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Posted: 7/26/12 at 4:02pm
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/26/cloud-atlas-trailer/
Hrmmm, well it *looks* absolutely spectacular anyway, but I wouldn't expect anything else from a movie with some parts directed by Tim Tykwer and some by the Wachowski Brothers, and actually this is a case of a film perhaps benefitting from two different director teams (though, from the book anyway, I'm curious who got which part--Tykwer is a bit less interested in sci fi, but his style from Run Lola Run does make me think of some of the dystopian Korea parts of the book).
I *loved* the book. And it seems nearly impossible to film, though it looks like the film probably cuts back and forth between all the segments instead of telling them basically one by one and then going back to the beginning, the way the novel did, which I suppose makes sense for a film (then again, trailers are choppy so I may be reading too much into that). One problem is Tykwer, and even more so (IMHO) the Wachowski's aren't always the best at narrative, which is pretty important here (and by saying not always the best, I'm being kind ). It makes me think a little bit about the last time a largely German funded, big budgeted (and I believe this is the most expensive film in Germany history), English language adaptation of a literary favorite that seemed impossible to film was done, by Tykwer, with Perfume: Portrait of a Murderer. It was a gorgeous movie, but the script never worked for me and ultimately it felt a bit empty (that said, I actually found the novel to ultimately feel kinda empty too--something I didn't feel with Cloud Atlas, so perhaps it's unfair to judge).
Great cast (Tom Hanks aside ).
Hrmmm, well it *looks* absolutely spectacular anyway, but I wouldn't expect anything else from a movie with some parts directed by Tim Tykwer and some by the Wachowski Brothers, and actually this is a case of a film perhaps benefitting from two different director teams (though, from the book anyway, I'm curious who got which part--Tykwer is a bit less interested in sci fi, but his style from Run Lola Run does make me think of some of the dystopian Korea parts of the book).
I *loved* the book. And it seems nearly impossible to film, though it looks like the film probably cuts back and forth between all the segments instead of telling them basically one by one and then going back to the beginning, the way the novel did, which I suppose makes sense for a film (then again, trailers are choppy so I may be reading too much into that). One problem is Tykwer, and even more so (IMHO) the Wachowski's aren't always the best at narrative, which is pretty important here (and by saying not always the best, I'm being kind ). It makes me think a little bit about the last time a largely German funded, big budgeted (and I believe this is the most expensive film in Germany history), English language adaptation of a literary favorite that seemed impossible to film was done, by Tykwer, with Perfume: Portrait of a Murderer. It was a gorgeous movie, but the script never worked for me and ultimately it felt a bit empty (that said, I actually found the novel to ultimately feel kinda empty too--something I didn't feel with Cloud Atlas, so perhaps it's unfair to judge).
Great cast (Tom Hanks aside ).
