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As a big fan of the author, I'm kinda happy he's getting more recognition, but dear god, this is going to be a trainwreck of a movie if the directors aren't careful, and I don't think they will be particularly careful. It looks like it's going to be a convoluted mess already. Not to mention, half the appeal of the book is already lost since you can no longer appreciate Mitchell's control of writing style. It looks like they've added a bunch more pointless romance and action too. 
For those who haven't read the book, I'd recommend that you pick it up and give it a go before the film comes out. There is absolutely no way they can capture everything that makes the book great in a film medium. Mitchell's probably one of the most experimental fiction authors of the day; I won't say that every book he writes comes out particularly well, but the way he tries to play around with plot structure and writing style is very admirable, imo, and he has a very subtle but poetic way of writing. It's hard to describe, but it makes me think of minimalistic poetry.
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I do not understand what the fuck is going on in this trailer. There looks like a...LOT of characters, more than I would say it's possible to really maintain in a 3 hour movie. But I dunno, we'll see man. I'm just very skeptical.
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On July 29 2012 11:29 Corvi wrote:
from the directors of "matrix" and "run lola run" ... da fuck? does anyone outside germany even know about that one?
Haha, I do. Although to be fair, I'm not sure if I heard about it from German friends or from stumbling across the soundtrack.
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On July 30 2012 13:04 Lobotomist wrote:
I do not understand what the fuck is going on in this trailer. There looks like a...LOT of characters, more than I would say it's possible to really maintain in a 3 hour movie. But I dunno, we'll see man. I'm just very skeptical.
From my understanding. Its a love story. A love story about one of the couples dies and then gets reincarnated into the next era and the two manages to find each other again. The plot is how they are doing this.
Might be totally wrong though.
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On July 30 2012 22:13 Xiphos wrote:Show nested quote +On July 30 2012 13:04 Lobotomist wrote:
I do not understand what the fuck is going on in this trailer. There looks like a...LOT of characters, more than I would say it's possible to really maintain in a 3 hour movie. But I dunno, we'll see man. I'm just very skeptical. From my understanding. Its a love story. A love story about one of the couples dies and then gets reincarnated into the next era and the two manages to find each other again. The plot is how they are doing this. Might be totally wrong though.
Hopefully that's not what they made the plot into for movie purposes. That's not what the book is about in any case.
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On July 27 2012 03:43 TehPrime wrote:
Dare I say, this movie will triumph over Dark Knight Rises for movie of 2012.
Hobbit will beat them both but this looks fun 
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Looks like the Wachowski brothers overdosed on crack this time. Speedracer and now this? =/
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AWWWW THATS NICE
i love movies like that (like butterfly effect, inception...) with this mysterious "everything is linked to everything else" kinda theme
excited for it
and the cast list is awesome too
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I hate when the trialer doesn't talk about the plot.
The plot is the most important part. How am I supposed to know if I want to go and see hte movie if I don't know what it is about.
I did LOVE matrix and V
(boycotted Speed racer though)
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One of my favorite books ever.
Tbh, you should read his previous books first (Ghost Written, Number9dream), because while their plots are entirely unrelated, there are A TON of references and hints to previous characters - like random wrong phonecalls or whatever, it's COMPLETELY AWESOME.
Then read his next two books: Black Swan Green and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (has the most beautifully written ending I've ever read).
90% Sure that - as with any book I like that's turned into a movie - I wont watch it.
On July 30 2012 23:58 SayGen wrote:
I hate when the trialer doesn't talk about the plot.
The plot is the most important part. How am I supposed to know if I want to go and see hte movie if I don't know what it is about.
I did LOVE matrix and V
(boycotted Speed racer though)
Because telling you about the plot would literally do nothing - it's set across hundreds of years and half a dozen genres.
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oh god, this looks fantastic
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On July 30 2012 12:38 babylon wrote:As a big fan of the author, I'm kinda happy he's getting more recognition, but dear god, this is going to be a trainwreck of a movie if the directors aren't careful, and I don't think they will be particularly careful. It looks like it's going to be a convoluted mess already. Not to mention, half the appeal of the book is already lost since you can no longer appreciate Mitchell's control of writing style. It looks like they've added a bunch more pointless romance and action too. For those who haven't read the book, I'd recommend that you pick it up and give it a go before the film comes out. There is absolutely no way they can capture everything that makes the book great in a film medium. Mitchell's probably one of the most experimental fiction authors of the day; I won't say that every book he writes comes out particularly well, but the way he tries to play around with plot structure and writing style is very admirable, imo, and he has a very subtle but poetic way of writing. It's hard to describe, but it makes me think of minimalistic poetry.
Picked up the book today after having seen the trailer yesterday. Almost done with my holiday job, so I can finally catch up on some reading (on my list: Cloud Atlas by Mitchell, Shogun by Clavell, The Origins of Political Order by Fukuyama, Beyond Culture by Hall, La Carte et la Territoire by Houellebeq, and some others).
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The Wachowski brothers and Tom Tykwer are currently promoting the film
Larry is the girl in the middle.
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On July 31 2012 02:38 Defacer wrote:The Wachowski brothers and Tom Tykwer are currently promoting the film + Show Spoiler +Larry is the girl in the middle.
No longer brothers then, eh? ;P (also It's Lana now, not Larry, just sayin')
Anyways, I've been looking for a new book to start so I guess this would be a nice idea. Though I'm not sure if I should spoil myself like I've done before. Most movies that were adapted to a book sucked for me because I was let down. Maybe this time I should wait until after I've seen the movie.
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Cautiously interested... Not a big fan of Tom Hanks and the story can be a serious hit or miss when done in movie form.
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what the fuck did i just watch?
however i ask this because i, and i feel strange to say this, actually enjoyed the clusterfuck of that trailer. It looks appealing in an odd way.
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This trailer is quite good, I am successfully intrigued. Thanks for making this thread
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Looks good. Wachowski always deliver
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Don't really care for Tom Hanks either. He always plays the sympathetic/good guy/protagonist. Is his acting range that limited?
When I see Tom Hanks in a movie, I think, "It Tom Hanks". But Hugo Weaving in Matrix = Agent Smith.
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On August 01 2012 16:00 SilverLeagueElite wrote:
Don't really care for Tom Hanks either. He always plays the sympathetic/good guy/protagonist. Is his acting range that limited?
When I see Tom Hanks in a movie, I think, "It Tom Hanks". But Hugo Weaving in Matrix = Agent Smith.
How dare you!
Before Tom Hanks won two Oscars, he was one of the finest comedic actors of his generation. It's a shame he gets cast in some many dramas, because he is seriously fucking funny.
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