REACTING to *Oblivion* CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED!! (First Time Watching) Sci-fi Movies

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James and Nobu are reacting to Oblivion and this film in criminally underrated! This incredible sci-fi movies starring Tom Cruise and directed by the same guy who bought you Top Gun: Maverick! Enjoy this first time watching Sci-fi Movies reaction to Oblivion!
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[@whitenoisereacts]

What do YOU think is the most underrated sci-fi movie of all time??

[@raymondthacker9836]

Arrival is a such a brilliant underrated sci-fi movie IMO

[@modelovirus395]

@@raymondthacker9836one of my favorite films of all time

[@illyanam1842]

It may be an older movie but 'Flight of the Navigator' is still my favorite 👍🏾 👍🏾

[@KenseiSanjian]

Clearly it's"Battlefield Earth"!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Skylar-gs8ig]

​@@raymondthacker9836 yeah sure, the first time I saw it I was blown away by how good it was.

[@ettcha]

One of the best parts of the theatre experience for this was the sound design. I felt the drones in my bones😂

[@michaelmcelhone6353]

This movie was amazing in the theater!

[@billbillinger2117]

They really did a great job with the menacing machine sounds.

[@barreloffun10]

I read a review that said something like, this movie uses sound design to do what Star Wars did with R2-D2, only instead of cute and endearing, it does scary and menacing.

[@katedc]

And the M83 theme with Susanne Sundfor!

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Somebody's gonna make it their ringtone

[@robertbasine8842]

RIGHT ON. I’ve been pushing for reactors to check this movie out for YEARS ... Especially if they liked EDGE OF TOMORROW. Nobody ever does. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kynanwilliams8012]

o7 for the dedication to finally see it arrive

[@Chris-dp2jj]

I like this one more then "edge of tomorrow".

[@dabegmister]

I love this movie anytime I'm bored. I just want to put something on in the background on Netflix. I put this moving on. Sorry about the stupid punctuation. My voice text is trash.

[@deg6788]

​@@Chris-dp2jjon par for me ...both are fantastic

[@nealm6764]

I don't know the box office numbers, but it seems this movie didn't quite catch like it should have, and l don't know why.

[@nicholaswalker4791]

One of Tom Cruise's most underrated films

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

It's got a rating of 7 out of ten on IMDb...that's not low-rated at all. That's pretty respectable. People always confuse fame with appreciation. Most people who know this film like it.

[@wolfandspice]

​@Corn_Pone_Flicks Usually when people say underrated they more mean underknown. Like not enough people know about it for how good it is.

[@ariewassink4956]

52 saw her in person. The other clones will only dream about her, so they did not see her and realize that she was real. So they would not be looking for her.

[@Alvan81]

They maybe were issued some type of self destruct orders or some other trick in case they lost touch?

[@Cheesepuff8]

1:03:33 My interpretation is that only 1 Jack was remembering his wife, because that Jack happened to be working in the area where he was seeing real life things from his memories And the Jack 52 remembered his wife for the first time when he saw her, and then went to look for her

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Now I am sad for Julia 52 She's all alone

[@Alvan81]

Exactly! Jack 49 was getting memory jolts, almost on a daily basis by the random bad luck of working his own home area. Don't forget Colonel Beamon's 'scavs' were also trying anything they could do to jar his memory and wake him up. They had captured him before even. My theory is that this pair jack/Vicca 49 were the least reliable team for that exact reason. The "5 year memory wipe" cycle might be a special feature for the Team 49 crew. The other teams may have even been instructed to 'wipe their own memories' or self destruct if/when Tet got destroyed or lost contact.

[@93BlazinFire]

@@fajarkurniawan9434 There is no Julia 52, there's a Vika 52, and other Jacks and Vikas. Maybe they can get together, I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Edit: I mean (stay) together. Maybe they'll stay together.

[@Soliye.]

@@fajarkurniawan9434 I’m guessing Vika 52 didn’t take too well to seeing the Tet blow up in the sky. At that point both Jack and Vika 52 wouldn’t know what’s truly going on, so maybe she went crazy knowing she’ll never make it to Saturn. She basically had all her future planned out, soon to be done with her job. All gone. So she might have given up and jumped down the tower. I doubt Jack would entirely leave her up there otherwise, unless he sent the craft back to base and walked all the way to the cabin, leaving her the chance of surviving off what’s left in the tower and the opportunity to leave.

