Cloud Atlas

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[jharker]

I have no idea what I just watched. I've read what the book is about and know what the story structure is, but I don't really understand why they have that story structure. It seems like it's more suitable for a book. I guess we'll have to wait and see how if this works as a narrative in a film.

Supposedly there are a lot of connections between the stories? Reading the synopsis and seeing this trailer just makes it seem like it's just a bunch of short stories...

[dmario]

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/cloudatlas/

HIGH RES versions.


I have NO IDEA WHAT that is i just watched, but it was ****ING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


...and then i saw Halle Berry and said nevermind.

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This is a quick synopsis I got from another board.

I plan to pick it up today, it's a very short book with award winning reviews.

The Wachowskis are making a movie based on this book, so I decided to give it a try. I was mildly blown away; this was a really good story, or six stories more accurately. The author, David Mitchell, is an amazing talent; he possesses an ear for voices that is almost as good as Neil Gaiman's. Each story is very different in theme and writing style, ranging from comedy to mystery to Herman Melville-like voyages. The last 2 stories, and my favorite, were a dystopian and post-apocalyptic future respectively.

The central conceit of the book, and what will probably determine whether you like it or not, is how each next story is embedded halfway in the current one. So it goes like: First half of story one -> first half of story 2 -> ... -> first and second half of story 6 -> 2nd half of story 5 -> ... 2nd half of story 1, finally finishing the original tale that the book began with.

It can be annoying to be taken out of a tale just as it's starting to get good, and when you get back to a previous story, it can be ponderous to recall everything that's going on. I recommend reading the book in a short period of time so it's all fresh in memory. I think the way the stories are all intertwined is very interesting though, and does add something to the over-arching narrative. I recommend giving it a try.

[joekey]

Looks like an even more complex version of The Fountain. Haven't read the book but the trailer is confusing.

[joekey]

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/cloudatlas/

HIGH RES versions.


I have NO IDEA WHAT that is i just watched, but it was ****ING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


...and then i saw Halle Berry and said nevermind.

I was engaged in what was going on, but once she showed up I rolled my eyes.

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LOL, whats with the Halle Berry hate?

[Johnny Blaque]

Really does look like a more complex version of The Fountain. I was impressed when the future bits started coming up but closed the trailer towards the end because I think they prolly will give away too much.

And in other news, that Lady Wachowski is a pretty convincing lady now except for the voice. She looks like Catherine O'Hara!

[weirdozhead]

Halle Berry would probably be the only reason I'd even watch this, lol.. some of the visuals look cool though

[Popninja]

LOL, whats with the Halle Berry hate?

I couldn't tell you. She's still one of the hottest actresses on the planet. She needs to fire whoever is guiding her career, though, and if that's her, she needs to fire herself and hire someone with a clue to guide her career.

I've been waiting forever to see what the Wachowskis were going to do next. They are visionaries. I'm already there.