I DONT CARE what the critics or common movie goers have to say to bash this film. This movie is a work of art and certainly one of the greatest and memorable films I will ever watch. I do admit, when I read the book, in comparison the stories were a bit rushed but I still love the movie regardless; the connection between these stories are phenominal, the music is spotless and seeing the cast playing multiple roles each with different identities is incredible. It made me start believing that no matter how long we may live, nothing ever ends and if our stories we make don't have a great ending or so we will always have the time to make a better one!
I could not agree more with your comments. I still cannot believe this movie has not won the recognition it truly deserves. This movie is the best movie I have seen in a long time. I saw it four times and I still find it fascinating! Superb cast, directors, music, story line as you said a work of art no doubt!
+ninigreen7 I think the reputation of this movie will improve as time passes and it finds its audience on DVD, Blu-ray or download. Many films that are now considered classics were misunderstood, and fared poorly either critically or at the box office during their time of initial release.
Because critics are @$$holes, they're the ones who tried and failed so they try to wreck other people with their own imagined self importance. Lest we forget, CRITICS said this: your music and career will sink like a lead dirigible... The guy that turned down signing Led Zeppelin.🤯 Your music belongs in the garage, take it back to Queens and stay there... The guy that didn't sign The Ramones. 🤯 Not a novel, it's the childlike ramblings of a misspent unhappy childhood... The last guy that turned down some writer from Maine ... aka Steven King 🤯 When a band that tried, but didn't quite get it BASHED a music critic who said they 'needed more seasoning as a band.' 😤 "Well if you think you can do better, GO AHEAD." 🤯☝️ Bad move, the music critic and journalist did just that. Called her college friend James Honeyman-Scott, who called up his friends and The Pretenders were born. 🤯😲😉 Hooleee schittt. Yeah, sometimes the critic DOES know best, but that's super rare when they do. The paying public always knows more. "Cloud Atlas will go down in history as one of the greatest films EVER MADE." And that's MY "critic"al opinion. 😉🥰🐞
It's so great to read that others here in this forum had and the same reactions that I indeed had to this film. I not only thought it was a masterpiece of film art but also a film replete with several strong messages about love, courage, aspects of immortality, fate, justice, and the never ending cycle of life which keeps on trying to unfold and answer those questions about what passes for progress and often regret. The film is a classic and after I saw it alone I drove back home thinking that this film will be talked about for a long time in the future as truly visionary and vastly important. Like others here I thought the fact that the Academy Awards ignored this film was egregious and simply wrong. I believe this film, like Citizen Kane, will prevail in the end to be important even without the accolades and awards it failed to garner in 2012.
ok I've had this really long Cloud Atlas crisis lately. I watched it in the theater when it was released in 2012 and once in a while I watch it again, but two weeks ago I watched it at night after a party, totally drunk and I cried like a baby, and I repeated on loop the scene where Sixsmith goes to find Robert in that... churh-tower-like just after Sixsmith's niece talks about how Sixsmith believed love was a natural force and I cried and I cried, and these two past weeks I've been thinking about cloud atlas all day long, I even read the book (2 days, I read it in two days, fuck me). I'm even been writing this weird story about reincarnation inspired by the ideas from the movie, in a different way, but still... and I would say by logic "SAVE ME FROM THIS!" but I don't wanna be saved, because this is my fave movie of all time!!!
It’s so beautiful. Once you get it. You can’t forget it. It’s deeper than just a movie or entertainment. It’s a message into a glimpse of how the world could be if everyone got it. The evolution of souls. People are good. They are influenced by a dark force in this story. But as seen with Tom Hanks soul. We can evolve and we can change and deny evil. It’s so beautiful because it’s true. The message is for us. You might also really enjoy a book called Out of the silent planet by CS Lewis. Similar themes ( in a different way). Glad you were touched
Hi Jo, I hope you see this post, it's kind of late. Check out "The Angry Hippie" channel. He has a masterpiece of a video giving in-depth ana;ysis of the film.
Before you get weird feelings about the Chinese reporters asking questions in Mandarin, understand that this movie made the most money in the Chinese box office, even more than in the US. Xun Zhou is a BIG deal in the East, and casting her was a brilliant way to connect this story to another part of the world while getting the chance to share her talent with US audiences.
+montavista1 I don't think 'prolific' is the word you're looking for: Prolific adjective 1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree. 2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer. 3. profusely productive or fruitful (often followed by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations. 4. characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.Also, I think the other word you're looking for is 'mesmerizing', and not 'memorizing'...
@@Stratmanable prolific in this context could mean the birthing of more movies as good as this. Because it keeps the legacy of great movie making alive.
For me, the best part of this conference was when Andy and Lana were asked to discuss their relationship as a filmmaking duo and brother and sister. Andy will clearly stick by his sister through and through, and Lana obviously couldn't be more grateful that her brother never gave up on her, especially after she made the transition. It makes me grateful that after all the craziness of our childhood, my brother and I were able to reconcile and develop a stronger relationship.
This movie and is a threat to the establishment. It may explain why myself and ZERO of my friends and family had heard or seen it until 2021. Please do us all a favour and spread the word about this great work. Its value to you is likely to last far longer than 3 hours. For me it will last the rest of my life.
Please never take this video down. Thank you to everyone who shot video, mixed sound, uploaded the data, and/or maintains this page. Pivotal piece of film - nay, human - history right here.
