Journal and THE FOUNTAIN

IZZY CREO – not Izzy Stevens – another Izzy – from the movie staring the most wonderful and capable actor Hugh Jackman, Wolverine to most, Van Helsing to some and Tommy to so few, kept a journal. At the end of this saga, The Fountain, Izzy was dying and her husband was desperately looking for a cure for her – a last, complete cure.

Her final gift to him was her precious journal and her only request was that he finish it. The pen had a pretty nib and holder, the bound journal was nice leather and the paper was clearly a laid finish on rag paper. Her writing was done deliberately to show thoughtfulness and the weakening of her hand.

It was a story in which he was drawn into. The story of the Tree Of Life. Jackman plays three roles and each is deeper than the other. The lessons we learn are that life is precious, love is a gift not to be taken lightly and that there is something more than the days we have on this planet.

Rachel Weiss is simply beautiful and very strong in each of her characters. Hugh is sad at the loss of his true love and strong as he fights for her life and angry when things impede him and submissive as he confronts eternal TRUTH.

The film is about archetypes, not just individuals. The imagery is interesting and the more minimal the scenes, the greater the impact, to me.

The written words become everything. The loss of the wedding ring allows for its replacement by the nib and ink – a tattoo. Finding the Tree Of Life does come at the price of his own life and the result is UNDERSTANDING.

I wish the film had ended with his notes, finishing the journal. With the worn nib. With his own handwriting.

I wish he had put the journal and the seed pod on her grave.

But anything other than a GUM BALL POD! Aarrrgh! True love and a gum tree. Heavenly me! Walnut, Pecan, Maple. GUM BALL?

WOLVERINE!

Tim http://www.timjohnsonphoto.com/ tim@timjohnsonphoto.com