[@tbakhalid4781]

​@@fajarkurniawan9434there's no other Julia since Julia was mever cloned by Tet. Only Victoria was cloned with Jack but looking at her personality, she likely killed herself not being able to that the shock of Tet being gone.

[@KLProduction]

The movie was directed by Joseph Kosinski, who directed Tron Legacy. He has such a cool aesthetic to those two movies. Everything just feels so tangible, and the score for both movies are on repeat for me ever since. They built a live-size Bubble Ship which was on a rig for alot of the shoot in the cockpit. They also build the whole top part of the watch tower and shot real exterior skies on mountains and were used to project around the set and used it as actual background lighting for the shoot, which I feel like is the early days of today's new virtual shoots like The Mandalorian.

[@changsangma1915]

The designer Daniel Simon who created the sci fi vehicles in this movie is also the one who designed the vehicles in TRON Legacy.

[@JackieDaytonasBar]

Kosinkski nailed the soundtrack/score for both movies getting Daft Punk for Tron and M83 for this.

[@TheAsuraeva]

Also he did TG Maverick and I feel like the Dark Star scene is his brain child 100%. Also very slick, stylish, and somewhat detached

[@user-cz1yu1tc8e]

"I created you, Jack. I am your God" - I'm getting chills every time.

[@rsmania01]

Recites the Apostles Creed. 😎

[@sebastianemond5313]

"🤨😠Screw you, Sally!"

[@christopheryochum3602]

Guys...what did you think of the huge computer-monitor interface Victoria was using? It wasn't a fake display with inserted graphics; it was a fully functional interface that responded to the actions of the actors. If you want to see a really neat video on the making of this movie, with a large segment on the genius who created the graphics used in the interface, check out "Creating the World of Oblivion." The creator of the graphics is Bradley Munkowitz.

[@pistonburner6448]

Nerd!

[@Alewaxon]

I always saw it as Vika is the way she is and reacts the way she does because she didn't have the same attachments that Jack had with his memories... In fact, I think she always liked Jack, so it is much easier for her to "accept" the reality of their situation because even if she has flashbacks, they are not as emotionally heavy as Jack's... So they don't make her doubt her circumstances... While Jack has a pretty powerful emotional response to his memories and to Julia, so he is much more prone to snapping out of it.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That makes some sense

[@aklein7864]

Vika is a tragic character, but it's because I feel her minor personality flaw was exploited by Sally. Vika coveted someone else's husband, to the point of being a bit creepy and awkward with him. So, the fantasy world Sally created for them was rejected by Jack's mind, but reinforced by Vika's. This was everything she ever wanted. But Vika's core memories were of the nagging suspicion that Jack wasn't hers. She always had the insecurity of the "other woman", even though the fantasy world told her otherwise. Each Vika lived in an emotional nightmare of doubt, and each fantasy world would come crumbling down eventually when they were not an "effective team" and they were replaced by a new copy. I forget what circle of hell this would be, but cloned Vika never had anything but a damned existance.

[@TheForsakenEagle]

@@aklein7864 And Julia probably knew about Vika's feelings and chuckled when Vika grabbed Jack's hand.

[@necrona]

I think the real difference between Vika and Jack was their position... he got to leave, encounter stuff that might jog his memories for 5 years while Vika was locked up in that house all the time. He got in contact with nature and build that house and found objects, books that worked on his subconscious and helped him more. She had no outside stimuli and her job was much more repetitive.

[@necrona]

@@aklein7864 While watching the movie, I never felt the real Vika was in any way attracted to Jack, I remember how jarring it was to see how they really were. They were colleagues and friends. They just happened to be a good team and end up captured together. But since she loved no one before she was captured, the programing worked better on her as her mind had no strong enough reason to reject it, while Jack started to remember after a while and him mind was pushing back on the programing.

[@jxchamb]

6 minutes into this reaction and I'm amazed at how suspicious you two are of everything. I had no idea that things were not what they appeared when I first watched this.

[@Niitroxyde]

Same I didn't have a lot of cinema experience and so was pretty oblivious to everything going on and had to rewatch it to get the full picture. But that was not a bad thing at all, quite the opposite.

[@jxchamb]

@@Niitroxyde Plus the idea of AI wasn't something on our minds on a daily basis.

