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A fountain of challenges odlok   Although Darren Aronofsky only released two short films (Protozoa in 1993 and Supermarket Sweep in 1991) and two long films (Pi in 1998 and Requiem for a Dream in 2000 ), he is already a prestigious director. Some people think he is the successor of Kubrick. Some others believe he is just an American “independent” film maker with psychological problems.
However, his work has undeniable effects on spectators.
Pi is a 16 mm film with a low budget. It tells the story of the man who wants to clarify the meaning of number Pi. This imaginative and narrative supreme work got the most important award in Sundance. In Requiem for a Dream, he showed, in a crude but beautiful way, that sometimes drugs, friendship and life can be too intense.

Now, his last work is about to be released. The Fountain began 7 years ago. It tells the story of a man who, in order to save the woman he loves, spends a thousand years fighting. The main actors in this 80 million dollar production, that was supposed to be filmed with Warner Bros, were Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchet. However, one week before the beginning of the film, Brad Pitt said he didn’t like some of the parts of the film and that thus, he wouldn’t make it. The project ended right there. Two years after, Aronofsky, in a sleepless night, he thought of how to make the film. If he could film Pi with 60000 dollars, he would do the same with The Fountain.

He spoke to Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz and made a new proposal to Warner Bros. The budget was lowered to 30 million and since then, we haven’t heard about the film anymore. That was 4 years ago. We saw some images of the film a short time ago, though and it is said that the film is finished. When will we see it? Nobody has an answer. It is a film by Darren Aronofsky and as we think it is worth waiting, we will.