January 27, 2013
Helping in Making Sense of Cloud Atlas
Uh oh..so you have watched Cloud Atlas movie (or read Cloud Atlas novel), and still cannot figure out what’s the main storyline, what’s that connection stuffs that are heavily advertised in the trailer ? You are not alone, and it is not your fault. It’s just that the themes are presented subtly that demand multiple rewatching or re-reading in order to understand. Here are some internet links I gathered that can help us in understanding the story. Note that there are some differences between the movie and the novel that I divide the links into two categories : movie and novel. Since the movie is based on the novel, definitely some aspects discussed in the links below are applicable to both the movie and the novel. Oh, btw : MASSSIVE SPOILER !
Movie :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/board/thread/208696790
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/board/thread/208954913
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/board/thread/208985924
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/board/thread/211467401
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/board/thread/211467431
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/board/thread/211467460
http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/guide-to-the-characters-and-connections-of-cloud-atlas-confused.html
Novel :
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/800107-reincarnation-and-plot-holes