[@blueroninstudios]

That's kind of the idea, it lulls you into a false sense of security and you think you know the stroy, until something happens that throws the character's reality off-kilter, and we, as audience members are thrown for a loop.

[@nealm6764]

Agreed. I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if I knew first scene: "this is all sus!!!"

[@watchreadplayretro]

Yep, to me it's a clear sign of 'movie fans' as opposed to reactors who generally have not watched many movies. Here there's a balance of knowing many movies and being honest while still knowing so many movies are out there to be reacted to! It also helps with the reading and novel writing backgrounds, because the plot seeding early on is very much a learnt mindset. I can see thoughts of 'what would I do right now to cover up this angle of plot' and 'what other options other than shown could there be' etc Fantastic guys!

[@mikedignum1868]

I love the idea of an aggressive alien race sending an AI so that they don't get harmed in a war.

[@johnmorris8444]

That’s kinda scary because after decades of nearly being wiped out they survivors think they won until the alien race just sends another AI driven craft to replace the one they blew up.

[@FaridFirmanheres]

​@@johnmorris8444 atleast Human survive for another hudred years till the second Alien AI came to earth again😂

[@Migman2020]

i dont think the aliens who sent it were aggressive.. rather they lost control of it and went roque.. the tet was more than likely not the only one sent out to the galaxy. it probably takes 1000s of years to go to planet to planet. so that is a incredible amount of energy to store for the trip

[@ozymandias1758]

My take was that it was some kind of deep space resource collector whose AI woke up and went rogue, and has since been wandering the stars, depleting one planet after another. I think I read somewhere that the creators of Sally are on board the Tet, we never saw them. Perhaps they were in delta sleep and they just let Sally take the reins..

[@Alvan81]

Its a Von Neumann Probe, Terraforming/clearing the Earth. The 'energy collection/water collection is a lie.

[@pduidesign]

I love how they built the full home set and used LCD screens for the sky. I believe this was the first “volume” or a pre-prototype. The ship Cruise flies was built practically as well as the folding bike.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Yeah, with so much glass a practical skybox is probably the only way to get realistic reflections and lighting.

[@puppypoops178]

They setup a 360 camera atop Haleakala on Maui, 10k feet above sea level, and recorded a bunch of footage and broadcast it around the skyhouse set. It was visually impressive.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Oh that’s awesome!!!

[@RobTheDoodler]

I adore this movie, especially its sound. The sound design and its soundtrack is just indelible goodness.

[@bradmullaerialphotography]

I also love the tron Le agh score. I look forward to the directors next project

[@dezinguy]

Gotta love M83's music, for sure! I don't know if you've seen this, but it's a great recreation of the main title. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mzc6dtfqijgrM

[@liz0319]

I absolutely loved this movie, I had to watch it twice to really appreciate the small nuisances. Original Victoria had a crush on him, so she would rather live in denial with him than to face he loved someone else. Finally someone reacted to an underrated syfy movie

[@Alvan81]

That part was especially tragic to me. When she locks him out of the skyhome she slips and says "It was always her", so evidently she had a greater/lesser awakening also....

[@gavinlisk2292]

This is my favourite Tom Cruise movie and it is criminally underrated. I love everything from the production design to the music. I could watch this movie all day.

[@domainmojo2162]

My bests, in order would be: - Edge - Oblivion - Minority Report

[@traydevon]

Definitely underrated. I loved this back when it came out. Fantastic visuals.

[@TheForsakenEagle]

Glad you fellas watched this! Oblivion didn't get much love when it came out. For me, this is a great blend of action and sci-fi.

[@deg6788]

For me one of the beste sci-fi movies that came out in thé last 20years together with Edge of tomorrow

[@the_shape_8728]

This movie does in fact check all the boxes! I feel this film didn’t get the recognition it deserved when it first came out which is an absolute shame. Such a gorgeous, epic and unique thrill ride with an incredible score! Thank you so much for reacting to this!

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Joseph Kosinski was the reason why I went to see TOP GUN MAVERICK

[@aokiyamato1560]

And Tron Legacy too ❤

[@Zombiesnyder13]

​@@aokiyamato1560Tron Legacy is what made me a fan of Kosinski

[@dguisinger]

This has been one of my favorite movies since it came out, but it always seems as to no one knows it exists. The behind the scenes for this movie are great. They did filming from atop a volcano for the sky, and then played it back on a massive screen surrounding the set to get those beautiful shots... thats why the light reflects properly off all the reflective surfaces on set. And yup, they used a motion rig on his craft. The look of terror on the actress's face who plays Julia was real, as they were flipping the cockpit upside down. You can also see the shift in gravity when they go upside down in their seatbelt harnesses.

