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Cloud Atlas

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Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.
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Its sprawling, ambitious blend of thought-provoking narrative and eye-catching visuals will prove too unwieldy for some, but the sheer size and scope of Cloud Atlas are all but impossible to ignore.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com I was hypnotized by Cloud Atlas. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 23, 2022 Full Review Brandy Howard Autostraddle [There's'] far too many actors in this town to have to bother paying Tom Hanks $100,000,000 and putting him in nine hundred scenes as different ethnicities and races. Aug 31, 2021 Full Review Julie Goldman Bitch Media There were so many prosthetic noses. Aug 31, 2021 Full Review Michael Cuby them. Cloud Atlas tells a huge story in ways that often felt personal and small. Oct 3, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Cloud Atlas will confound and maybe even aggravate some unwilling to, quite simply, “go with the flow.” But others will find what few have: a bold, technically awesome, and thematically enduring picture whose arrangement and ambition are unprecedented. Rated: 4/4 Sep 21, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It’s a highly ambitious picture that pulls off an incredibly clever storytelling technique. But it could also be viewed as a three-hour grind that features many of the Wachowski’s familiar self-indulgences. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Charles T Having watched William Wender's "Silence," and then returned to "Cloud Atlas," my feeling is that Cloud Atlas takes the axiom, 'movies need to move,' too seriously. Movies also need moments of slowness, meditative moments for the viewers to take things in and process them some. Lot's of profound quick statements are thrown at us. It's pace however is like a madcap comedy. There are moments of humor but no laugh out loud moments where time seems to cease in a joy. It's rush, rush rush through time and centuries. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review Julian R Why do I love it? Because I believe that the concept is true. We are all consequences of past actions and our actions will be the consequences of the future. Soaring soundtrack, gobsmacking visuals, Doona Bae is of course the stand-out actor. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review August M Cloud Atlas is one of my favorite films of all time, despite being a long, slog of a film. While the films cinematography and cast are... questionable at times, the interwoven themes of historical importance of storytelling, the cyclical nature of humanities follies, and understanding why it is important to stand up for what you believe in, are integral and important. The complicated at best, and downright boring at best, nature of this film is balanced just well enough for the pay off at the end of how each separate narrative is connected, make this film one I would still recommend. The usage of it's cast is so well done and honestly humorously ineffective at times that it made me question the use of practical effects in order to make certain characters appear as if they were others. Nonetheless, this films main theme, of standing up for what you believe in, no matter the cost, is executed so well, with each narrative compounding on the importance of the existence of self. The composing director as well, using one song to tie each story to the last in new and interesting ways is honestly brilliant. Not only does each motif lead directly into another, the epiphany that each story has been shadowed by one musical composition the entire time makes the narrative more effective in ways I could not explain. The story, much like onions and ogres, has many layers to be peeled back. Overall, Cloud Atlas is a masterpiece of film and deserves more accolades than in was given, but also struggles deeply with certain choices in theming and casting that hold it back from being truly great. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Travis B I dont Hate the movie as much as i hate people that gave this 5 stars and "loved this movie" but cant tell me why or what they loved about it. 1 star will always go to Halle berry love her Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Gary G A brilliant reimagining of the book. I loved the way each actor was used to play multiple parts. A great way to engage the viewer as each story unfolding to a enjoyable conclusion Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Ryan W Not a bad idea, but doesn't work well in movie form. Too scattered and not enough time to make it work. The scene with the Asian woman being killed like an animal, then "processed" in a factory like animals... that was needlessly graphic and frankly kind of insulting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.
Director
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Producer
Grant Hill, Stefan Arndt, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski
Screenwriter
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Cloud Atlas Production, Anarchos Productions Inc., X-Filme Creative Pool
Rating
R (Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 26, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.1M
Runtime
2h 52m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby A, DTS
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