Earth in Ruins: Humanity’s Desperate War Against Alien Invaders

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        <h2 class="is-subtitle">The Earth is devastated by a nuclear war that humans had to engage in against aliens</h2>
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                    <time class="article-date xlk" content="2024-09-05T11:03:32+02:00" data-time="2024-09-05">
                        September 5 - 11:03 <span class="from-location">- MILAN</span>
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        <p class="paragraph" spellcheck="true">Oblivion is the 2013 action, science fiction, and adventure film directed by Joseph Kosinski starring <b>Tom Cruise</b>, <b>Morgan Freeman</b>, Olga Kurylenko, and Andrea Riseborough. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the film is based on the -never published- graphic novel of the director; it grossed a total of $286 million worldwide.</p>
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        <p class="paragraph is-inline" spellcheck="true">In 2077, <b>Jack and Victoria</b> seem to be the last humans left on Earth, devastated after a war against aliens that led to the destruction of the Moon. Jack repairs drones that protect hydroelectric platforms, while Victoria manages communications with the space station Tet, where the command resides. Even though their memories have been erased, Jack has <b>visions of a previous life</b> and of an unknown woman. During a mission, Jack discovers a capsule with Julia, a woman in suspended animation, whom he recognizes as the one from his dreams. Their adventure leads them to discover that the Scavengers are not aliens, but <b>surviving humans</b>, and that the Tet is actually an alien intelligence that exploits Earth's resources. Will Jack, a clone of the real Jack Harper, manage to destroy the Tet together with Julia?</p>
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        <h2 class="is-h5 is-inline is-uppercase is-mr-r-4 " spellcheck="true" id="m28422-28421-28423">Cast</h2>—  
        <p class="paragraph is-inline" spellcheck="true">In the film, <b>Tom Cruise</b> plays Jack Harper, a technician who repairs drones on Earth and begins to doubt his mission. <b>Morgan Freeman</b> is Malcolm Beech, the leader of a community of surviving humans resisting the attacks of the alien entity Tet. <b>Olga Kurylenko</b> portrays Julia Rusakova Harper, Jack's wife and a crew member of the Odyssey. <b>Andrea Riseborough</b> plays Victoria Olsen, Jack's communications partner, cloned alongside him to serve the Tet. <b>Nikolaj Coster-Waldau</b> is Sergeant Sykes, the military commander among the survivors, initially distrustful of Jack. <b>Melissa Leo</b> voices and embodies the Tet, the alien artificial intelligence trying to destroy humanity, also portraying Sally, the mission director on Titan. Finally, <b>Zoë Bell</b> plays Kara, a soldier among the survivors.</p>
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        <h2 class="is-h5 is-inline is-uppercase is-mr-r-4 " spellcheck="true" id="m28428-28427-28429">Curiosities</h2>—  
        <p class="paragraph is-inline" spellcheck="true">The <b>shooting in Iceland</b> lasted ten days and took full advantage of the long hours of daylight, as director Joseph Kosinski wanted to set much of the story <b>in daylight</b>, contrasting with many sci-fi classics shot in almost total darkness. The <b>bubble ship</b> was built to full scale and featured automated doors; to make it more believable, Tom Cruise, a licensed pilot, contributed to the <b>design of the controls</b>. To avoid the massive use of green screens, as occurred in <i>Tron: Legacy</i>, Kosinski and cinematographer Claudio Miranda opted for <b>real sets with reflective surfaces</b>. Shots of the sky were projected onto a giant screen, filmed from the <b>Haleakala volcano in Hawaii</b>, thus illuminating the sets with natural light. Among the most memorable scenes, the one where Jack waters a plant on a cliff was filmed 600 meters high in Iceland, using helicopters to transport the team and equipment.</p>
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