Oblivion, tom cruise s gorgeous scifi allegory pick of the week. At the climactic end of the scifi movie oblivion, tom cruise quotes the most famous lines from the classical poem horatius tom s quote in red. Tom cruise lays waste to the opposition in oblivion film. But there was more to the production than simply creating a coollooking bike. Witty, spectacular and full of twists, oblivion conjures up many of the. Oblivion tom cruise and morgan freeman overview a solitary drone repairman working on a warravaged planet earth becomes humanitys last hope for survival in this ambitious scifi epic from tron legacy director joseph kosinski, and rise of the planet of the apes producer peter chernin. Oblivion 1994 film, a westernscience fiction film from full moon entertainment. With tom cruise, morgan freeman, andrea riseborough, olga kurylenko. Tom cruise s post apocalyptic alien invasion epic costarring olga kurylenko and directed by joseph kosinski is full of plot points that dont make sense. When she arrived they gazed at each other before going up to the roof where jack told her to look through a telescope saying look through here and i will show you the. Scientology leaders furious after tom cruise caught in.
In oblivion, which opened on friday, he plays another jack, one of few humans left on an. Enterprise, the millennium falcon, the nostromo in the best sciencefiction movies, the spaceship is an iconic character unto itself. Check out some concept art for joseph kosinskis sciencefiction movie, oblivion, which stars tom cruise and morgan freeman, and has a script written in part by the new star wars screenwriter, michael arndt. Tom cruise is an experienced enough rider and good enough that he knows exactly what he wants. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It also destroys new york, just as all futuristic movies must. Joseph kosinski, cruise, tom, morgan freeman, olga. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Oblivion, the alias used by nick aldis in the gladiators uk tv series. Then out spake brave horatius, the captain of the gate.
Tom cruise, morgan freeman, olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough, nikolaj costerwaldau, joseph kosinski. Yes, he did incredible and serious work in films like a few good men and the last samurai, and he has shown remarkable good humor in movies like rock of ages and tropic thunder, but oblivion provides him an opportunity to give his most nuanced and. Featuring tom cruises biography, filmography, links to social media accounts, and information about his latest films. Oblivion by joseph kosinski meet your next favorite book. One day he asked julia rusakova to meet him at the empire state building. See more ideas about oblivion, oblivion movie and tom cruise. Tom cruise, morgan freeman, olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough. Then oblivion, the tom cruise vehicle from director joseph kosinski tron.
The arrival of an unexpected traveler causes him to question what he knows about the planet, his mission, and himself. This groundbreaking cinematic event stars tom cruise as jack harper, the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearlyruined future earth. I got it all, and right after they exploded the tet, i cant get the meaning in the movie. Oblivion is a 20 american postapocalyptic actionadventure film coproduced and directed by joseph kosinski, and produced by peter chernin with screenplay by karl gajdusek and michael debruyn, starring tom cruise in the main role alongside olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. To every man upon this earth death cometh soon or late. Oblivion band, a former chicagoarea punk rock band. Deadline reported that oscar winner melissa leo the fighter has joined the cast of universals scifi, oblivion, starring tom cruise, olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough, morgan freeman, helmed by tron legacy director, joseph kosinski. Tom cruise is one of the worlds most visible people, and one of its least seen. Feature commentary with tom cruise and directorstory writer joseph kosinski one of the few remaining drone repairmen assigned to earth, its surface devastated after decades of war with the alien scavs, discovers a crashed spacecraft with contents that bring into question everything he believed about the war, and may even put the fate of mankind in his hands. Ew has confirmed that, as first reported by deadline, cruise has signed on to star in universals scifi film oblivion. Tom cruise, morgan freeman, olga kurylenko, andrea. Oblivion is a 20 sciencefiction film that is an adaptation of a unpublished graphic novel cowritten by joseph kosinski who also directed this film. Joseph kosinskis scifi adventure, starring tom cruise, is the most incoherent piece of.
Film superstar tom cruise has made plenty of movies 37 and counting, but his turn as jack harper in oblivion is probably his best work ever. The movie oblivion, starring tom cruise, is based on the comic book series of the same name. One of hollywoods last stars wins battles against enemy spacecraft, but he cant infuse this artsy scifi film with emotional vitality. Joseph kosinskis oblivion 20 movie trailer 3, movie photographs stars tom cruise, andrea riseborough, olga kurylenko, morgan freeman, and melissa leo. Tower 49, this is mission control, how yall doing this lovely. Still, despite its subpar story resolution, oblivion is good enough to remember. Oblivion has a april 19, 20 release date and is based on kosinskis graphic novel of the same name from radical comics. The film is set in the year 2077, sixty years after earth has been devastated from the effects of an alien invasion. See more ideas about oblivion, oblivion movie and oblivion 20. Joseph kosinskis oblivion is solely about how good tom cruise looks in sunglasses, how awesomely m83s music pairs with cgi cloudscapes, and how fun it. In oblivion, tom cruise is a repairman on a postapocalyptic earth who finds himself confronting a strangerthanusual work order.
Joseph kosinski, hot from rebooting the tron franchise, directs tom cruise as a clone. Interesting quote from poem, horatius, in movie oblivion. You may have noticed a few trailers for oblivion, a new tom cruise sf film that seems to fuse the themes of i am legend, mission impossible, war of the worlds, and minority report into one handy epic. The plot to oblivion is perfect, its not overstuffed, and the first 10 to 15 minutes of the film arent that interesting.
Oblivion 20 film, a science fiction film starring tom cruise. Oblivion by joseph kosinski joseph kosinski, tom cruise. Photos of oblivion s bubbleship, the ship tom cruise flies in the scifi film, taken at the 20 wondercon. In oblivion, which opened on friday, he plays another jack. Legacy that opened this weekend will certainly seem familiar.
Tom cruise, morgan freeman, olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough, nikolaj costerwaldau, melissa leo rated. A veteran assigned to extract earths remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. In a future where the earths surface has been irradiated beyond recognitio. Movie stars, like politicians or other public figures, learn early on how to feign candor while keeping. Tom cruise s representation has said comments he made to german tv in an interview to promote his upcoming film oblivion were misrepresented as being about his. The film comes out in april and in addition to cruise it stars morgan freeman, olga kurylenko, melissa leo, zoe. The secret autobiography of tom cruise slate magazine. How entertaining you consider the movie depends greatly on how good of an action star you consider him, because the third act does border on the overlong and unsatisfying. A court martial sends a veteran soldier tom cruise to a distant planet, where he has to destroy the remains of an alien race. Tom cruise has an awesome ship and awesome weapons in. In december, tom cruise starred as the title character in the film jack reacher. Why oblivion is the most miraculous comic book movie of. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
Book your tickets now at take a look at this behind the scenes video for oblivion, showcasing jack harpers moto bi. Oblivion has amazing acting from tom cruise and morgan freeman. Take a very ordinary blockbuster of the summer of 20. Commander jack harper was the commander of the 2017 nasa mission to explore saturns largest moon, titan biography edit.
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