Cloud Atlas (2012)
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
- Sebastian Fahr-Brix
- Terry Needham
- Tanja Däberitz
- Mara Fiedler
- Mark Inglis
- Kim Whittaker
- Lilly Wachowski
- Lana Wachowski
- Tom Tykwer
- Julie Brown
- Caroline Veyssière
- Rickie-Lee Roberts
- Julie Heskin
- David Mitchell
- Lana Wachowski
- Tom Tykwer
- Lilly Wachowski
Rating: 6.9/10 by 7012 users
Alternative Title:
Atlas Chmur - PL
Atlas mraků - CZ
Cloud Atlas - Der Wolkenatlas - DE
클라우드 아틀라스 - KR
クラウド アトラス - JP
Облакът Aтлас - BG
Cloud Atlas: La Red Invisible - MX
Cloud Atlas (2012) - GL
A Viagem 2012 - BR
Cartographie des nuages - CA
Cloud Atlas - Alles ist verbunden - DE
Mây Atlas - VN
El atlas de las nubes - ES
Cloud Atlas - FR
Country:
Germany
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 52 minutes
Budget: $102,000,000
Revenue: $130,482,868
Plot Keyword: future, artificial intelligence (a.i.), based on novel or book, san francisco, california, clone, dystopia, lgbt, multiple storylines, duringcreditsstinger, century, woman director, 1930s
Interesting film with an exceptional cast, fantastic performances and characterizations. The story, though, is a bit difficult to follow and, in the end, seems to not have a real point.
Cloud Atlas was a very well made movie but unlike most of the "simultaneous stories that all come together at the end" type of movies, this one just didn't. I'm still unclear as to the point of it all. Another issue I had was a general feeling of goofiness. Sure, the Cavendish story was pure comedy but the rest of the stories just didn't feel serious enough to me. It carried my attention for the 172 minutes well enough and it was entertaining. I just expected more of a pay off at the end. All in all, it's definitely worth seeing but I still haven't made up my mind if I truly liked it or not. What did you think?
A not-easy-to-follow film, we are presented with sub-plots from several times and places, both past and future - in which the same characters seem to be involved. An interesting idea, good images but yu need to have a particular taste in movies in order to fully enjoy Cloud Atlas. I feel that the average audience may not be heavily impressed with they way it conveys its message - by going from one timeline to another and slowly building up all these sub-plots in parallel.
