what movie did you last watch?

[Bring4th_Austin]

Cloud Atlas

Would anyone like to explain it to me? When I saw the trailer, I decided it was going to be my future favorite movie, but was sorely disappointed. So much potential...but what was the point?

I felt the same way you did going into the movie...it looked like it would be an expression of my own beliefs around reincarnation and spiritual evolution, but I found it to be somewhat of a confusing mess!

At the time, my coworker decided to pick up the book to read it, and he was captivated even though the idea was outside of his own belief system. We spent a few shifts discussing it and with his explanations from the book, the movie made a lot more sense. It sounds like in the book, the theme and focus is presented much more clearly, and the puzzle pieces fall into place in ways they simply don't in the movie. There were entire scenes that seemed crucial to the plot of the story that were omitted from the movie. They changed some crucial plot points for no understandable reason, too. 

I think the movie is an example of the creators biting off more than they could chew. The scope is truly epic, but the execution really left me confused. I haven't read the book, but I will say that I did like the movie better after my coworker explained a few things to me, only because some things were cleared up.

Maybe if you have the time, you'll enjoy the book?