XV - 'Edge of Tomorrow'

"LIVE. DIE. REPEAT."

Edge of Tomorrow is a 2014 American science fiction film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Doug Liman directed the film based on a screenplay adapted from the 2004 Japanese light novel All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

The film was released in theaters on the weekend of May 30, 2014, in 28 territories, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and Indonesia. On the weekend of June 6, 2014, it was released in 36 additional territories, including North America (United States and Canada), Australia, China, and Russia. The film grossed over $370 million in theaters worldwide and received largely positive reviews from critics.

 Honestly, I am not a fan of action movies, so the day our professor asked us to watch this film, I am thinking that I will not going to watch it because I thought action is boring for people who doesn't have much interest in these kinds of films but I was wrong, this film is very interesting. I was quite bored in the first scenes of the film but then, in the next scenes, I caught myself watching every events in the film. This films takes place in the future where an alien invasion happened. It seems impossible nowadays to have an alien invasion but who knows, that's why I tried to watch this film. Major William Cage, a role played by Tom Cruise, was asked to join a landing operation against aliens. Cage has no combat experience but manage to kill aliens but also, died during a combat. He then finds himself in a time loop that sends him back to the day preceding the battle every time he dies and every time the scenario repeats, he then noticed that his skills was increasing. He also had teamed up with Blunt which leads to defeating the aliens who invaded the Earth. 

 

The story is great because I find it unique. The film has this tag line: "Live. Die. Repeat" because the scenes was being repeated which leads to the resolution of the conflict. I haven't heard a movie like this one, so it somehow captivates my interest and made me watch an action film. The editing was good and this film is a whole package. The stars did a job well done because they have good acting skills which contributed a lot in this film and really helped in the film. I would also highly recommend it to everyone who were reading this blog post. It is such a great film, especially to those who loves to watch action films. It is for you, guys.