Evil), God cast them to Earth and hid the other tree, the Tree of Life. From time immemorial, people have been going to great lengths to locate this 'Tree of Life'. They are under the impression that it could give Man immortality. This story is just about that and the conclusion that the characters draw quite humbling. It spans three lifetimes all trying to find the 'tree of life' with the hope of attaining immortality! All three lifelines are portrayed interspersed with each other but it all falls into place at the end. In the first one, Tomas (Hugh Jackman) is a Spanish conquistador in search of the tree in South America for Queen Isabella (Rachel Weisz), so that they can live happily together forever. In the second caption, Jackman is...
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