Well he is my review of Cloud Atlas. I got lucky, the movie left the theatre on Friday but my projectionist friend made a digital copy from the master and lent it to me. So here we go.
Cloud Atlas
To say this was an ambitious movie would be an understatement. It isn't just one story but six that take place over centuries starting in the 1930's, and then the 70's, the present, and then future, and distant future. The same actors play different characters in each of these time periods which was pretty interesting. Their lives, experiences, and actions ripple though time as everything goes along, weaving an intricate and sometimes difficult to follow tale. Perhaps if I'd read David Mitchell's novel first it would have been easier but regardless it was a still a very good movie and I truly enjoyed myself.
I am glad that I didn't see this movie in the theatre, not because I would have had to pay for a ticket, but because I actually watched the first hour twice in order to follow things. Typical to the Wachowski Brothers directing style they throw you right into the story right into the action, after that they break it into several little mini stories for each of the characters to set the stage for the greater film. Once I realised this was what was happening it made the whole movie that much easier to follow after a quick review of the first hour and I was set for the rest of the film.
To add anything else at this point would be so full of spoilers that I'll leave it here. I will however go on to say that the performances by an A-List cast did not fall short in too many aspects, Tom Hanks is well, he's Tom Hanks I think that they will name an award after him at some point. Hugo Weaving, and Hugh Grant are absolutely chilling with their performances. Jim Broadbent (People will remember him from Harry Potter films) brought great comedy relief and the make up jobs on everyone was just so damn good you could hardly recognise people.
While some people may take issue with some of the spirituality themes and reincarnation, those people likely already know and won't see the movie, however agree with them or not, the story, the acting, and the theme of interconnectivity actions and causality certainly make this movie worth while for the ticket.
Final Verdict, 4.5/5
Cloud Atlas
To say this was an ambitious movie would be an understatement. It isn't just one story but six that take place over centuries starting in the 1930's, and then the 70's, the present, and then future, and distant future. The same actors play different characters in each of these time periods which was pretty interesting. Their lives, experiences, and actions ripple though time as everything goes along, weaving an intricate and sometimes difficult to follow tale. Perhaps if I'd read David Mitchell's novel first it would have been easier but regardless it was a still a very good movie and I truly enjoyed myself.
I am glad that I didn't see this movie in the theatre, not because I would have had to pay for a ticket, but because I actually watched the first hour twice in order to follow things. Typical to the Wachowski Brothers directing style they throw you right into the story right into the action, after that they break it into several little mini stories for each of the characters to set the stage for the greater film. Once I realised this was what was happening it made the whole movie that much easier to follow after a quick review of the first hour and I was set for the rest of the film.
To add anything else at this point would be so full of spoilers that I'll leave it here. I will however go on to say that the performances by an A-List cast did not fall short in too many aspects, Tom Hanks is well, he's Tom Hanks I think that they will name an award after him at some point. Hugo Weaving, and Hugh Grant are absolutely chilling with their performances. Jim Broadbent (People will remember him from Harry Potter films) brought great comedy relief and the make up jobs on everyone was just so damn good you could hardly recognise people.
While some people may take issue with some of the spirituality themes and reincarnation, those people likely already know and won't see the movie, however agree with them or not, the story, the acting, and the theme of interconnectivity actions and causality certainly make this movie worth while for the ticket.
Final Verdict, 4.5/5
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