[@cyanedavis]

That oblivion score that plays throughout is so good. And at the end you get to hear the the vocals

[@mycroft16]

A significant amount of this was practical. The sky house... they put 360 degree cameras on top of Mona Loa in Hawaii and filmed the sky and clouds for days. Then they build the house on a platform, surrounded with a giant projection screen, and then projected the footage in 4k so it would light the set and they could film real sky outside the set. It's genius filmmaking. The plane was practical on a rig expanded with CG. This movie is extremely well made with a really good story.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Wow…that’s absolutely amazing

[@shykorustotora]

By far my favorite Sci-Fi movie! How many people noticed the tiny, TINY details!? Like the HUD changing when he switches from flight to space mode or the fact that the Tet cropped Sally's video so you couldn't see the NASA logo or any other people? The drones aren't invincible but incredibly strong with very specific weak points that make sense. The Tet is actually invading a planet in a super intelligent way, which makes sense given it's a giant supercomputer. I just f****ing love this movie!

[@Alvan81]

Absolutely! I'm convinced that Tet is a terraforming device/mission. I believe that the constant "are you an effective team" was a voice stress test because "Team 49" was at the highest risk of memory recovery due to their patrol area. Hence the "defective" drone houseguest.

[@shykorustotora]

@@Alvan81 I think the Tet was basically what would happen if the Terminators won, destroyed humanity, realized they had to leave the planet in order to stay functional and already had experience manipulating and destroying a sentient, intelligent species. It seemed to know people would attempt to probe it and then use weapons of mass destruction and that they would then form an underground resistance. It's very obvious this thing has done this before on other worlds with other species which may also explains it's overconfidence that Jack was being compliant and wasn't a Trojan Horse. It probably just did the math, weighed that against previous interactions and underestimated the 0.2% chance Jack would be it's downfall and anything being purely mathematical like that, it's downfall was just a matter of When, not If since that's how percentages and chances work

[@modelovirus395]

So excited you guys are reacting to this. You guys have been on a sci fi run and I was hoping this was one of the films you guys would come across.

[@ChefNourhan]

Really love this film especially the engineering of the drones , music and world building it really takes AI to a new realistic level which is really cool.

[@EChacon]

It’s a shame Hailey and Stella are skipping out on this reaction for _Oblivion,_ due to their vacation time, but on the other hand it’s good that both you and Nobu had a fun time watching _Oblivion_ while being on the edge of your seat on what’s happening. And looking forward to _Hansel and Gretel: Witchhunters_ next Thursday and it will be 2-3 weeks that the four of you had a group reaction together.

[@nedzed3663]

Ooooooo, guilty pleasure movie of mine

[@hanskneesun123]

This movie completely passed me by, it wasn't on my radar at all, the first time I saw it was on tv in the UK, I liked the story, it's not your typical happy ever after, perhaps that's why it didn't do so well at the box office?

[@Cheesepuff8]

That and I think the trailers showed very little, because there’s so much to spoil, so it didn’t look like there was much in the film, maybe

[@Ivy94F]

Its hard to say, because I went to see this in the theater and in my memory, cruise had two back to back sci fi flicks. I remember a lot of ppl not being able to tell the diff between them, so they saw one and not the other. If you don’t see tom’s movies early, they’ll snatch it and start promoting the next one. I saw both the sci fi flicks but missed Reacher, and then here comes MI again, so…..damn, he works hard. Lol.

[@sigmachad204]

I thought no one would react to this movie. Honestly, one of the most underrated movies

[@areolata]

I saw this in theaters and it was amazing! I felt like the machine was not sent by an organic alien race as you two theorized. I immediately thought of "Sally" as its own machine based lifeform that was created long ago but likely destroyed (or simply outlived) its creators and was traveling the universe collecting resources to sustain itself. In a way it was similar in concept to V'ger in Star Trek 1 except with menacing, self-serving purpose.

[@Alvan81]

I think Tet is a terraforming probe, or even a competition eliminator. Many Scientists/Sci Fi writers have speculated that a good survival tactic would be to destroy any life forms in neighboring solar systems etc

[@Foxcheese]

Love the m83 score for this movie and the main theme song is so good.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Same, I was a fan of M83 since his beginning days and was so thrilled to see him score this epic soundtrack. It really elevates the movie.

