PREVIEW: Obilivon

Based on Joseph Konsinki's unpublished graphic novel of the same name, Oblivion,written and directed by Konsinki, is set in a post-apocalyptic world starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman.

Oblivion takes place in an apocalyptic future where the majority of the population lives in clouds above an uninhabitable surface of the Earth.  One man’s confrontation with the past leads him on a journey of discovery and redemption as he fights to save Mankind.  Drone repairman Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) lives alone on an unrecognisable planet Earth, soaring in the breathtaking skies until one day he rescues a beautiful stranger from a crashed aircraft.  Her arrival triggers a sequence of events that brings him to question everything he knows and puts the future of mankind in his hands. 

Konsinki said that Oblivion is a homage to the sci-fi films of the 1970s, drawing on images from Tron, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more recently Moon. The classic sci-fi feel with superb visual effects make it a sci-fi fans dream. A fantastic soundtrack by French electornic band M38 helps to bring it all together. Bringing in $274,679,700 worldwide, it's safe to say the film has been a success with audiences all over the world.

*A derivative sci-fi drama that blends some nifty plot twists with its mysteriously serene futuristic adventure.* Spectrum

*Large-scale, original sci-fi is a hard thing to come by these days, and despite its familiar story Oblivion does dream up some great idea* CinemaBlend.com 

See the trailer here:

Oblivion is showing at Gloucester Guildhall Friday 21st June at 7.45pm, Saturday 22nd June at 10.45amm 3pm (CineCubs Screening) and 7.45pm and Monday 24th June at 2pm.