I agree, but rabid fanship is something that’s out of his hands or anyone who’s in that position. I do think he’s very talented. And Hollywood always seems to mess with his work and he ends up having to with what they give him. It’s why he’s trying to push himself more to the surface with these new films. So he can get to work on more of the stuff that makes him tick.

It was also lame that the studios didn’t allow him to insert commentary into the Fountain dvd release. Which you can download as an mp3 off his website now. I don’t expect the end-all-be-all from anyone.

But given Darren’s resume, I expect to be “fucked with” and he does an excellent job of doing so.

Like Fincher. I always look forward to whatever Aranofsky does.

If you’re going to give Aronofsky so much credit, why not the Artists he rips off?

The Fountain is the closest he’s come so far to the genius that’s been touted around him but I think it would be much cooler if everyone just let him do his thing and see what comes out, rather than anticipating something that’s going to change the face of film forever each time he coughs out an idea.

Even though I haven’t watched professional wrestling since I was a kid I will not miss Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, but I’m more excited for The Fighter.