What If You Could Live Forever?
Darren Aronofsky's new movie The Fountain (beware of spoilers) is nothing short of amazing - part science-fiction, part old-fashioned drama, it offers stunningly beautiful visuals and music. The acting is absolutely top-notch and is definitely one of the highlights for 2006 for me (it was officially released last year).
As with all good sci-fi, it is the human story that is in the centre of everything and this one is as deeply touching as it is complex. It is also a very sad one, this is one of the few movies that touched me so deeply. (Actually, the only other movie I can compare it with in that respect is AI - weird, I know, but I found its ending extremely depressing!)
Highly recommended, but do watch it on the big screen if at all possible. The (non-CG!) visual effects are very much worth it!