Perfectly balanced Sci-Fi

Rating: 9/10 (11 April 2013)

I liked Oblivion very much. The movie takes its time to introduce you to the world and situation the characters are faced with. I've been missing that in most recent movies and especially many recent sci-fi movies. Oblivion is plot driven and it is like a puzzle (if not a sophisticatedly complex one) that you're presented piece by piece. There's not really one single big moment of surprise, the mystery is simply unraveled throughout the film. You don't get a flashback at the end to sum it all up or anything, so you have to follow the plot and pay attention to it.
The visuals are indeed stunning. And of course there's CGI. But the way it's used doesn't attract negative attention. It's just smoothly embedded into the movie.
There are action scenes. But they don't go on forever. They are well placed and legitimate.
Sure, the plot isn't entirely original and innovative. But it's very well done and thought through.
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As for the allegedly implausible technology. It's alien technology! The human technology we get to see (i.e. scavengers technology) isn't that much more advanced than what we have today. And I would expect an alien race that travels through the galaxy exploiting planets to be far more advanced than we'll be in 2017. So I find it entirely plausible.
The ending might seem a bit rosy but I think that's mainly because it's a kind of happy ending.