So today I'm going to attempt to review a film for you all - SPOILER ALERT I will give away a few important details so if you haven't seen it yet you may just want to risk it without reviewing first...
A couple of weeks ago I went to see Tom Cruise's new film Oblivion. I must say after watching the trailer I wasn't one hundred percent sure of what to expect, but when I sat down to watch the film my apprehension left me and I settled down with my popcorn.
The opening of the film is fairly good, it sets the story up well and having Cruise's voice over uses the traditional narrative character to give you a personal connection with this character, as well as instantly introducing to us the Male Protagonist. I thought the flashbacks were used very effectively and the direction was as good as it could be.
However, I wasn't particularly impressed with this film, despite the praise I've just given. The opening promised and exciting action packed sci fi where Tom Cruise basically salvages whats left of earth - we assume he will save earth and let all the humans return. This is where I initially thought the film would take me. Perhaps that was a bit presumptuous of me to expect a predictable sci fi where the hero beats the aliens to save earth - but I think I would have preferred them to stick with the predictable. The film seemed to me to twist and turn and never really get a story going.
I felt that I never really knew whose side to be on and there were too many small twists, making the big twist less effective. As mentioned before, despite the slightly thin script and storyline, the director does a good job of making sure you are always asking questions and want to know more - there are also no big directing mistakes, which naturally helps keep the film on track and keeps your mind where it should be.
Cruise's performance is again as good as it can be - the part is played well and the scene where the character meets himself is well arranged and choreographed. In this film you really do sympathise with Cruise's character especially when you realise that he was a human with a "wife" and a normal life on earth before the "big invasion" and it is one of the high points of the film that you can actually sympathise and almost feel empathy for this character.
The problem with the film was the ending left me asking more questions than it answered, and I didn't feel satisfied with the "Happy Ever After". Don't get me wrong, I understand that not all films end with perfect and typical Hollywood endings, but for me the Female protagonist should have just been happy and content that she; 1. has a child by the man she loved and 2. that he sacrificed himself for her. This is a typical Hollywood sacrifice, making the man the ultimate hero - not dying in vain and being preserved as a memory. When the clone of Cruise's character is introduced it is not only an interesting twist, but it's also essential to the ultimately confusing storyline, however I don't believe there is a need to reintroduce this character at the end. There is also a cameo by Morgan Freeman, which is only a very small part - this is an obvious ploy to get Freeman Fans to see the film, include a few big stars and the film is most likely going to get more views - is this a sign that the producers/director don't have much faith in this storyline?
Overall the film is not a bad evening out if you're stuck in doing nothing anyway, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, particularly if you are a sci fi fan. The story is rather thin and I felt that even when twists and information was revealed to the audience, I still didn't understand completely what was going on.
Well, that was my first film review so don't be too harsh! Please! ☺
That's All Folks...
Fay♥
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