Monday, September 15, 2014

the review I fear to write

Many moons ago, I purchased the Wachowski/Tykwer film "Cloud Atlas," and only last week got around to watching it. The movie is a hodgepodge of both the excellent and the execrable, but as is the Wachowskis' wont, it's primarily an idea film, and on that level, I have much to say about it. Trouble is, I have so much to say about it that I'm pretty sure the review is going to bloat into a piece the size of "The Tao of Chance." So I need to take some time to steel myself and psych myself up before I sit down to write this post. I'm very tempted to take the opposite tack, i.e., to condense my thoughts into a brief, two-paragraph review. But that would feel like cheating, and I wouldn't be able to explore the length and breadth of my thoughts on "Cloud Atlas."

So expect a massive review sometime in the near future. Not sure exactly when I'll get around to writing it, but I promise it will appear eventually, along with other promised pieces.


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3 comments:

SJHoneywell said...

If it helps...

http://1001plus.blogspot.com/2012/10/old-souls.html

Kevin Kim said...

Thanks, Steve. I liked your review enough to have read it twice already, and I think you and I are generally in agreement, although for me, the makeup jobs weren't just a minor quibble: there were moments when the bad prosthetics jarred me out of any suspension of disbelief. That said, I generally liked the film for its spirited attempt at capturing something deep about the possible nature of reality—or of the human reality, at least.

ZenKimchi said...

Looking forward to your review. I read the book and watched the film. I liked it, but I've noticed I haven't rewatched it.