Unforgettable Oblivion

I love Oblivion. First of all, the word "oblivion" is awesome and it puts the movie straight into the right mood. The story-line is great and it is original because it is not an adaptation from a book or a sequel to anything. Well you can say it is technically from a book, an unpublished graphic novel. But it is written by the director himself, so it is still counted as an original work.

It is neat and elegant, something I appreciate a lot. It has good framing and almost gave me a feeling of "Prometheus" way of shooting the background. It has a good twist, although some might argue that the trailer showed too much about the movie. It is still a good story after all.

Let's not forget the soundtrack. The soundtrack is amazing. Amazing perhaps because it is different. Nowadays we get Hans Zimmer too much already. Hans Zimmer is good but we need new composers sometimes. The director had the right vision for the soundtrack. He chose the right composer and made the movie up to another level. 

About the director Joseph Kosinki, it is surprising that this is just his second movie. The first one is Tron Legacy. No wonder when I watched Oblivion, it kept reminding me of something, something so familiar but I couldn't point out what was it. Now I have pretty high hope for this director, and super excited for his next project. 

Originally Disney was supposed to produce the film, but I am glad that Disney released the rights. Because otherwise, it won't be the original story from the director himself as it should be. So far most of the blockbusters and sequels of this year are failure to me. Only some independent, some movies that stand alone as a movie are good movies, like Oblivion and Pacific Rim. For Oblivion, I am pretty sure that we won't get a sequel out of it, which is something positive. I am just fed up of all the sequels and remakes and adaptations from books. After all the over-hyped movies, Oblivion brought some fresh air to the audiences. 

Here is a video from a youtuber, comicbookgirl19. Choose the one on the left and listen to her complaining about Hollywood blockbusters nowadays. I totally agree with her. Sooner or later, there will be some big crisis in filming industry.