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Cloud Atlas is a Masterpiece
PostedNovember 25, 2012
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Cloud Atlas is an incredible achievement of film making destined to become a classic of the same caliber as Citizen Kane, Blade Runner and Harold and Maude. Like Cloud Atlas, those films were well received with some negative reviews and did just okay at the box office. It was only years later that people realized what truly amazing works of art they were. This is one of those movies.
Cloud Atlas was based on a wonderful, but extremely complicated, book with multiple plot lines in different time periods -- Past, Present, and a thousand years in the future. Andy and Lana Wachowski took this nearly impossible to film book and MADE IT BETTER.
Most movies based on great books end up being disappointing reflections of the novel. This is NOT one them. It delivers the power and the emotion of the book so faithfully that, in some ways, you're better off not having read the book because the surprises will have much more impact.
The book even had some unresolved story lines which the film makers resolved in incredibly smart and satisfying ways, making the movie better than the book in some ways.
I am so glad I saw Cloud Atlas in a theater. My one quibble was I wish they had cast someone like Ewan McGregor instead of Tom Hanks (He's serviceable; I'm never moved by him) but, other than that, what a truly amazing film.
It was so beautifully shot that regretted not catching it in Imax. If they ever re-release it that format I'm there.
Oh and did I mention that Cloud Atlas is also a sci fi movie? But to label it that does it a disservice because, while it is a great sci fi film, it is also much, much more.
This is one of those movies that will be part of major film retrospective for decades to come.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors, a sci fi classic
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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In the Clouds....
PostedNovember 19, 2012
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Age:35 to 44
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I have read several reviews of this movie and I can understand where some dislikes are in order. First of all, when people hear the Wachowski SIBLINGS, they immeidtaely think Matrix or V for Vendetta. While those are great movies in their own right, this movie is nowhere near the stature of those two movies. I found the start to be well-paced and evenly distributing scenes from different eras. However, as the movie went along, there could be a scene that would last 15 seconds and then bounce you to another scene. The whole movie does tie together. The message is really good. But the story lacks the punch needed to get the point across. Tom Hanks and Halle Berry do great jobs in their acting. The movie is a bit long for what it is. They could have easily gotten away with 2 hours. The makeup is tremendous and should get a few nods for awards. 4 stories in one and all of them tie together well. Wachowski siblings need to get back to their basics and do Matrix style movies. They just do not have the punch to pull movies like this off. If I am giving an honest opinion...this movie should be passed on.
Pros great actors, great visuals
Cons too complex for some viewers to tolerate, shortened scenes cant grab your attention
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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The very best of "has it all" movies
PostedNovember 12, 2012
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“Cloud Atlas” is jaw-droppingly, awe-inspiringly, eye-poppingly stunning in every way. I could leave it at that, for no review, article, essay or book could do a description of this movie justice (except, of course, for David Mitchell’s original novel upon which the film is based. But even then, only maybe). What directors Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski have accomplished here is a film that is felt deeply, a film that is an experience through everything that makes us human, the good and the bad. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Grant, and many more play multiple roles across many ages of time. Their characters’ actions cause ripples in the pond of endless existence. A curious birthmark, a common theme, and an unstoppable force of masterful pacing are all that seem to connect their stories at first glance. But the magic the filmmakers have accomplished occurs on deeper levels, within us, the audience. “Cloud Atlas” adds to you. It becomes a part of you. Let the film wash over you and inspire you to greatness. Who knows how your actions of today could affect someone generations from now. This film boldly visualizes that notion in an Oscar-worthy tale that is among the year’s best. See it! Because if ever a film could boast that it “has it all”, it is “Cloud Atlas”.
-Thomas Bond, TheFilmDiscussion.com
Pros well paced, great story, great actors
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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big expectation,but...
PostedNovember 11, 2012
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Age:35 to 44
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To long about nothing. The idea is great though...
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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try not to think too hard and you will enjoy an interesting afternoon
PostedNovember 11, 2012
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Let it wash over you...don't think - even for one second - that you will figure this movie out. Or you are a goner. Just suspend your thinking and let the emotions ride... .kind of like what America did on election day!
Pros great actors
Cons too complex
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Cloud Atlas
PostedNovember 11, 2012
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I have an affinity for the "thought provoking". This film, with it's campy comedic interludes and Memento chronology, lost my connection to it's message more than once. Can't be sure if it was the screenplay, directing, or adaptation. Tom Hanks' talent as an actor has garnered him much success with lesser content in the past. This one will not be one of his memorable ones. It reminds me of a "B" movie at a Drive-In Theatre. Some times a good actor just chooses the wrong script. I saw Cloud Atlas as a painting with poor composition and excess content.
Pros great actors, great filming
Cons too complex, incohesive
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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WOW
PostedNovember 10, 2012
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Again, WOW. I sat that motionless for most of the movie. It is like watching 5 movies in one. People that love intellectually-inspired movies that requires "thinking" would like this as it is a very deep movie with a COMPLEX storyline. The other type of people that are not into deep movies or anything that requires the use of their brain, will not like this movie. Overall, Tom Hanks gave a great performance. I also liked Halle Berry in this, as well as the other actors too. I will definitely be purchasing this movie eventually because it really needs to be seen again!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Strangely Enjoyable
PostedNovember 10, 2012
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I was all prepared to dislike this movie, and be annoyed at spending almost 3 hours in one seat. Strangely, I enjoyed it thoroughly and was surprised when it ended. Never read the book, but just from the movie this seemed less complicated and less mysterious than I had thought. Everything about it was well-done, including the little funny-talk that Hanks and Halle slipped into for the unimportant parts of the film. Between the time shifts, the make-up shifts, the multiple parts, this movie was like a cat toy, energetically entertaining.
Pros well paced, clever inventive
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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