[@vantablaxkk4618]

This is literally one of my all time favorite movies i’m so happy to see you guys reacting to it !!

[@supafun33]

I love this film. Has some of the best elements of different Sci Fi tropes. M83 did the score and knocked it out of the park. It was directed by Joseph Kosinski who had done Tron: Legacy, and he went on to do Top Gun: Maverick

[@erwingvargas2272]

Ive always considered this film to be a love story, disguised as an sci-fi action movie. Love this movie.

[@Psilocybin77]

Me too, and I think most people fail to recognize the thematic point of the entire thing. The human spirit is indomitable and Jack's soul will always reconstitute itself in his clones. Oddly I think Vanilla Sky works well as a companion piece to this movie. Both are essentially about the woman you see in your dreams.

[@Alvan81]

@@Psilocybin77 YES. Jack sacrifices his life over and over and over to safe the ones he loves and humanity. Jack Prime investigates Tet/saves crewmates. Jack 49 hits auto-return on his bubblecraft to keep the "scavs" from getting it and or using it to get Vicca. He even makes Beamon shoot him not knowing his clothing would save him. Etc. Even Jack 52 doesn't shoot the other Jack on sight, despite assuming it's a Scav trick.

[@roystoyscomics1361]

The drones have a built in friend or foe identification system. Based on a visual scan of the target and an audio file to compare against. This is why Jack identified himself vocally. The drone compared his statement with the one on file and it matched. Hence no disintegration. So the issue with the flower was potential contamination. They are in a quarantined zone. Jack was trying to show Vika that there was still legitimate life out there on earth. But all she saw was jeopardizing their mission. Which was two weeks away from completion. That's why she tossed it. The book that Jack picked up from the sinkhole...that would be considered contraband and likewise dangerous as far as mission control was concerned.

[@nalbis]

this movie is one of the pioneers of modern rear projection, the same tech that would make its way into the production of the mandalorian with "the volume". this is still the best use of it!

[@RoxanaGark]

Oblivion is an spectacular film! The directing of Joseph Kosinski is amazing so clean and practical and photographed beautifully. You should watch the behind of scenes of this, trully you're gonna love it. The score of M83 is wonderful one of the best OST that I ever heard also the song from the credits is so great! Note: I would have loved to see the scene that Morgan Freeman's character described: the thousands of Jack Harper clones invading the earth. 😅

[@deg6788]

They can make a prequel

[@dereka5017]

I remember dragging my friends to go see this in theaters, then they all loved it. Because yes, it was way underrated.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

It seems like they could've chosen a random Jack, but they specifically chose the one who was so interested in books, and collecting things from "the old world". Most especially, he was the Jack that built a cottage out in the wilderness for himself. He was the most human Jack of all of the Jacks. Maybe there were other Jacks that the Tetrahedron had planted that had also built cottages out of old remnants from the pre-war world, but this Jack was the one that they were closest to?

[@DocMicrowave]

Those Drones...! Have to be the most deadly machines ever depicted in a movie. Amazing effects, sound and concept.

[@blitzgirl6522]

I love this movie, and am glad that more people are giving it a shot! World building, sound design, set design, etc is top-notch, and has likeable characters. This movie was so cool in a Cinerama movie theater, with the big screen and epic speakers!

[@kobarsos82]

Definitely an underrated one and Tom Cruise never fails to deliver. Since you guys love to see scifi movies let me recommend a few hidden gems if you haven't already seen them: Dark City Blade Runner (original) Minority Report Annihilation Ex Machina Moon Fantastic Planet (french animation, amazing ideas) For a real "trip", watch the truly underrated "Primer". For Series, The Expanse and the Battlestar Galactica are two great ones I would generally recommend but they are probably quite long compared to what you usually watch so thats only if you are into seeing scifi on a much higher scale. Cheers!

[@noavailablename10000]

I don't think they're ready for primer. I don't think anybody's ever ready for primer. Then again, that's its charm.

[@tastyneck]

Andrea Riseborough could have ridden the beautiful woman route but she's taken on some really interesting roles, like in Mandy and Possessor. You guy should definitely watch Mandy at some point. And think this wasn't really a hit because of the marketing and bland name. Which Edge of Tomorrow also dealt with, though it's become a cult hit and pretty much universally loved.

