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\nHaving made his directorial debut with Tron: Legacy<\/em>, Joseph Kosinski’s own original creation hits the big screen and proves to be more about\u00a0atmosphere than action.<\/div>\n

Set\u00a0in\u00a0a future were aliens\u00a0known as Scavengers (Scavs) have destroyed the Moon and\u00a0as a result put Earth through apocalyptic destruction,\u00a0forcing the human race to relocate. Tom Cruise plays Jack Harper, a solitary technician who\u00a0must live\u00a0in the wastelands and repair\u00a0the robots that harvest minerals vital to\u00a0humanity’s\u00a0survival. However, when a ship crash lands and Jack investigates… everything he\u00a0thinks he knows is\u00a0called into question…<\/p>\n

To go deeply into the film would be to spoil a great deal of its effectiveness, so I will refrain from doing so. What I can say is that Oblivion<\/em> is not<\/em> your average Hollywood sci-fi shooter. It is relatively slow paced, moody and atmospheric; giving time for the audience to see great vistas of wastelands and utter destruction. (It does have its battles, and a particular vehicular\u00a0chase through an icy chasm was a prominent feature!) I’d recommend a cinema trip just for the wide, rolling landscapes and the very Tron<\/em>-esque soundtrack.\u00a0It is great to see science fiction films rising above being just\u00a0overblown shooters and\u00a0sequences of explosions!<\/p>\n

But it isn’t\u00a0without flaws.\u00a0Kosinski is a new director, and while he has clearly been influenced by some of\u00a0Tron<\/em>‘s successes (soundtrack and art designs) and makes them his own now, I can’t say the script\u00a0here was particularly interesting. A lot of it was pretty stock sci-fi,\u00a0ridged and emotionless. Okay, I cannot express reasons\u00a0why<\/em> this might be relevant, but even\u00a0when taking those into consideration it\u00a0still felt wooden. The narrative felt clouded in its own ambiguity, and as such\u00a0I didn’t feel enough for the people involved, or\u00a0whether or not\u00a0they succeed in their goals.<\/p>\n

Personally I found\u00a0it a gorgeous film to look at, a real art and\u00a0concept design marvel; I could see multiple inspirations from contemporary science fiction of today (films, video games etc) and as\u00a0a fan of the genre\u00a0I happily ate it up! I also love to see original ideas getting such big screen treatments.\u00a0More casual audiences might find it a little long-in-the-tooth however…<\/p>\n

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\nAdditional Marshmallows: Oblivion<\/em> is based off Kosinski’s own graphic novel creation.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having made his directorial debut with Tron: Legacy, Joseph Kosinski’s own original creation hits the big screen and proves to be more about\u00a0atmosphere than action. Set\u00a0in\u00a0a future were aliens\u00a0known as Scavengers (Scavs) have destroyed the Moon and\u00a0as a result put Earth through apocalyptic destruction,\u00a0forcing the human race to relocate. Tom Cruise plays Jack Harper, a… <\/p>\n

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