EPTCloud Atlas - Wachowski's movie with epic story - Page 6
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Misaka
United Kingdom32 Posts
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Mattes
Germany1116 Posts
Bought myself his first three books - really interested to see what they're like. | ||
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CyDe
United States1010 Posts
No one knows anything about anything. It's confusing as fuck. This is based upon a book. The Wachowski brothers are no longer brothers. Oh yeah, and Hugo Weaving is a dynamite baller fucking winner of everything. <3 | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
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lightsentry
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + What I liked the most about the book is the fact that, in the end, the overarching plot wasn't nearly as complicated as it would make you believe in the beginning. As a matter of fact, I'd go as far as saying that there isn't really a plot at all. The whole book reads like a 500 page warning about what went wrong in history, what is going horribly wrong right now, and where we'll end up if we don't change our ways soon. It also greatly describes how easily power corrupts people. I really hope that the movie doesn't over-emphasise the hints of reincarnating souls too much, because that's not really what the book is all about. | ||
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jodogohoo
Canada2533 Posts
On August 16 2012 07:31 maartendq wrote: I have just finished reading the book, and I must say, this is the best piece of literature I've ever read. I really, really hope that the movie does the book justice. + Show Spoiler + What I liked the most about the book is the fact that, in the end, the overarching plot wasn't nearly as complicated as it would make you believe in the beginning. As a matter of fact, I'd go as far as saying that there isn't really a plot at all. The whole book reads like a 500 page warning about what went wrong in history, what is going horribly wrong right now, and where we'll end up if we don't change our ways soon. It also greatly describes how easily power corrupts people. I really hope that the movie doesn't over-emphasise the hints of reincarnating souls too much, because that's not really what the book is all about. + Show Spoiler + yep. human history.. sigh ;_; while it isn't all bad... considering the brutality of our past and present... we should all be deeply ashamed of our existence as humans. | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
Edit: oh my GOODNESS this looks AMAZING! Like...just the trailer itself leads me to believe it could be my favorite movie bar none. The sort of metaphysical, universe and human history kind of ideas that leaves you sort of staring off and pondering is just awe-inspiring. Looking forward a ton to it. | ||
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
On August 16 2012 08:14 jodogohoo wrote: + Show Spoiler + yep. human history.. sigh ;_; while it isn't all bad... considering the brutality of our past and present... we should all be deeply ashamed of our existence as humans. + Show Spoiler + I've just found this description of the movie on the apple trailers website: "Cloud Atlas" explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. I sincerely hope that's just promotional talk because that was not what the book was about at all. Hyped for it nonetheless though. | ||
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bITt.mAN
Switzerland3693 Posts
On August 16 2012 16:45 maartendq wrote: + Show Spoiler + I've just found this description of the movie on the apple trailers website: "Cloud Atlas" explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. I sincerely hope that's just promotional talk because that was not what the book was about at all. Hyped for it nonetheless though. + Show Spoiler [show spoileur] + For anyone else reading these spoilers, while still wanting to NOT get spoiled, but still curious what they're about, you're probably pretty happy you haven't actually been spoiled yet. Screw that, SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE! | ||
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r.Evo
Germany14080 Posts
On August 02 2012 12:41 Xiphos wrote: Someone tell if one of the W Bros just got a sex change operation or what. That's confusing me as well. =X However, that trailer.. HYPED! <3 | ||
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SuperEight
United States333 Posts
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BaLLz(SVK)
Netherlands42 Posts
On August 16 2012 17:15 r.Evo wrote: That's confusing me as well. =X However, that trailer.. HYPED! <3 Larry went through a sex op and goes by as Lana Wachowski (just wikipedia it). With regards to the trailer, it looks good, but I have to say that even without having the info that it comes from the Wachowskis, the trailer just screams "This is Matrix 2.0". Nothing wrong with that as I really liked the Matrix though. | ||
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Timerly
Germany511 Posts
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Ketch
Netherlands7285 Posts
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Iranon
United States983 Posts
On August 16 2012 07:31 maartendq wrote: I have just finished reading the book, and I must say, this is the best piece of literature I've ever read. I really, really hope that the movie does the book justice. + Show Spoiler + What I liked the most about the book is the fact that, in the end, the overarching plot wasn't nearly as complicated as it would make you believe in the beginning. As a matter of fact, I'd go as far as saying that there isn't really a plot at all. The whole book reads like a 500 page warning about what went wrong in history, what is going horribly wrong right now, and where we'll end up if we don't change our ways soon. It also greatly describes how easily power corrupts people. I really hope that the movie doesn't over-emphasise the hints of reincarnating souls too much, because that's not really what the book is all about. When this thread first started, it reminded me that I bought the book a while ago and forgot to read it. I just finished, and man was that an amazing read. Starting on number9dream and Ghostwritten right away. But now I'm pretty worried that the movie will fuck it up royally, and came back to this thread to post basically exactly what you did in your spoiler. The trailer "synopsis" on the Apple website is completely and utterly not what the book is about; it seems like they're just taking the imagery and overall structure of the book and putting it through the wood chipper of Hollywood marketing with no understanding of why it's a good book, or what the book even is. | ||
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Ludwigvan
Germany2371 Posts
EDIT: I can see how the story and book might be really interesting and great, even if you don't believe in a soul. However, the look of the different times and storylines presented just seems to be such a cliché. | ||
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
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MrF
United States320 Posts
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INeedSpoons
Colombia41 Posts
Looks interesting though, a great cast, but that does not guarantee anything. Will probably come out over here a few months after the US release, and if it does not do well it will probably not be released at all. -____- | ||
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