Comments on: ‘Cloud Atlas’ Weaves a Complex Tapestry of Narratives

By: BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/26 | Boston Online Film Critics Association

BOFCA REVIEW ROUNDUP: 10/26 | Boston Online Film Critics Association — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:35:04 +0000

[...] “At first, the frequent jumping between time periods is a bit jarring, but it quickly becomes second nature as you get invested in each one of the individual stories.” – Evan Crean, Reel Recon [...]

By: Gerry

Gerry — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:19:47 +0000

Interesting concept regarding reincarnation and the impact of individuals over several generations. Three hours that flew by it must be a very intersting movie.

By: Evan Crean

Evan Crean — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:14:16 +0000

I did notice the stylistic similarities of the various stories to established films, but I couldn’t tell if that was intentional or not. Since I haven’t read the book, I also wasn’t sure if those similarities were there already in the story, or if they were something added on by the Wachowskis.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:32:55 +0000

I wish the narrative HAD been more complex. Oh they tried to make it seem deep by sending the stories through a blender so we time shifted every 5 minutes, but they couldn’t fool me. These were just overly simplified versions of Amistad, Amadeus, The China Syndrome, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Blade Runner and Mad Max.

At least it looked pretty.

By: Evan Crean

Evan Crean — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:26:19 +0000

Agreed. Thanks for reading Dan.

By: Dan O.

Dan O. — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:47:03 +0000

Good review Evan. It’s a nice way to spend 3 hours at the movies, but it’s also something that may not change your life, even though that’s obviously what the directors are going for here. Still, a great movie none the less.