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Describe ''Cloud Atlas'' (2004) here. |
Describe ''[[Cloud Atlas]]'' (2004) here. |
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All right, but it's gonna be tricky... |
All right, but it's gonna be tricky... |
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The third novel by David Mitchell ([[Name's the Same|no]], not ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look|that]]'' David Mitchell), ''Cloud Atlas'' consists of six nested stories, each set in a different time and place, moving forwards in time from the 19th century all the way to an [[After the End]] future: the six protagonists (or at least, one protagonist from each era) are implied to be [[reincarnation]]s of the same person, linked by a comet-shaped birthmark (although the timing of the third and fourth stories would seem to imply that those two main characters must have been alive for at least some overlap). |
The third novel by David Mitchell ([[Name's the Same|no]], not ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look|that]]'' David Mitchell), ''[[Cloud Atlas]]'' consists of six nested stories, each set in a different time and place, moving forwards in time from the 19th century all the way to an [[After the End]] future: the six protagonists (or at least, one protagonist from each era) are implied to be [[reincarnation]]s of the same person, linked by a comet-shaped birthmark (although the timing of the third and fourth stories would seem to imply that those two main characters must have been alive for at least some overlap). |
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* Adam Ewing. An American notary, returning by ship from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. He keeps a journal of his journey through the Pacific Ocean. The story is set c. 1850. |
* Adam Ewing. An American notary, returning by ship from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. He keeps a journal of his journey through the Pacific Ocean. The story is set c. 1850. |
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* Robert Frobisher. An English musician, penniless and unable to find work in his chosen field. Frobisher is hired as an assistant to a composer, settling with his employer in Zedelgem, Belgian. He records his experiences in a series of letters, which he sends to his friend Rufus Sixsmith. The story is set c. 1931. |
* Robert Frobisher. An English musician, penniless and unable to find work in his chosen field. Frobisher is hired as an assistant to a composer, settling with his employer in Zedelgem, Belgian. He records his experiences in a series of letters, which he sends to his friend Rufus Sixsmith. The story is set c. 1931. |
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To make things interesting, each of the protagonists after the first one find a record of their predecessor's story in some shape or form, and are generally cut off at the same point as the reader, only discovering the rest of it when ''you're'' about to. To make things even more interesting (and confusing), many different characters experience visions of the past ''and'' future. |
To make things interesting, each of the protagonists after the first one find a record of their predecessor's story in some shape or form, and are generally cut off at the same point as the reader, only discovering the rest of it when ''you're'' about to. To make things even more interesting (and confusing), many different characters experience visions of the past ''and'' future. |
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A film written and directed by Tom Tykwer, the director of ''[[Run Lola Run]],'' and produced by the Wachowksi siblings, |
A [[Cloud Atlas (film)|film version]] written and directed by Tom Tykwer, the director of ''[[Run Lola Run]],'' and produced by the Wachowksi siblings, was released in 2012. |
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* [[Actual Pacifist]]: The real life pacifism of the Moriori tribe, even in the face of genocide, is discussed in depth in the first story. It didn't go well for them. |
* [[Actual Pacifist]]: The real life pacifism of the Moriori tribe, even in the face of genocide, is discussed in depth in the first story. It didn't go well for them. |
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* [[After the End]]: Zachary's era |
* [[After the End]]: Zachary's era |
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