[@pduidesign]

This really was a criminally underrated movie! This is a phenomenal movie. A really excellent sci fi movie!

[@dennislittau6320]

​I friggin' love this movie.. And as a dane it doesn't hurt that Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister) is in it 😀

[@mobilemechanics6565]

Thank God nobody talks about this movie it's great the sound track is top

[@shainewhite2781]

I highly recommend you watch THE OMEGA MAN with Charlton Heston. It's the 1970's version of I AM LEGEND.

[@stevejh2760]

Very underrated movie, looks spectacular and a fantastic soundtrack. Which ive just purchased on double vinyl.

[@DrakeSteele]

They chose him because he was particularly curious and had found that spot, keeping relics of old Earth there, reading books, etc. And bringing down his old crew would bring back his memories... it was just luck the one he saved was his wife... made the memories come back stronger than with any other of them.

[@adamfatam4316]

I love how Nobu was having such a hard time telling the girls apart when they look nothing alike, except they are both stunning lol

[@Embur12]

Loved the minute breakdown on the movie, as I'm not quite that analytical. This isnt just one of my favorite Cruz movies but one of my all time favorites. The sci-fi elements coupled with the backstory work for me. Youre rapidly become a favorite react channel guys!

[@pduidesign]

The guy who directed Top Gun Maverick directed this movie (as well as Tron Legacy)

[@gronk2002]

me and my mum still quote "are we still an effective team?"

[@GummiAnd]

To me Oblivion is up there with the best underrated sci-fi movies/series like Stargate. And I love all the visuals and sounds of this movie too. Kinda gives me the vibes of the Destiny games which I hope are made into a series someday because it very easily could be.

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

@whitenoisereacts Yes! That's what I'm talking about! There was a dialogue between you two, not a one-sided/dead-ended narrative. It was dynamic, engaging, constructive, open-ended, working off of each other to try to piece it together. I want to see more of this. And yes, that sleek private sky island is supersick!

[@surlycanadian]

The writer/director has said that the Tet was built by a race that abandoned their physical bodies and are digitally uploaded consciousnesses within the Tet. The reason is because they don’t have faster than light capabilities and so they wouldn’t survive the tens of thousands of years of space travel in organic bodies. What he hasn’t said is whether the entire digital alien civilization was on one Tet or if there were many that spread out all over the universe. But since faster than light travel doesn’t exist, it doesn’t matter if there are a million other Tets out there. They’d take millennia to get to earth to exact revenge on us for the destruction of one Tet.

[@rob41137]

THE best modern sci-fi movie, and 2nd only to CE3K all time!! I watched this movie in the theater immediately after a bad day at work, which concluded with arguing with my difficult boss. I didn’t even go home first-went straight to the theater. I needed something to take my mind completely off and out of this world, and Oblivion was just what the doctor ordered! The tech designs, “Who are you? What was your mission!?”, the drone/repair ship chase, Tom Cruise fighting Tom Cruise, “F*ck you, Sally. 💣💥” SO GOOD!! 😃 + M83 doing the soundtrack! 🤯 How can you not love it?!

[@imakegreateggs]

Just goes to show how being an architect director can immensely impact the world design/building. You'll probably forget his movies, but never forget how beautiful they were. Joseph Kosinski.

[@SG-js2qn]

Possibly the other clones died if their sky homes fell to the ground. #52 had lost his ship and been stranded, so he wasn't in the home when it crashed, and he had to find a new place to live.

[@xen0bia]

This is easily one of my favorite scifi movie of all time - everything about it is spectacular: the twists and turns, the cinematography, the sound design, the score... It's odd that it wasn't a bigger hit, especially with Tom Cruise in it. But yeah, my theory is that the Tet was an AI built by another species for resources gathering, labour and such, but went rogue and exterminated its creators. That would explained why it's not *entirely* self-sufficient and still relient on biological life forms for maintenance (and has medical/cloning facilities built-in) as it survives traveling in space, going planet to planet still somewhat following it's original purpose (though most of the resources go to power itself I'm sure). I certainly don't think a completely self-created sentient mechanical life form would have this "flaw" (needing flesh repairmen), nor do I believe that it was sent to us by some other aliens - it really sounds entirely self-motivated when it's confronted and makes no reference to others like it or a creator, in fact, it clearly sees itself as *God* to Jack. To me that's megalomania right there, which adds credence to the theory that's it's an AI gone completely maniacal.

