Post by serin on Sept 16, 2013 5:11:16 GMT -5
Oblivion: Special Effects vs. Story (Video)
Rating:⋆2⋆⋆⋆⋆September 13, 2013In an era where special effects are the norm, Oblivion seems to add a rare level of creativity to the visual aspect of the story. This makes the film stand out among its predecessors. The scale of these creative effects and how they were used to progress the story is impressive.
However, the plot is difficult to flesh out. Better yet, it’s complicated. Screenwriters Karl Gajdusek and Michael deBruyn want to keep the audience in the dark because this is the condition of the main character. Tom Cruise is “Jack,” with his teammate and love interest “Victoria” (Andrea Riseborough), was recruited to make sure enormous machines extract all of the ocean water.
The year was 2077. Sixty years earlier, the Earth itself was attacked by alien invaders. Upon their arrival, the invaders destroyed in moon, causing the world to go into an upheaval. Nuclear weapons were used to defeat these invaders which helped leave the Earth in a miserable state.
While Victoria looks forward to completing the final two weeks of their mission, Jack wonders if the Earth can still be saved. In the meantime, remnants of the alien invaders cause trouble by trying to destroy the machines extracting the ocean water. Jack is sent out, as part of his job description, to kill them. He is assisted by drones, decent-sized spheres that fly through the Earth firing at anything that threatens. Even with all of this, Jack only loses sleep at night because he dreams of a woman he has never met. The dreams feel like memories.
Still, all seems well enough until an object falls from the sky. Victoria watches the area from a high-tech computer console as Jack surveys the wreckage. It is here when he discovers the woman he has been dreaming about, played by Olga Kurylenko. But who is she? Jack needs answers, which leads to a bizarre conclusion.
When the main character figures out the truth, the film seems to lose its momentum. And the more that is revealed, the more momentum is lost. The visuals continue to amaze, yet the story falls outside of what can be accepted as believable.
Examiner
Rating:⋆2⋆⋆⋆⋆September 13, 2013In an era where special effects are the norm, Oblivion seems to add a rare level of creativity to the visual aspect of the story. This makes the film stand out among its predecessors. The scale of these creative effects and how they were used to progress the story is impressive.
However, the plot is difficult to flesh out. Better yet, it’s complicated. Screenwriters Karl Gajdusek and Michael deBruyn want to keep the audience in the dark because this is the condition of the main character. Tom Cruise is “Jack,” with his teammate and love interest “Victoria” (Andrea Riseborough), was recruited to make sure enormous machines extract all of the ocean water.
The year was 2077. Sixty years earlier, the Earth itself was attacked by alien invaders. Upon their arrival, the invaders destroyed in moon, causing the world to go into an upheaval. Nuclear weapons were used to defeat these invaders which helped leave the Earth in a miserable state.
While Victoria looks forward to completing the final two weeks of their mission, Jack wonders if the Earth can still be saved. In the meantime, remnants of the alien invaders cause trouble by trying to destroy the machines extracting the ocean water. Jack is sent out, as part of his job description, to kill them. He is assisted by drones, decent-sized spheres that fly through the Earth firing at anything that threatens. Even with all of this, Jack only loses sleep at night because he dreams of a woman he has never met. The dreams feel like memories.
Still, all seems well enough until an object falls from the sky. Victoria watches the area from a high-tech computer console as Jack surveys the wreckage. It is here when he discovers the woman he has been dreaming about, played by Olga Kurylenko. But who is she? Jack needs answers, which leads to a bizarre conclusion.
When the main character figures out the truth, the film seems to lose its momentum. And the more that is revealed, the more momentum is lost. The visuals continue to amaze, yet the story falls outside of what can be accepted as believable.
Examiner