Oblivion! Is truly a sci-fi thriller with a very interesting storyline! But before I say anything else, I'd like to comment on the script. It is okay, but there should have been more thought put into it such as, the dialogue "Are you an effective team" was repeated like what seems like a hundred times.
That being said, watch the film, experience the special effects and cinematography...you will not be disappointed at that front.
Some parts of the films, you might be able to guess from intuition but some...may seem as quite a shock.
I would like to quote, Justin Chang who also reviewed Oblivion, in to saying "Oblivion is first and foremost a visual experience, a movie to be seen rather than a puzzle to be deciphered, its chief pleasures are essentially spoiler-proof".
Year.. is 2077....The Earth has been evacuated!
Oblivion centres on the story of Commander Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) who repairs drones that hunt down the so called Scavs, that rome on a ruined Earth. Victoria Olsen (Andrea Riseborough), Jack's communications officer and lover. All we know is that he repairs the drones, while they locate and kill Scavs.
Jack also has dreams ... dreams that seem so vivid it feels like they are reality to him.
These feelings are exposed when one day... (I really wanna say spoiler alert, so here goes)... SPOILER ALERT!
A Scav signal beacon transmitting coordinates is followed shortly by the crash of a pre-invasion American spacecraft. Drones come and kill much of the crew, but Jack rescues a woman, Julia (Olga Kurylenko), recognizing her as the woman from his dreams.
From there on in, the story becomes so much more interesting and appealing to the viewer.
The story of the film truly makes the audience feel as though they are in that time with Jack. Visuals of the film, extend far beyond what you may expect.
On the acting of Tom Cruise and Olga, I think they were exceptional...my only let down would be Andrea's portrayal of a loving girlfriend. That is not to say that she did not perform brilliantly in some of the very intense thrilling scenes but she's just not that.. appealing as Jack's companion. Olga's expressions were not very expressive when she first appeared as the crash victim, but it became apparent after a while, why that was.
Oblivion blew me away! In conclusion, I would recommend you watch this film as soon as possible.
7.5/10 "7.5 out of 10"
Rating: Good/Great
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