10-01-2015, 03:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-01-2015, 05:02 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
I've never read the book, so I have no comparison there. But I still think the Cloud Atlas movie stands on its own as one of the most interesting movies-about-ideas that's been made for awhile, especially considering that it manages to stay largely within conventional action/adventure formats while dealing with much higher-level philosophy.
Plus, it's so rare to have a movie that really rewards re-watching, like it does. I've seen it three times, and I keep noticing details I'd missed previously. Like how the repetition of "The weak are meat and the strong do eat" vs "From womb to tomb, we are bound to others past and present" across the ages really does summarize the STS vs STO philosophies in a nutshell.
Plus, it's so rare to have a movie that really rewards re-watching, like it does. I've seen it three times, and I keep noticing details I'd missed previously. Like how the repetition of "The weak are meat and the strong do eat" vs "From womb to tomb, we are bound to others past and present" across the ages really does summarize the STS vs STO philosophies in a nutshell.