Cloud Atlas Review

Justin and I saw Cloud Atlas on November 1, 2012!! I thought this movie was visually impressive with a phenomenal cast. There were some great storylines connecting past, present, and future that had me invested from the beginning. From Tom Hanks to Halle Berry to Jim Broadbent to Jim Sturgess to Hugo Weaving to my favorite part of the movie Doona Bae, I was into everything. It carries over six different worlds from the 1800s to 2145 in New Seoul. Each character is somehow connected in some way whether its by relation or causes that a particular character is fighting for. The storytelling followed the book pretty well and resulted in a cinematic experience that the Wachowski Brothers and Tom Tykwer turned into something special. The different worlds such as the futuristic New Seoul with Sonmi-451 to the post-apocalyptic world were great. It had a nice blend of storytelling, acting, action sequences, and great dialogue scenes. It is a movie that you should see multiple times just so you can keep making connections with the characters. It's interesting to me that Doona Bae was actually the most important character. Her world actually connects each piece of the movie in some way. I think the concept is interesting, and something that many people might actually agree with. It's a belief that we are here in our present form, but we existed in the past, and will in the future. The way we are is shaped by actions from the past, and what we do in the present will impact how we will be in the future. Even when we pass away, we will still continue on in the some form as somebody else in the future. It might not be the same name, but it will us in a different form. I really like that deep meaning and connection. Natalie Portman gave the Wachowski Brothers a copy of the book to read on the set of V For Vendetta. They read the book and instantly began creating this. I believe they did an excellent job of adapting the book into movie form. It's a complicated book to turn into visual form and through the amazing visuals combined with the characters and messages of connections through time, it resulted in a successful effort. I will give this a 4/5. Tremendous movie that certainly did an excellent job of making me care about each character's obstacles and ability to overcome them.