Oblivion (I) (2013)

A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Director:

Joseph Kosinski

Writers:

Karl Gajdusek (screenplay), Michael Arndt (screenplay),

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Tom Cruise	...	Jack
Morgan Freeman	...	Beech
Olga Kurylenko	...	Julia
Andrea Riseborough	...	Victoria
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Sykes
Melissa Leo	...	Sally
Zoe Bell	...	Kara
Abigail Lowe	...	Julia's Child
Isabelle Lowe	...	Julia's Child
David Madison	...	Grow Hall Survivor

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

drone | alien | resistance | dystopia | brooklyn bridge | 

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Taglines:

Earth is a memory worth fighting for.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horizons

Filming Locations:

Hrossaborg, Iceland

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$37,054,485 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Gross:

$89,021,735 (USA) (21 June 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, Ironhead Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film features the Christina's World painting by American painter Andrew Wyeth.

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Goofs

When Jack is first at his secluded cabin, he puts a vinyl record onto an old phonograph. The stylus is clearly placed at the beginning of the disc. However, the song that is heard - Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" - is not the first song on either side of Led Zeppelin II; it is the third song on the second side.

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Quotes

Jack Harper: Morning, Bob.

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Crazy Credits

The Tet can be seen in the opening Universal logo.

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Connections

Referenced in The Big Review: Episode #2.3 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Ramble On"
Written by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page
Performed by Led Zeppelin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Visually stunning Science fiction

The new film from the director Joseph Kosinski who directed 2010's Tron Legacy, has two things going for it, his brilliant visual style and a brilliant score this time provided by M83 rather than Daft Punk who scored Tron Legacy. The film is rapturously beautiful, it was filmed with 4K cameras which is definitely the way in which to see it as it was stunning. The film stars Tom Cruise who can make anything watchable (as he did with Knight and Day, barely) and he brings a familiar face for somewhere completely foreign territory, as the world has been devastated by a war for earth. He is joined by Morgan Freeman who does not feature as much as the poster would have you believe, also Andrea Riseborough and Olga Kurylenko. The best thing about the film is the action which works very well and we have a Texan Melissa Leo at mission control who is a figure of mystery and plays to some of the more interesting parts of the film such as who creation and the feeling of home, which Cruise does. The film has the tag-line "Earth is a memory worth fighting for" and this film is definitely worth seeing on the biggest screen with the best projector possible.