tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post8059135547920035201..comments2024-01-31T18:37:07.424+00:00Comments on The Agitation of the Mind: OblivionNeil Fulwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-43727758273773844482013-05-02T22:55:45.023+01:002013-05-02T22:55:45.023+01:00Good call on the character name. Didn't make t...Good call on the character name. Didn't make that connection at first, but you're dead right. Maybe scriptwriters think that "Jack" is a good Everyman name to suit Cruise's persona. I'm not his biggest fan by a long shot, but I really did like his performance in this. He got the balance right. Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-63731147127990609932013-04-30T21:52:21.625+01:002013-04-30T21:52:21.625+01:00Glad you liked it man, I myself recognized all the...Glad you liked it man, I myself recognized all the influences as well, but as you say, I sat back and took in the visuals. <br /><br />There's this scene where Jack (this is like the 500th film where Cruise plays a character named Jack!) is walking through the empty landscape and suddenly comes upon a lonely dog that was a direct reference to I Am Legend, where the exact samething happens to the main character. <br /><br />There were many references to many films, yet somehow it didn't stop my enjoyment of the film, probably because it looked and sounded so good, there was something particularly cool about the music on the film, it's not Daft Punk, but it's in the same ball park, very techno and therefore appropriate for the film which is all about technology overpowering man. <br /><br />Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com