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Oct 27, 2012 · Ewing helps an escaped-slave stowaway (David Gyasi) and ultimately condemns slavery; a hotel guest in 1936; a father in 1973; a soccer fan in 2012 who gets in a pub fight to help some senior ...
- Jennifer Vineyard
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Mar 20, 2018 · Directed by Tom Tywker, Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski and based on David Mitchell’s novel of the same name, ‘Cloud Atlas’ is a baffling adventure story lasting over six hundred years and covering six seemingly different yet intricately interconnected stories. A first watch of the film will leave your head spinning with queries and ...
May 12, 2022 · Vyvyan Ayres is insufferable, and when he tries to claim the "Cloud Atlas Sextet" as his own by using Frobisher's sexuality to blackmail him, Frobisher shoots him and flees. Ayres survives and ...
- Sezin Koehler
- Plot Summary
- The Chatham Islands, 1849
- England, 1936
- San Francisco, 1973
- London, 2012
- Neo Seoul, 2144
- Post-Apocalyptic Earth, 2321
- The Comet-Shaped Birthmark
- The Ending
‘Cloud Atlas’ begins with a cocktail of scenes, all of which give us a glimpse into six different storylines. Throughout the film, these stories diverge from and converge to each other in a way that helps us understand their interconnectedness. The themes of the 19th century reverberate in the section of the 22nd century, and the recurrence of the ...
American lawyer Adam Ewing is sent by his father-in-law to draw a deal to trade in slaves on the islands. After witnessing the whipping of Autua, a Moriori slave, Adam falls unconscious. On waking up, he is told by doctor Henry Goose that a tropical parasitic worm has taken hold of his body. On the way back, Adam is quarantined from the rest of the...
The story shifts focus to Robert Frobisher, a young musician, who works as an amanuensis for a famous but ageing composer, Vyvyan Ayrs. In helping him create his final masterpiece, Robert also wants to create something of his own. All the while, he writes letters to his lover, Rufus Sixsmith, and reads Adam Ewing’s journal. Finally, he creates his ...
Luisa Rey is a journalist who meets Sixsmith, now old and a nuclear physicist. He tries to tip her off about the nuclear reactor run by Lloyd Hooks but is killed by a hitman before that. She discovers his letters, which leads her to the Cloud Atlas Sextet. To dig into the story, she visits the nuclear reactor, where she meets Issac Sachs, a scienti...
Timothy Cavendish publishes gangster Dermot Hoggins’ book, which turns out to be a critical failure. At a party, Hoggins throws his worst critic off the balcony, which leads to an incredible boost in his sales. With all the money pouring in, Cavendish spends a lot but forgets to give Hoggins his due. On being threatened by him, Cavendish runs away ...
Sonmi-451 is a fabricant who works at a fast-food chain in a dystopian world. Another fabricant, Yoona-939, opens her to the idea of rebellion by showing her a clip from a movie about Cavendish’s life. After Yoona tries to run away and is killed, Sonmi is rescued by Hae-Joo Chang. He introduces her to the rebellion and convinces her to become the f...
After an unknown disaster destroys the world, some of the survivors return to the hunter-gatherer way of life. Zachry lives with his tribe, who live by the code of Sonmi. They are threatened by a cannibalistic tribe, while Zachry is haunted by an evil entity called Old Georgie. A Prescient, Meronym, visits his village and expresses her intention to...
Apart from the recurrence of the same cast in all the six stories, there is another thing that has a prominent presence in the film. All the central characters have the same birthmark. The comet-shaped birthmark appears on Adam’s chest, Robert’s lower back, Luisa’s shoulder, Cavendish’s leg, Sonmi’s neck, and Zachry’s head. In the final scene, the ...
After Meronym saves Catkin, Zachry helps her get to the top of the mountain and avail the facility to send a signal for help to the others. She also tells him the truth about Sonmi, that she is not the goddess they revered. He fights the constant whisperings of Old Georgie, who urges him to kill Meronym. On returning home, Zachry discovers that all...
Cloud Atlas. (film) Cloud Atlas is a 2012 epic science fiction film written and directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer. [8] Based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, it has multiple plots occurring during six eras in time. Cast members perform multiple roles in these time periods.
- $130.5 million
- $100–146.7 million
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Oct 24, 2012 · As a film teacher, I was always being told by students that a film by David Lynch, say, or Warner Herzog, was "a retelling of the life of Christ, say, or 'Moby Dick.' " My standard reply was: Maybe it's simply the telling of itself. Yet "Cloud Atlas" cries out for an explanation, and surely you've noticed that I've been tap-dancing around one.
