Oblivion Review

Oblivion


Release Date: 11th April 2013 - Australia


Production Companies
Universal Pictures (presents)
Chernin Entertainment
Relativity Media (in association with)
Monolith Pictures
Radical Studios (in association with)

Dentsu Inc. (presented in

association with)

Fuji Television Network (presented

in association with)

Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 124 minutes


Budget: $120,000,000

Box Office Gross: $286,168,572 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Drone repairers have been
stationed on Earth to
extract precious resources
after decades of war with
a terrifying threat known
as the Scavs. His mission
is almost complete for
Jack Harper, one of the

repairmen. However, he
has two weeks left before
he has to rejoin his fellow
survivors in a distant
colony.

His lofty existence gets
shattered when he rescues
a beautiful stranger from
a crashed spacecraft while
patrolling the breathtaking
skies from a height of
thousands of feet. Her

appearance sets off a chain

of events, culminating in

Jack fighting almost single-

handedly to save humanity.

Cast
Tom Cruise - Jack Harper
Andrea Riseborough -
Victoria Olsen
Morgan Freeman - Malcolm
Beech
Olga Kurylenko - Julia
Rusakova
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Sykes
Melissa Leo - Sally

Zoë Bell - Kara

Abigail & Isabella Lowe - Kara's Child

Crew
Based on the Graphic Novel
Original Story/Producer/
Director - Joseph Kosinski
Screenplay - Karl Gajdusek and Michael Arndt

Associate Producer - Michael Cheung

Executive Producers - Jesse Berger, 

Dave Morrison and Justin Springer
Producers - Peter Chernin,
Dylan Clark, Duncan Henderson and

Barry Levine
Co-Producer/First Assistant Director -

Bruce Franklin
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -

R.J. Mino
Co-Producers - Steve Gaub and

Mike Larocca

Casting Director - Marcia Ross

Military Technical Advisor - Doug McQuarrie
Production Designer - Darren Gilford

Concept Illustrators - Nick Pugh,

Daniel Simon, Thom Tenery and

Andrée Wallin

Supervising Art Director - Kevin Ishoika 

Art Director - Mark W. Mansbridge

Set Decorators - Ronald R. Reiss,

Ron Cookson (Uncredited) and

Gena Vazquez (Uncredited)

Property Master - Doug Harlocker
Costume Designer - Marlene Stewart

Costume Designer: Military Scav - Jose Fernandez

Assistant Costume Designer - Lisa Tomczezyn

Makeup Designer & Supervisor - Michèle Burke

Department Head Makeup - Desne J. Holland

Tattoo Makeup Artist - Rick Stratton
Director of Photography - Claudio Miranda

Aerial Director of Photography: Aerial Unit -

David B. Nowell

"A" Camera Operator - Lucas Bielan

Production Supervisor - Candice Campos

Supervising Location Manager - Michael John Meehan

Location Manager: Iceland Unit - Thor Kjartansson

Unit Production Managers: Iceland Unit -

Michael J. Malone and Leifur Dagfinnson

First Assistant Director: Second Unit -

Basti Van Der Woude

Second Assistant Director: Second Unit -

Marvin Williams

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -

Robert Alonzo

Stunt Co-Coordinator - Joey Box

Stunt Rigging Coordinator - David Hugghins

Aerial Coordinator: Aerial Unit - David Paris

Jack's Moto Bike Technicians - Justin Kell

and Eric Orr

Special Effects Coordinator - Michael Meinardus

Special Effects Set Foreman - Chris Brenczewski

Visual Effects Supervisors - Eric Barba and

Bjorn Mayer

Digital Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Paul Lambert

Animation Supervisor: Digital Domain - Steve Preeg

CG Supervisor: Pixomondo - Gavyn Thompson

Compositing Supervisor: Digital Domain -

R. Matt Smith

Compositing Supervisors: Pixomondo -

Dan Akers and Theresa Ellis Rygiel

On-Set Integration Supervisor: Digital Domain -

Geoffrey Baumann

On-Set Integration Lead: Digital Domain -

Jesse James Chisholm

Previs Supervisor: The Third Floor - Nicholas Markel

Editor - Richard Francis-Bruce

Supervising Sound Designer - Ren Klyce

Assistant Sound Designer - Coya Elliott

Supervising Sound Editor/ADR Supervisor -

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

Supervising Sound Editor/Additional Sound

Designer - Al Nelson

Assistant Supervising Sound Editor -

Steve Orlando

Sound Effects Editors - Scott Guitteau,

David C. Hughes, Frank E. Eulner and

Stuart McGowan

Dialogue & ADR Editors - Marilyn McCoppen,

Cheryl Nardi and Brad Semenoff

Re-Recording Mixers - Gary A. Rizzo

and Juan Peralta

Assistant Re-Recording Mixers - Nathan Nance

and Tony Villafor

Foley Artists - John Roesch

and Alyson Dee Moore
Original Music - M83

Score Composers - Anthony González

and Joseph Trapanese


Review
An ordinary sci-fi adventure with a plot bit derivative with several plot twists made everyone oblivious to what this film is about. OBLIVION is in the post-apocalyptic setting and is a dark and stylised interpretation. Aside from the glossy effects and scenery of OBLIVION, Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman are good in their roles. The action becomes quickly intense, and the movie's score is defining, very atmospheric and nearly excels the music of the director's first picture, Tron: Legacy by Daft Punk.

Drawing on the sci-fi adventure genre, the film OBLIVION seems half-clichéd and not nearly as good as I hoped. However, it represents a unique vision and provides a pure impact. Some are looking forward to this experience, while others are not. Perhaps you might feel good about seeing the film in whatever you want it to be.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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