The scope of this film is so immense, I cant think of anything that has ever tackled so much ALL in just 1 movie. Its worth rewatching just to soak in all of the world building that went in to the timelines alone. Masterpiece
The wachowskis create a new cluster with each film it seems. I would love to hear more from Lilly since her transition. Lana as always is a light in a dark space.
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE MOVIE!! I cannot over emphasize these few comments. If you have high levels of empathy this movie will rock your world and make you want to get out of your seats and fight…!! It must be watched at least twice but it took me three times as the stories are meshed in a way that will simulate a response but not in a way that is easily connected. Give yourself a quiet space and allow yourself to connect with your emotions and this movie will take you on an unforgettable journey…!!
The one bit (~~ 12 mins into the Panel) when Lana says (~~) "... but when you put the book down, your brain sort of re-connects all of the parts..." They are the ultimate directors: To program our brains (in a very good way) to create "seams" in the tapestry which are apparent and yet at the same invisible. -r,
I just googled movies about spirituality and this movie came up. Watched the trailer and excited to watch the movie. I am actively searching for ways to help me get back to a higher level of consciousness. I have experienced the magic of manifestation and letting go of fears but I slacked on my spiritual routine and now working to get back reconnected with my heart.
Very sad that it didn't make it better at the box office, but I also understand why it didn't succeed there. But yes.. as so many others have said, it is such and underrated movie. Great movie. I have to rewatch it every year.
YES…!! This movie evokes the same emotions in me even years after my first my time seeing and it after watching it at least 7 times. You need to watch it at least twice to figure it out…!! This movie will make you want to get out of your seat and fight for love…!!
I am always surprised how jounalists makes the most terrible and stupid questions. Poor actors and directors that have to deal with these people every day. A panel with almost 20 people and the journalist only adress to Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. And I will not even mention the chinese reporters...
Its as brilliant and complex as Inception and as deeply emotional as What Dreams May Come. This film will make you cry! Not made for the average American idiot
What sucks is that we didn't get to hear any input from some of the other, lesser known actors who probably had far more sophisticated opinions and perspectives.
I think It is better to look at this movie as one looks at a painting. Modern cinema is so literal, I do not believe Cloud Atlas was intended for such a formula
Saw Doona Bae in a Chelsea NYC coffee shop, tried tapping her shoulder to get her attention to ask her the usual stupid question, are you Doona Bai? She did her embarrassed bye bye shove off laugh. Tom Hanks saved the movie financially several times. Hanks did Hologram For The King directed by Twyker. Excellent! Lana is the movie (great mess) and is the gestalt collective in herself.
there is no doubt that it is great movie ive ever watched before....But...poorly....i dont know why critics hate this movie...i think the value of this movie should not be underestimated by them anymore...please watch carefully and deeply, considering what mean the movie give us and figuring out what point is the great artistic value of the movie we said.
Because critics are @$$holes, they're the ones who tried and failed so they try to wreck other people with their own imagined self importance. Lest we forget, CRITICS said this: your music and career will sink like a lead dirigible... The guy that turned down signing Led Zeppelin.🤯 Your music belongs in the garage, take it back to Queens and stay there... The guy that didn't sign The Ramones. 🤯 Not a novel, it's the childlike ramblings of a misspent unhappy childhood... The last guy that turned down some writer from Maine ... aka Steven King 🤯 When a band that tried, but didn't quite get it BASHED a music critic who said they 'needed more seasoning as a band.' 😤 "Well if you think you can do better, GO AHEAD." 🤯☝️ Bad move, the music critic and journalist did just that. Called her college friend James Honeyman-Scott, who called up his friends and The Pretenders were born. 🤯😲😉 Hooleee schittt. Yeah, sometimes the critic DOES know best, but that's super rare when they do. The paying public always knows more. "Cloud Atlas will go down in history as one of the greatest films EVER MADE." And that's MY "critic"al opinion. 😉🥰🐞
One of the most criminally underrated cinematic masterpieces ever! We've just uploaded a full analysis of Cloud Atlas to our channel, breaking down the stories and themes, narrative structure & editing, visual motifs, music and use of cast (all which are used to achieve the film's vast thematic agenda). Hopefully we did the film justice! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NXriWanYWg0.html
I would just like to point out that the questions asked by the Chinese journalists are absolutely shallow and stupid. To be quite frank I wish the Chinese journalists didn't speak a word, wasting the time of the others. Self-centered and ignorant, rude and awkward questions. The level of their English is absolutely unprofessional. As a Chinese American I want to point out that it is EXTREMELY rude to speak in Chinese like that at an open audience as such. I have always disliked Chinese jurnalism for their lack of sensitivity, open-mindedness, creativity and knowledge. The film is a brilliant master pice, it is absolutely stunning aesthetically, and the writing is so beautiful and flawless. Forever my favorite film.
In all socialistic and "progressive" communist countries fair and professional journalists usually either already killed. or are in prison ) That Chinish girl is not journalist ) )
Delong Tsway an open Q&A should be treated considerately, each question should be asked not only for yourself, but for the others. When a question is being answered from the cast or creators, everyone in the audience is listening, that is why they're there, to listen and take notes. If you call that a translation, my friend, you obviously have no clue about respecting your listeners. Yes, the girl did "translated" what Zhou Xun has said, but barely, there was absolutely no professionalism taken place. You may speak out in Chinese, yes! with pride, but in a situation like this, to respect the others/ your listeners, please, have someone that can really translate. The poor translation serves absolutely no purpose, and it wastes the time of the others.
