I was not prepared. Words that many World of Warcraft players would find funny given they are a variation of the infamous character among WoW fans Illidan Stormrage. But it is true. I was not prepared at all.
I started watching Cloud Atlas as one other movie for Tom Hanks, one that is probably going to be good but not as good as the ones that got all the hype when they were released. But I was definitely surprised and unable to get out of my seat and away from my screen.
This is one of those movies that is so hard to describe and review without spoilers. However, it is also one that is impossible to describe and review with the use of so many spoilers, if any at all.
Every actor/actress in this movie has portrayed multiple characters.
Tom Hanks for starters did a great performance with every single character he portrayed from distant future Zachry to 70s scientist Isaac Sachs among 6 roles he portrayed in the movie out of which 4 were major and 2 although minor were nonetheless an integral part of the story.
Halle Berry again performed multiple roles of which some are extremely worthy of quoting regardless of the fact that every single role was just brilliantly portrayed.
But the best thing about the story was the integration, the way it takes you through time jumps between the past, present and the future, showing you how everything is just a product of one another, how the ripple effect of one action can be evident through time.
The movie simply portrays how every single character's choices affect not only themselves but others and not only around them but through time, shaping people and their personalities and finally inspiring a revolution in a very distant future.
Another great thing about this movie is how it takes us through an emotional roller-coaster at times and how it just freezes us in our seats with some great and beautiful writing and acting.
Finally it is wort pointing out that not one single actor or actress in this movie can be said to be the lead actor or actress in the movie and although it might seem that Tom Hanks along with Halle Berry and Doona Bae might have gotten more screen time than the others, the difference in such time is probably minor and every single actor and every single character is just as important to the story line as the other.
Among other great actors in this movie were Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, James D'Arcy and Susan Sarandon.
There is nothing more to say here other than the fact that this movie was three hours of pure awesomeness and was worth every viewing minute. I rate it with a solid 9.5 out of 10.0 and I totally advise anyone reading this to step away from whatever platform they are reading this on and go watch this movie immediately.
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