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One of the top 10 films of all time, for many reasons

posted 10 years ago by Farshnoshket
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Cloud Atlas is a very unique piece of film, taking on 6 different stories over the period of about 600 years. Just the thought of that happening in 1 film might seem quite overwhelming and for some it might just be, however if you one who can follow along I believe you'll be rewarded with a masterpiece. Although there is no requirement to view the film more than once viewing Cloud Atlas multiple times will also give it's own rewards, for as the film claims 'everything is connected' it also attempts to demonstrate by having elements in each story that connect to other stories, in many different ways. One of my favorite examples would be when we see Hallie near the beginning of the film coming out of a party in the 1970's story in San Fran, she's speaking to some guy trying to pick her up. He says "Luisa, wa-wait, c'mon, c'mon, I'm telling you, I'm telling ya baby; you can't leave me. It's a...you know, it's a past life thing or a future life thing, but ya know, it's you and me..." and then she replies 'Look. For the last hour, all I could think about was throwing you off your balcony.' The dude then replies "I mean, who the hell do you think you are? You write a *beep* column for a *beep* rag." The film moves to present day, a party on the roof of a building in England, and we see the next future life of Luisa and the dude from the 1970's, Luisa is someone at the party, the dude is now a book critic, who writes some *beep* column for a *beep* rag. Before the scene ends the dude is thrown off the roof by Luisa's future love, which of course we don't discover until later in the film. I believe these 2 scenes are just one of many examples showing how events can connect through time. In a way the scenes touch on deja vu. How? Well when Luisa sees the dude get thrown off the balcony she might experience some kind of deja vu because of what had said in a past life.

The film gives people who care enough something to think about, while others will spend their entire lives never wondering why?

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[–] Soodinum 10 years ago

Learn to spell, and stop being an elitist wank.

[–] bigBang8 9 years ago

Lol a guy like you whos so high up their @ss would find nothing interesting in this movie.

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[–] Soodinum 9 years ago

See what's wrong with your thinking? Me not buying "one of the top 10 best films of all time" and finding something of value in it are totally different things.

You're like the elitist wank up there and you don't even know why.

[–] Farshnoshket 9 years ago

Oh geez, I must have been pretty high when I wrote this. I can't even figure out what I was saying in the second piece.

However, there is no denying that some people are deep and others are shallow. Can anyone argue with that?

This film was not made for shallow people. Paul Blart was made for shallow people, although people who are not shallow might enjoy a few giggles. On the other hand I would find it difficult to believe that a shallow could find enjoyment in Cloud Atlas.

Now if you are shallow person it would be silly to discuss this film because being shallow you would have missed much of this film even if you watched all 2 1/2 hours.

Personally I found, even if one is deep, it still might take multiple viewings to FULLY appreciate the film, and each time you watch it you might find you enjoy it even more.

I truly love Cloud Atlas. It does things no other film ever attempted to do, and it accomplishes everything it was intended to do. It's a film of many levels; a collection of stories throughout time that reflect against each other, simply demonstrating that everything is connected, whether you believe in that is another thing.

When fully appreciated it is a masterpiece that will always keep it in my top 10 films of all time.

[–] Soodinum 9 years ago

You're still being an elitist wank, and you're missing no the point. Just because you enjoyed this doesn't make it objectively one of the top ten movies of all time. If you can't understand the logic break that happens in that line of reasoning and have to keep responding with ad hominem backlashes, we're done.

[–] Farshnoshket 9 years ago

ok first, now you've made some errors, but I usually ignore things like that, but for you I've made an exception.

Second, it is because I enjoyed the film it makes my top 10 list of all time. I don't really believe that I have to mention this is an opinion, as it is obviously not a fact, as are most things people talk about on these boards. Right now it is actually my #1 film of all time. I rate that high for many reasons, including how ambitious it was to make. Not only was the film ambitious to make, but they succeeded in making a masterpiece. It certainly isn't my problem if others feel different. It's actually their problem.

I'm not being elitist, I'm stating my opinion. And if you can't accept that some films are over people's heads maybe next time you watch 12 Angry Men watch it with a 10 year old and ask about how they enjoyed it, to make a point so obvious, which shouldn't be necessary.

It's like to people like you stupid people don't exist, but as it turns out there are a lot more ignorant people in the world than intelligent people. Now that is a fact. Just check any statistical data on the subject. Of course intelligence is only one part of what it takes to fully understand everything that is happening in this film. A good film knowledge is probably also necessary. I would say being well traveled might help as well along with being the type of person open to new things. Reading the book first also would help. Books are also a great example of how people can vary greatly, bases on reading levels. The book 'Cloud Atlas' has a very high reading level and I guarantee you a lot of people complaining about this film would have similar complaints about the book, but more obvious because the book is above their reading level. Yeah, I know, it all makes me sound elitist, but it's not, but it is a great excuse for you, isn't it?

btw, I browsed some of your opinions on other boards and you use the term 'elitist wank' all the time. You also call people names a lot, like stupid and idiot, making you sound like an elitist wank.

[–] FreedomWatchTower 9 years ago

He's not being elitist he is right but maybe he didn't choose the right language

[–] MELlSANDRE 9 years ago

Definitely agree with you.