Oblivion (2013 film): Difference between revisions

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Oblivion is a [[After the End | post‐apocalyptic]] [[Science Fiction]] film starring Tom Cruise.

After an alien race called the Scavs [[Detonation Moon | destroyed the Moon]], mankind fought back and won, but Earth was laid waste in the process. The human race fled to the Tet, a space station orbiting the earth, in preparation for an eventual colonization of Titan. Only two people remain—Jack and Victoria, two technicians (and lovers) who have been left behind to maintain the Tet’s earth‐based fusion generators until they’ve generated enough to make the journey possible. Despite having had his memory wiped for security purposes, Jack is haunted by fragments of impossible dreams. When a spacecraft containing a woman he recognizes crash lands nearby, things start to fall apart.

After an alien race called the Scavs [[Detonation Moon | destroyed the Moon]], mankind fought back and won, but Earth was laid waste in the process. The human race fled to the Tet, a space station orbiting the earth, in preparation for [[Earth-That-Was|an eventual colonization of Titan]]. Only two people remain—Jack and Victoria, two technicians (and lovers) who have been left behind to maintain the Tet’s earth‐based fusion generators until they’ve generated enough to make the journey possible. Despite having had his memory wiped for security purposes, Jack is haunted by fragments of impossible dreams. When a spacecraft containing a woman he recognizes crash lands nearby, things start to fall apart.

Beware! Spoilers abound below.

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* [[Aerial Canyon Chase]]: Complete with [[Dodge by Braking]], taken [[Up to Eleven]] by the ship’s rotating design.

* [[After the End]]: Of the [[Alien Invasion]] variety.

* [[Arc Words]]:

* ~~[[Arc Words]]:~~ “Are you an effective team?” {{spoiler|Director commentary explains that the Tet is so eager to have Julia because the Jack/Vika combination tends to eventually fail, and they want to see if Jack/Julia works better.}}

** “Are you an effective team?” {{spoiler|Director commentary explains that the Tet is so eager to have Julia because the Jack/Vika combination tends to eventually fail, and they want to see if Jack/Julia works better.}}

** The quote at the top of the page, a quote from ''Lays of Ancient Rome'', comes up several times in the movie.

** “Jack Harper, Tech 49.” {{spoiler|“Jack Harper… Tech 52.”}}

** “Another day in paradise.”

* [[Cat Scare]]: In one scene, we see scavs lurking and watching Jack. ~~Vika~~ ~~frightenedly~~ warns Jack of impending enemy contact—but what ''she'' sees turns out to just be a dog.

* [[Cat Scare]]: In one scene, we see scavs lurking and watching Jack. A frightened Vika warns Jack of impending enemy contact—but what ''she'' sees turns out to just be a stray dog.

* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: The lightning storm in the film’s first flight that kills Jack’s engines. He later flies into a storm intentionally to throw off his pursuers.

* [[Companion Cube]]: Bob the bobblehead.

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''(cut to Jack, who has lost control of his aircraft without Vika noticing)''}}

* [[Human All Along]]: {{spoiler|The Scavs were never aliens, and they didn’t blow up the moon.}}

* [[Humans Are Special]]: Why does {{spoiler|the Tet need humans}}? The answer is shown early on—the ~~directory~~ commentary states that {{spoiler|the scene where Jack jerry‐rigs a drone repair with bubble gum exemplifies human ingenuity, and why Sally is so obsessed with the effectiveness of her techs.}}

* [[Humans Are Special]]: Why does {{spoiler|the Tet need humans}}? The answer is shown early on—the director commentary states that {{spoiler|the scene where Jack jerry‐rigs a drone repair with bubble gum exemplifies human ingenuity, and why Sally is so obsessed with the effectiveness of her techs.}}

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Jack spends several minutes in a dogfight taking down two of three drones that are pursuing him. When his ship is damaged and starts to go down, he manages to take the last one out with a ''single shot'' from his ''sidearm''.

* [[Innocent Cohabitation]]: It’s made clear from the very beginning of the move that Jack and Vika’s relationship is ''not'' this—in case there’s any doubt after they wake up in the same bed, they’re immediately shown [[Shower of Love|showering together]] and [[Date Crepe|taking bites of each other’s breakfast]].

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* [[Two-Person Pool Party]]: In an [[Unnecessarily Large Interior|absurdly spacious pool]] [[The Tower|incredibly high above the ground]].

* [[Wham! Line]]: {{spoiler|That object was the Tet, Jack. The Tet was our mission!}}

* [[Wistful Amnesia]]: This has been done to the two earth techs for security purposes, but Jack still retains brief glimpses of a past life. It’s implied that Vika does too, but she is more willing to follow the rules and put those memories out of her mind.

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