What should I watch if I like Cloud Atlas?

10 Movies To Watch If You Liked Cloud Atlas

1 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) In 2004, Jim Carrey took on a role in what might be his best non-comedy movie.
2 Mr.
3 The Prestige (2006)
4 The Nines (2007)
5 The Fountain (2006)
6 The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
7 Magnolia (1999)
8 Run Lola Run (1998)

Was Cloud Atlas a flop?

Cloud Atlas flopped at the domestic box office, earning a paltry $9.6M its opening weekend against a $100M+ production budget. The film polarized critics; it barely scraped the 60% mark on Rotten Tomatoes; and it earned the wrath of many a movie-goer who found the three-hour film too long and confusing.

What is the message of Cloud Atlas?

However they work, exactly, the device of actors playing multiple characters across time and the device of repeating the birthmark across time both convey one of the film’s major themes: The interconnectedness of all human life. This theme is also underlined by events in each narrative.

Is there a Cloud Atlas sequel?

As already said, Cloud Atlas is not part of a trilogy. It’s a sextet of its own six novellas. However, Mitchell IS writing a trilogy: the first is The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, the second is his recent The Bone Clocks, and the third does not yet have a title.

Is Cloud Atlas difficult to read?

In its review of Cloud Atlas, the New York Times called the novel “a deliberately difficult book.” Wimps. We’re up for the challenge. This isn’t so hard. Well, reading Cloud Atlas is a lot like climbing a mountain—which two characters in the book, Zachry and Meronym, actually do.

Is Cloud Atlas hard to follow?

Cloud Atlas proved one of the most difficult reads I’ve endured in quite some time. I can’t say I enjoyed it during the read, but once I finished it, the book took on a significant meaning to me. I recently viewed the movie and it shot right into my top five favorites of all time.