Oblivion hit theatres last night and was a fantastic futuristic joy ride.
Earth, year 2077, the moon has been destroyed in a war with an alien race known as the Scavs, with it causing devastating earthquakes and tsunamis leaving the Earth ravaged. The remaining human population has taken to he stars and now live on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) is a drone repairman, servicing drones that protect the collection of resources and energy essential for the survival of the human race from the Scavs. As his mission is coming to an end Jack witnesses the crash of a spacecraft that not only leads Jack on an adventure, challenging everything he knows but also holds the key to the salvation of the human race and ultimately himself.
To start off, Oblivion was a visually beautiful movie mostly due to the contrast that has been created. There is definitely a separation of worlds between where Jack lives as a tech and then the remainder of the Earth. The world of a technician is very clean, precise, and technological. This world is defined my whites and hues of blue. Most of the remainder of Earth is very chaotic and in ruins.
Someone said to me "After what all has gone on, I just don't know if I can watch a Tom Cruise movie and get past his craziness." If ever there was a movie for Tom Cruise, this is definitely the movie for him. He's a walking moniker of Scientology. Tom Cruise still seems to be on top of his game in Oblivion.
If you thought about taking your young ones to go see it, Oblivion is rated PG-13 for Nudity, Brief Strong Language, Sci-Fi Action Violence and Some Sensuality. While nudity seems implied in my opinion since you never really see anything specific it does bring this into the questionable category so you may want to preview this movie before children tag along. I would say age 16+ would be appropriate.
Oblivion was a lot of fun and kept me guessing up until the very end. There were a lot of surprises to be had and was very thought provoking. I would even go as far as to say that confusion set in about half way through, but all was explained and didn't really leave many questions in the end. (I do have one, but it would give away most of the movie.)
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