Review of Cloud Atlas (2012) by Lordomo — 13 Feb 2022

One of the most criminally underrated movies to date and the best work of the Wachowski's hands down.

The ambition and scale of Cloud Atlas is one of a kind with 6 different stories over a timeframe of many centuries. Each story is great on its own with a unqiue tone and style but it goes further. All of these stories are connected to form one big story and message to the viewer.

I can only assume that a lot of the more middling or negative reviews come from the initially confusing plot of the movie and the fact that actors play several roles at once with the help of makeup and prosthetics. It can certainly be hard to wrap your head around at first but there is a method to the madness.

Even if it may require a second viewing you start to understand how the different stories feed into each other and ultimately all tell the same story of oppression throughout history and how the actors play iterations of the same character throughout all of these 6 storylines.

It's a shame how overlooked this movie was back in the day because it's truly one of a kind with a unique style, great ambition and a great message.