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The extract came from a tree in Guatemala, which is in Central America.


The movie follows Jackman as the protagonist in three different settings. In ThePresentDay Tommy Creo is an oncologist searching for a cure for his wife's brain cancer, and is [[WhoWantsToLiveForever obsessive in his pursuit]] to the point of leaving his wife to deal with her illness on her own most of the time. He stumbles [[FountainOfYouth across an extract]] from a South American tree that has promising results. Meanwhile, his wife comes to terms with her fate and is trying to finish a book which also happens to be about the second storyline.

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The movie follows Jackman as the protagonist in three different settings. In ThePresentDay Tommy Creo is an oncologist searching for a cure for his wife's brain cancer, and is [[WhoWantsToLiveForever obsessive in his pursuit]] to the point of leaving his wife to deal with her illness on her own most of the time. He stumbles [[FountainOfYouth across an extract]] from a South Central American tree that has promising results. Meanwhile, his wife comes to terms with her fate and is trying to finish a book which also happens to be about the second storyline.
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Darren Aronofsky also wrote a graphic novel based on his original script, which was illustrated by artist Kent Williams and published by Creator/VertigoComics in November 2005, a full year before the film was released. Contrary to popular belief, the graphic novel isn't an adaptation of the film: Aronofsky wrote it during a period when the film was stuck in DevelopmentHell, and it looked like it wasn't going to be made; he envisioned the graphic novel as an alternate way of bringing his vision to fruition.
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* AuthorAppeal: The film features numerous allusions to [[Literature/TheBible the Old Testament]], and it's centered on a character [[{{Determinator}} obsessively devoted]] to achieving a transcendent experience--two of Creator/DarrenAronofsky's favorite subjects.
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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: Poor Izzy. She's in the last stages of brain cancer, and a significant moment comes when she's in the bath and can't feel the heat of the water.
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* FadeToWhite: One of Aronofsky's trademarks, and one he'd already become known for from ''Film/{{Pi}}'' and ''Film/RequiemForADream''. This film takes it UpToEleven.

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* FadeToWhite: One of Aronofsky's trademarks, and one he'd already become known for from ''Film/{{Pi}}'' and ''Film/RequiemForADream''. This film takes it UpToEleven.
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* HighConcept: "What if you could live forever... and your lover is dying?"

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* ColorMotif: The main colors in the film are gold (wealth and beauty, materialistic but hollow), white (truth and mortality), silver (space and stars), and green and red (nature, respectively life and death).



## Denial: I'll find a cure and you won't die!
## Anger: This isn't working! *argh*
## Bargaining: (with the hospital staff) I'll just need to run a few more tests!
## Depression: After Izzy dies.
## Acceptance: When he arrives at Xibalba.

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## ** Denial: I'll find a cure and you won't die!
## ** Anger: This isn't working! *argh*
## ** Bargaining: (with the hospital staff) I'll just need to run a few more tests!
## ** Depression: After Izzy dies.
## ** Acceptance: When he arrives at Xibalba.
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* ComicBookAdaptation: Kent Williams illustrated a graphic novel for Creator/{{Vertigo}}.

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* ComicBookAdaptation: Kent Williams illustrated a graphic novel for Creator/{{Vertigo}}.Creator/{{Vertigo|Comics}}.

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