Blown into ‘Oblivion’

Of  all the films to have opened this spring, “Oblivion” stuck out the most when it comes to spring fever because it really gets viewers on the edge and waiting for more.

Many science fiction movies, such as “Oblivion,” can easily go south with just one wrong line.  But director Joseph Kosonski knew exactly how to portray this futuristic of life on Earth.

I’m not going to lie, but I walked into the theater telling myself , “This movie is going to be too cheesy for me to handle.” I was wrong.

It presents quite an interesting take on the future of the human race.  It’s not typical at all. It’s quite creative and different, with plenty of twists to come by and a beautiful love story to capture not only action-desperate teens, but hopeless romantic ones as well. The best part was that there was never one cheesy part as I had assumed.

In a post apocalyptic world, Earth went to complete chaos with the moon’s destruction because of a mysterious alien race in dire need of a new healthy planet. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) and Victoria Olsen (Andrea Riseborough) must make sure the futuristic technology the humans made to survive in space stays in tact on Earth.

Throughout the film, Harper goes through visions of a young women as if they were memories, but he knows for a fact they’re figments of imagination. It’s driving Harper insane and starting to make him question who he really is and what is really happening in this so called “space colony.”

Soon, Harper realizes an old man named Malcolm Bleech (Morgan Freeman) has been watching him for a long time, and knows who Harper really is. But in order for Harper to cooperate, he needs to remember who Julia Rusakova  (Olga Kurylenko) is and make Bleech believe Rusakova can help Harper, even though he doesn’t want help.

A lot emotion was shown,   between action-packed dog fights and strong, passionate love scenes. I give huge props to Kurylenko for her portrayal of Rusakova.

Viewers feel as if they were the ones who suffered the loss of their team, as Kurylenko drew the viewers in with her fantastic facial expressions and passion for making Harper realize who he really is and what he really stands for.

One feels that “she’s the only one who can truly do this,” and can see how much she needed Harper to know the truth by simply gazing into Rusakova’s eyes.

Kosonski earns “Oblivion” 4 out of 4 Grizzly bear paws for its atypical and non-cheesy science fiction plot line, amazing emotion and passion put into the scenes, and creating a wonderful masterpiece of action, romance, and the future.