Movie Review #7: Oblivion (2013)

Now that I have finished reviewing all the Avengers films, I wanted to review all the Batman, X-Men and Spiderman movies. But then I figured that I should take a break from talking about superhero movies. I should add diversity to my list of reviews and you guys are probably sick of hearing me fanboy over these comic book films. It'll be refreshing for me to talk about something new for a change. Then I thought about reviewing a movie that's in theaters. This was the only film that spurred my interest, so why not?

Now Oblivion is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction movie starring Tom Cruise. Apparently earth was at war with an alien race and even though we ended up winning the war, the earth was lost and deemed unfit for living. So the entire population of earth left to colonize and only Tom Cruise and his partner remain to harvest the left of the earth's materials. And yes, that's the plot of WALL-E.

Now before I begin to dissect this film, I'll talk about what was cool about this movie: Tom Cruise was awesome in this movie. This movie really shows that Tom Cruise is one of the best actors in the business. He truly is a star. The supporting cast is fine, but they could have been played by anyone. Sam Worthington could have played Morgan Freeman's character and the movie wouldn't be graded any lower on Rotten Tomatoes. Aside from Cruise showing off his acting chops, the movie is gorgeous to look at. The visuals are stunning, the props are elegant in that futuristic way and the cinematography is amazing. Even if you despise this movie, you have got to admit that it's looks pretty cool.

What hurt this movie the most is that they showed too much in the trailer. If they didn't show Morgan Freeman in the trailer at all, the surprise would have felt more like an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist instead of a mild surprise. This movie also rips off movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Independence Day, Moon and WALL-E. It rips of movies that came before it without being as memorable as them.

Final Report: Oblivion is gorgeous to look at with creative visuals and props, but lacks creativity in its script.