Cloud Atlas may seem odd upon first glance, having the same actors/actresses play different characters but when I watched the trailer, I was intrigued. And then when it finally came onto Netflix, I ignored the mixed reviews and watched anyways.
I. Loved. This. Movie.
When this film ended, I had a smile on my face. People were complaining that the story was really hard to follow while for me, I found it kinda straightforward and easy to understand. This is six films wrapped into 1; A racial drama (1849) about the bond between a Black Stowaway (David Gyasi) and a Young Lawyer (Jim Sturgess), Another drama between a Gay Composer (Ben Whishaw) and a Greedy man (Jim Broadbent) who demands all the credit to himself for the piece that they have written together (1938), A Noir-Mystery about a reporter (Halle Berry) getting caught up in an Oil scandal (1973), A comedy-escape story about a writer (Jim Broadbent) being tricked into admitting himself into a nursing home run by a cruel nurse (Hugo Weaving) (2012), A Sci-Fi story about an Fabricant/android (Doona Bae), who is convinced to broadcast a manifesto by a rebel (Jim Sturgess), and a Post-Apocalyptic story about a tribesman (Tom Hanks) who helps a member (Halle Berry) of an advanced society reach a communication station to send an SOS to off-world humans. The acting was great and there are so many good actors/actresses in the movie that I can't mention them all. To make matters even crazier, they use the same actors/actresses in each timeline which was weird yet felt really cool, considerong this was a movie about decisions impacting the future. The makeup is so perfect that I didn't notice the other actors/actresses in their roles at one time. Visuals and Sound are great for a movie with a budget that is smaller than Alita: Battle Angel and the music is perfect for each story. And finally, the main message is very positive while the ending felt kind of uplifting. In short, this is one of the best movies I have seen if not, of all time.
Is it worth a watch? YES. Ignore the reviews and watch the movie and you won't be disappointed by this epic tale. 10/10
I. Loved. This. Movie.
When this film ended, I had a smile on my face. People were complaining that the story was really hard to follow while for me, I found it kinda straightforward and easy to understand. This is six films wrapped into 1; A racial drama (1849) about the bond between a Black Stowaway (David Gyasi) and a Young Lawyer (Jim Sturgess), Another drama between a Gay Composer (Ben Whishaw) and a Greedy man (Jim Broadbent) who demands all the credit to himself for the piece that they have written together (1938), A Noir-Mystery about a reporter (Halle Berry) getting caught up in an Oil scandal (1973), A comedy-escape story about a writer (Jim Broadbent) being tricked into admitting himself into a nursing home run by a cruel nurse (Hugo Weaving) (2012), A Sci-Fi story about an Fabricant/android (Doona Bae), who is convinced to broadcast a manifesto by a rebel (Jim Sturgess), and a Post-Apocalyptic story about a tribesman (Tom Hanks) who helps a member (Halle Berry) of an advanced society reach a communication station to send an SOS to off-world humans. The acting was great and there are so many good actors/actresses in the movie that I can't mention them all. To make matters even crazier, they use the same actors/actresses in each timeline which was weird yet felt really cool, considerong this was a movie about decisions impacting the future. The makeup is so perfect that I didn't notice the other actors/actresses in their roles at one time. Visuals and Sound are great for a movie with a budget that is smaller than Alita: Battle Angel and the music is perfect for each story. And finally, the main message is very positive while the ending felt kind of uplifting. In short, this is one of the best movies I have seen if not, of all time.
Is it worth a watch? YES. Ignore the reviews and watch the movie and you won't be disappointed by this epic tale. 10/10