: The movie utilizes expansive, high-contrast shots of Iceland’s volcanic landscapes to represent a desolate future Earth.
: Some viewers find the 126-minute runtime to be "draggy," particularly in the second half as it works through its series of plot twists.
Oblivion (2013), directed by Joseph Kosinski, is a visually spectacular science fiction film that prioritizes atmosphere and aesthetic polish over narrative originality. Set in 2077 on a post-apocalyptic Earth, it follows Jack Harper (Tom Cruise), a technician who begins to question his reality after discovering a crashed spacecraft.