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In Reply to: Oblivion... posted by mkuller on April 20, 2013 at 23:49:14:
I loved it, although the video and sonics weren't as impressive as when I saw the IMAX version earlier in the week. Frankly, I think the plot is tight and well thought out, although it's hard to take in all the detail you need with only one viewing.But beyond the plot, Oblivion stands out from the majority of Hollywood sci-fi in recent years in the human interest of the characters, dealing with the questions of loyalty, love, memory, and identity. I found it genuinely touching when Jack (the Tom Cruise character) is drawn to Julia (the Olga Kurylenko character) at the expense of Vica with whom he has been such "an effective team" for so long. The scene of Vica on the other side of the glass door and stunned by Jack's "betrayal" (the role superbly acted not only in this scene but throughout the film by Andrea Riseborough) was powerfully affecting IMHO. This is the kind of emotion that some of the old Twilight Zone episodes evoked, and I think one of the reviewers (LA Times?) was also struck by this.
Then there's the look of the movie itself: the design of the dwellings, the combining of the CGI and the actual location shots in Iceland (above the clouds), the bubble ship - all just wonderful!
Sure, there are the de rigeuer video-game sequences and explosions, but Oblivion has so much more to offer too. 5/5 for me.
Edits: 05/05/13
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Follow Ups
- Saw Oblivion for the second time on Friday - Chris from Lafayette 15:06:54 05/05/13 (3)
- The only relevant question is is it half as good as Prometheus? - geoffkait 14:17:02 05/06/13 (2)
- I just saw it - it's a little better than Prometheus, but is still basically forgettable - Doug Flynn 08:02:53 05/07/13 (1)
- "There are several scenes which are just copies of other movies" - Chris from Lafayette 09:10:40 05/07/13 (0)
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