Darren Aronofsky & His Films

[Ezra]

Perhaps he is EIE.

I think his films definitely carry a Fe message. π a.k.a. Pi was about choosing neither spiritualism (Ne) idea or materialism (Se) idea. Don't really know what Requiem For A Dream was about at its core. The Fountain was about love and accepting fate.

Any thoughts or ideas?

[Ezra]

Has anyone else seen this film? Is it a Fi film? Maybe Delta?

[ScarlettLux]

My IEE ex adored it.

[Ezra]

My IEE best friend thought it was okay. He's a big film junkie.

I think it's a modern classic. I really like it. Very gentle and mind-blowing at the same time. I got a strange feeling at the end of it when I went to see it at the cinema. Like my soul had been healed or something.

[ScarlettLux]

Haha, really? I've been meaning to see it. It definitely looked like my type of film from the trailers and all. It's also by Darren Aranofsky (sp?) who did Requiem for a Dream and Pi, I believe.

[discojoe]

Rubbish film.

[Ezra]

Haha, really? I've been meaning to see it. It definitely looked like my type of film from the trailers and all. It's also by Darren Aranofsky (sp?) who did Requiem for a Dream and Pi, I believe.

The problem with those two is the similarities in editing, cinematography and style. They're the same movie with a different plot. I'm not too keen on that idea. Both are good, but they're too similar.

Rubbish film.

Why?

[ScarlettLux]

I never finished watching Pi. Requiem I watched alone, when I was in 5th grade ... needless to say, it scared the shit out of me and I promised myself during that time that I would never, ever touch any type of illegal substance. Lol, didn't keep that promise long. But yeah, Requiem is a little too reliant on the artsy sequences. Sometimes I think his films are trying too hard.

[Gilly]

O_O Now I really have to see this movie. Requiem and Pi are two of my favorites.

The concept sounds Gamma to me (tell me if this is off): traveling through time to find a cure of some kind (this is the part I could be projecting: ) without regard for much anything else but his success in preserving his relationship after having begun to pursue this quest.

[Ezra]

It's more about saving his wife at whatever cost, without considering the true point of love. In fact, I think he could be an LSE who denies the Ni explanation of love; that it comes and goes. And she is his dual, EII. I reckon this is a possibility. Tell me what you think people, and you, Gilly, once you've seen it.

[Gilly]

Thanks for ruining the movie...

[rockclimber]

I thought it was a good movie.

[olduser]

haven't watched it, heard good things from a very attractive girl.

[Ezra]

haven't watched it, heard good things from a very attractive girl.

Ad hominem

[Nevero]

bump. another one of his movies has recently come out. what's his type?

[Nevero]

[Radio]

NF, not sure which, probably IEI.

[Scapegrace]

This guy pisses me off because. I think he has real potential as a filmmaker, but he destroys everything he produces with his obnoxious New Age sensibilities.

[Whoobie77]

I'm fairly certain he's a Beta NF

The Fountain was about love .

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I remember the love story leaving me rather cold. To me, the fact that the story focused on a romance seemed incidental to the broader thematic points. The film's diamond-bullet-to-the-brain image for me, was the conquistador's body being overtaken by flowers. What I got out of it was a Qoheleth-esque message akin to "Generations come and generations go, but the earth abides forever".

This guy pisses me off because. I think he has real potential as a filmmaker, but he destroys everything he produces with his obnoxious New Age sensibilities.

I may be misunderstanding what you mean by New Age, but Aronofsky seems like a far cry (to me) from shallow hipster posturing about co-opted trappings of Eastern religions. I am suspicious that The Fountain is pretty heavily indebted to Jewish Wisdom literature. And I think Black Swan did a pretty good job of exploring the themes inherent in Tchiakovsky's ballet in a new way. I mean, dude has an Anthro degree from Harvard: what might appear at first glance to be boneheaded pluralism may just be Aronofsky willingness to critique myths based on their own internal logic. Dunno

[Amber]

Beta NF

[Hemoglobin]

God I fucking hated Requiem for a dream.

[Bardia]

Definitely Ni valuing, probably beta NF. I'm going to have to check out Pi and Noah. I've really liked Requiem, The Fountain and Black Swan.

[Erk]

Beta films, and he's beta. Nuff said.