Review of the reviews

Like that movie, “Oblivion” incorporates all sorts of themes, ideas and images from science-fiction cinema of the last several decades, including “Blade Runner,” “The Matrix,” “Total Recall,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Solaris,” among others. I found this statement to be true. While I was watching the movie I noticed that at one part Jack is in a giant room filled with pods that look very similar to the ones in the Matrix. I noticed that it looked like the Matrix before I even read this review. I also noticed that when Morgan Freeman takes Tom he looks a lot like Morpheus and when he tells him that it is time to learn the truth and that he is the chosen one and so on.

It's apparent now, after two similarly pristine and vacuous productions, that Joseph Kosinski makes films as if he were building IKEA furniture: He follows a simple template, allen-keys the requisite pieces into place, and at the end of the process winds up with something both blandly functional and broadly appealing. This is also perhaps a little true. Although I feel like this is harsh his movies do seem to resemble alot. Like the other review said there were also signs of “Blade Runner,” “The Matrix,” “Total Recall,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and Andrei Tarkovsky’s “Solaris,”. This is not a very original movie but I believe that it still was a movie that was fun to watch. It probably wasn't my favorite movie to watch but I do not regret watching it.

If I did not see the movie yet I probably would believe the review that is more negative. I would believe it more because it used more links and quotes. That makes his writing more reliable and he seems much more passionate and seems like he cares what he is writing about. Since he used more quotes and link it is more likely that his work is more creditable and true. He also makes very good points that even the good review makes.

If I were to write a full page review on this movie I would include the fact that this movie is nothing new. Although this movie is fun to watch it is stuff that has already been done in the past and it is very important to remember. The most noticeable thing is how much this movie is like The Matrix. I remember thinking to myself wow this movie seems familiar and now I am glad to see that I was not the only one that saw it. I would probably recomand this movie but I would not put it as a top choice I would say to put this movie on if there is nothing else to watch. Although it isn't bad it is not that interesting to watch. There are a few mind games but its easy to understand.

http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/oblivion-2013 – bad review

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/19/pick_of_the_week_oblivion_tom_cruises_gorgeous_sci_fi_allegory/ - good review