[@AICW]

Almost makes me wonder if the video game Nier Automata took some notes from this movie. A lot of the plot points are uncannily similar, down to the nature of the two main characters being continually cloned and redeployed over and over again, and the "Resource Recovery Units" deployed by the enemy AI in the second half of the game look nearly identical to the hydrofusion collectors in this movie.

[@deborahcornell171]

A highlight of this film, for me, is the atmospheric use of Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On". I've loved the almost mystical quality of the song since I was a 16 year old Zep fanatic. Still love it. It has always taken me to a different time & place in the past, not the future. But it lends itself well to the tone of this story. This is a great example of a well thought out Science Fiction tale. So glad you liked it! Much love from Kentucky. 💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙

[@donnchaodalaigh4031]

I love this movie especially the soundtrack from M83. Your question at the end about all the other jacks, yes they’re another 50 plus out there and they all dream of her, but only tech 52 knew she was out there alive somewhere and must have been looking for her for the past 3 years. So I don’t think the other ones will be showing up anytime soon!

[@Yggdrasil42]

M83

[@donnchaodalaigh4031]

@@Yggdrasil42 cheers, don’t know how I missed that mistake !

[@Datatrike]

Exactly what I came here to say 👍

[@The1Music2MyEars]

1:00:11 Soundtrack is just gorgeous.

[@johnlime1469]

29:38 This is directed by the same guy who directed _Tron: Legacy_ and _Top Gun: Maverick_ . 42:28 Since the director was an engineer (mechanical, I think), they were able to build a model of the cockpit of the bubbleship that has seats and actually spins around. An external display showed scenery so that the actors (Tom Cruise and Ogla Kurylenko) can immerse themselves in it. The end credits music is by M83.

[@Niitroxyde]

Yeah the cinematography is very impressive, the world-building (especially the design of the gadgets/vehicles) and the story-telling are very well done and are super nicely paced, doesn't feel too long, doesn't feel too short. And of course the drones, can't dislike them.

[@ATJ-sTAt]

At the end he says "I've been searching for the house that he built". There are many references to "The house that Jack built" in literature and cinema. If you dare to watch Lars von Trier's movie with that name you cannot un-watch it. It is one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen. Also, it is the last movie starring Bruno Ganz (Downfall). you have been warned.

[@mikebrown7799]

Hi Guys!🙂This is definitely a Tom Cruise film that tends to get overlooked. I haven't seen this one for 10 years, since it came out. So, I forgot a lot. I just remembered things are not what they seemed. Yeah, the aliens who ever they are, are smart enough to manufacture AI that can do their work taking over planets. Nice reactions to this underated Tom Cruise futuristic film, guys!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@SCOLTON97Archive]

I love this movie so much, it's incredible 💙

[@adambazso9207]

The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski, who also directed Tron:Legacy, which you liked very much. ( I liked it tremendously too, because it was respectful to the original Tron, but had a fully realized own universe, which was unique and not some average sci-fi aesthetic.

[@abatage]

lol I love the idea of them all rocking up at the end being like "my home" ... "my home" ... bahahaha

[@whitenoisereacts]

😂😂

[@matthieuzglurg6015]

this movie is such a guilty pleasure of mine. I watch it a lot even though I know the plot twist, just because the visuals, the music and the overall ambiance is so damn cool made me discover M83 too

[@ALROD]

I think this movie is underrated. It may be flawed, but in the end it's a very cool movie with cool visuals.

[@lukewalker549]

Out of all of Tom Cruise's great movies this is the one I can watch again and again and again

[@alejandroalonzo6736]

"This is how he does all his stunts" HAHAHH

[@redmoonbloodmoon3161]

"Bob" was also the name that Tom Cruise gave the silent samurai that guarded/watched him, in the Last Samurai, when he was captured by the Samurai and kept their prisoner in their village, being unable to escape during the winter, wink ~ "Bob, are you a ladies man?" (one of the paraphrasing lines from The Last Samurai) (does Tom Cruise, like the name of "Bob"... lol, or is it more as a punch-line joke, liking of it, laughs)

[@wolfiegamer4796]

Also in Top gun maverick!

[@DmanDmax]

The ship was practical. You should watch the behind the scenes, especially how they did the scenery outside the tower. It was revolutionary for its time.

