Oblivion - Film Review
Time for a frank admission: I entered Oblivion with extraordinarily low expectations. I wasn't a fan of Joseph Kosinski's previous film, Tron: Legacy, in the slightest. Beyond the visuals and soundtrack, the latter of which supplied by Daft Punk and Joseph Trapanese, it felt hollow and underwhelming. Thankfully, Kosinski seems to have grown as a director and has managed to deliver a film with all of the positive aspects of Tron: Legacy and little to none of the negatives. Oblivion is an incredible treat for the eyes and ears which definitely benefits from a viewing on the big screen. Apparently, Oblivion is based upon an as-yet unpublished graphic novel by Kosinki and Arvid Nelson, a fact that seemingly slipped through the cracks. Regardless of whether this was subliminal cash-grab aimed at the proliferation of "comic book" movies or a simple coincidence, we may never know. Regardless, Oblivion manages to deliver a feeling of scale that seems to be desperately lac...