The reason movies are made..

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2013)

Perhaps you have already seen the previews or heard others talk about Oblivion. Maybe formed an view but haven't quite got around to seeing it for yourself yet.
For me, movies like Oblivion are the reason movies are made.
I have heard some people say that this movie was a bit slow, but it was ideal for me. I like action movies (perhaps more than most) but the best movies are those where the action has some meaning and the you care whether the characters live or die or something significant is depending on them. In this film - certainly I felt like the action (fantastic action - particularly the flight pursuit scene) had purpose. Characters - are very well develop and I don't think time was wasted on them even.
It is a beautifully shot movie with an astounding soundtrack, some would say even haunting. I am not always a fan of constant dark or foreboding worlds (like the director's previous Tron Legacy or Cruise's Minority Report), but Cruise's character somehow in his own lost way never seems to allow us to descend into deep melancholy. Some say he carries the film, but certainly he brings an air of optimism to the scene and a touch with the reality on this side of the screen. Logic suggests other actors could also play his role. But it is hard to see someone else being able to do it better.
It is a movie of a post apocalyptic world which I must say often draws me in, where existence for Cruise's character and his partner is lonely until an unexpected arrival from space.
I will not go too much into the plot. It is a film with twists and revelations, but it is a film you feel you are living in. Yes, I have heard some people talk about it not having enough shots fired or maybe a copy of ideas from films like Wall-E, but I found it dramatic, very original possessing fantastic action of consequence. Perhaps like me (and many others), you will sit after the movie is over and listen to the wonderful soundtrack, being haunted by the memory and thinking about it even after a good nights sleep.
For me very few movies have had such an effect on me. But it reminds me of the reason movies are made. Should be made. And why we will always watch them.