[@tas-mania7950]

You guys would absolutely love the How it Should’ve Ended video for this movie, it’s one of their older ones, but the ending is perfection 😂

[@electronash]

I didn't see this in the cinema, but I agree it was very good. I saw you reacted to Minority Report already - that was great in the cinema, and definitely underrated as well. I would definitely recommend the 2005 War Of The Worlds. I saw that at the cinema, going in cold (I hadn't seen the trailer), and I had goosebumps when it all "kicked off". It was a bit more "horror" than I expected for a 12A rating. lol

[@slyladykush]

such a good soundtrack too

[@FleurFeuille]

I watched this movie in theater back in the day, I didn't know what to expect from this and... It was awesome. A great si-fi movie.

[@LeeCarlson]

Jack actually uses chewing gum to effect his repairs to the first downed drone.

[@dariajustdaria2292]

A great movie in my book and let me tell you, i was obsessed with the OST (song playing in the final credits) for yearssss

[@yal100]

Man you guys are really good putting it all together before the reveals. Well done 👍 As soon as it went on sale I bought the DVD and accompanying digital copy. Love the music and atmosphere. Criminally underrated movie for sure.

[@bassmunk]

Your question about all the other Jacks at the end, look up the How It Should Have Ended video for this! Hahahaha

[@scottythedawg]

great production and sound design. I would go as far as to say they were an effective team.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I'm slightly confused regarding your unfamiliarity with the director, as it's the same director as Tron: Legacy, which is why I assumed you were doing it next. He also directed Top Gun: Maverick, so he apparently likes films with Tom Cruise as a combat pilot. As to what the alien ship is, well, it's a TETrahedron. I'm not sure if you caught it, but the building he proposed to Julia atop was the Empire State Building, which is why he found the stuffed ape in the gift shop...it's King Kong. This is one seriously beautiful movie, and I love the 80s-style synth soundtrack; it gives it a sense of beauty mixed with sadness. The director originally wrote it as a graphic novel which has actually never been published.

[@Karthig1987]

That final sequence before the fuck you Sally is one of my favourite sequences in any movie

[@Square-0ne]

I think the recent advancements in AI, large language models, the possibility of general AI being on the horizon makes this movie more relevant again. And on its own it is also a really good sci-fi movie.

[@barreloffun10]

This movie was so visually impressive in the theatre, and had a great, moody soundtrack. Say what you will about Tom Cruise, but he has made some great movies.

[@lc8155]

Great reaction guys. Thanks!

[@EdbyVekTor]

This movie is undeservedly deprived of attention, I'm glad you watched it

[@deg6788]

Thé fact that Vicka was secretly in love with Jack was what thé aliens got wrong ....he wasn't an affectieve team with her but with Julia ( his real wife) that's why he felt this way. Topmovie❤❤❤❤

[@budgreen4x4]

Highly underrated movie. I love the visuals and sounds, the plot i was waiting for the twist but it wasn't what i expected it would be she that was really refreshing

[@LeeCarlson]

I bang my head on my desk every time somebody says that "clones will always behave the same." Have you never met a set of identical twins? Or triplets? They are clones of one another and yet they don't behave the same. Often just the opposite. You also need to remember that they were scattered all around the planet and 52 was the only one close enough to interact with. And those living in the "towers" died when the tech keeping them aloft died, along with the drones and all of the flying vehicles.

[@lanacasmer]

Yaaay, love this one, watched it a long time ago probably when it came out and i think it was awesome, here to confirm❤

[@watchreadplayretro]

I collect laserdiscs and dvds and for the longest tof times resisted getting blu rays simply for purity (and because the packaging of some earlier relased mediums is mostly always better than the tiny sleeves of the blu rays). Oblivion was one of my first bluray purchases (not just because it's newer and not sure if it even got a DVD release, but because as soon as I saw it I knew I had to have this on bluray to keep the powerful sound effects, music, visuals etc) Fantastic reaction, and you both working it out plus offering up extra theories was wonderful. Thanks guys!

[@Psilocybin77]

That opening scene makes me think Vanilla Sky would make an excellent companion piece to Oblivion.

[@PrinceTravis72]

Such an under-rated film I'm happy you both enjoyed it

[@pvuccino]

When I saw the thumbnail of this, I was like "is it that weird 'Tom Cruise's a clone' movie or the weird 'Groundhog Day'-creating allien Tom Cruise movie?"