Oblivion (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Joseph Kosinski |
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Oblivion by Joseph Kosinski |
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| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million |
| Box office | $286.2 million |
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| Soundtrack album by M83 | ||||
| Released | April 9, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
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| Length | 69:06 (standard edition) 113:36 (deluxe edition) |
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| Metacritic | 55/100 |
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| Pitchfork Media | (4.5/10) |
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Oblivion is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski's unpublished Radical Publishing graphic novel of the same name. The film was co-written, produced and directed by Kosinski. It stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, and Olga Kurylenko. The film was released in the U.S. on April 19, 2013. According to Kosinski, Oblivion pays homage to science fiction films of the 1970s.
Oblivion received mixed reviews. The acting, especially Cruise's performance, the originality, the visual style and effects were praised, while reception of the plot was mixed. Reviewers criticized the film's incorporation of elements from other sci-fi films and what Rotten Tomatoes called a "thinly scripted" story. However, it was a commercial success, grossing more than $286 million worldwide against a $120 million budget.
In 2077, following a war with extraterrestrials that devastated Earth, humanity has relocated to Saturn's moon Titan via a giant space station called the Tet. Gigantic offshore fusion energy generators drain Earth's oceans to power the colonies on Titan.
Led by mission controller Sally (Melissa Leo) and guided by his housemate and communications partner Victoria "Vika" Olsen (Andrea Riseborough), "Tech-49" Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) regularly leaves his tower post to repair downed combat drones that guard the regions and generators against the alien scavengers or "scavs." Although his memory has been wiped, he has had recurring dreams and visions of being on the observation deck of the Empire State Building with a dark-haired woman. He also collects the occasional artifact he finds from humanity's past. Vika is concerned about Jack's curiosity, questioning whether they are still “an effective team,” and encouraging him to do his job so they can join the others on Titan soon.
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