Will Someday Be Considered A Sci-Fi Classic

Rating: 10/10 (9 August 2013)

I rarely buy Blu-Ray/DVDs anymore but I wanted to own this for my collection. I loved this film. I think it deserves to be considered among the classics of science fiction. This is a character and story driven film more than an action adventure, although it has enough action to make it fun to watch. It's visually stunning, owing to the fact that it was shot mostly "in camera," meaning that the sets and location are almost entirely real with only as much CG as needed. The actors are acting in real spaces and not in front of green screens. The musical score is unique and original and integrates very nicely with the visuals.
I love that the story reveals its surprises as it goes along and isn't predictable. I love that the scenery, sets, objects and such in the film are beautiful to look at. It reminds me in many ways of Forbidden Planet, another sci-fi classic that's still fun to watch over 50 years after it was made. I got the same excited feeling watching Oblivion as I had when I saw Forbidden Planet, Alien and Blade Runner for the first time way back when, the feeling that I was watching something really cool.