Jack (Tom Cruise) is assigned to a job that is responsible for repairing defence drones. He flies out to their downed location while under the watch of his partner Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) back at her command center. The two have been a team for years and are involved romantically. Their location is Earth. The planet had been invaded decades ago and left nearly uninhabitable, now the humans look to extract resources and start life elsewhere. Jack's drones defend massive resource gathering machines that float high in the sky. There are a few aliens left on the planet and they are known as Scavs (short for scavengers). Jack's time on assignment is running out when a ship crashes in the wastes and changes everything he's every known.
Refrences to several Arthur C Clark works, Star Wars, Tron, The Matrix, Independence Day, and Wall-E make this a somewhat science fiction heaven. The characters are nearly fully realized. Victoria's feelings for Jack and how she reacts to an unwelcomed guest are brilliant little pieces of character development. Still one has to wonder if the two major female characters are a bit too dependent on advances Jack's story line only. Oblivion is a gorgeous looking film and seemingly blends CGI and live action. Another great component of Oblivion is its mystery. It has some twists and turns and there I was plesntly suprised. It's a great science fiction film this year.
*** out of ****
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