Imagine a 172-minute independent film with a $100 million budget, starring Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, and directed by the same people who created the Cloud Atlas trilogy Matrix. Cloud Atlas is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious films ever made. It is based on the award-winning 2004 novel by David Mitchell. The plot consists of six intertwined stories spanning nearly 500 years. It all begins in 1849 with American lawyer Adam Ewing, who sails to the Pacific Islands to draw up a contract for his father-in-law. On his way home, Adam finds a slave named Autua hiding in his cabin, who convinces the lawyer to help him become a free man. Meanwhile, Dr. Henry Goose wants to steal Adam Ewing's valuables, so he slowly poisons him, under the guise of curing him of a parasitic worm. Just before Goose delivers the lethal dose, Autua intervenes and saves Ewing's life. The second plot follows the short life of Robert Frobisher, a young bisexual aspiring composer, who becomes amanuensis to an older composer named Vyvyan Ayrs in 1936. While working for Vyvyan, Robert secretly composes his masterpiece: "The Cloud Atlas Sextet". ”. However, when Ayrs discovers the sextet, he wants to take all the credit. This leads Frobisher to shoot his employer and flee to a hotel. Desperate, the young fugitive finishes his creation and commits suicide in his room. The third story is about Luisa Rey, a San Francisco journalist who uncovers a conspiracy involving a nuclear power plant in 1971. But before Ray receives the incriminating evidence, her undercover man is killed. He begins investigating with the help of scientist Isaac Sachs and plant security chief Joe Napier. Sachs is also murdered... half of the page... the adaptation of a novel, generally considered "not adaptable". Featuring an intricate screenplay, masterful direction, brilliant acting and stunning special effects, this film completely lives up to its creators' ambitions. With its sheer complexity and philosophical ideas, it transcends all boundaries of today's cinema. The Cloud Atlas is also one of the few films that must be seen multiple times to be fully understood and enjoyed. Personally, I've seen it three times and have never been bored for even a moment. On the contrary, with each subsequent screening I became more and more fascinated by it. Each of the six stories in the Atlas deserves its own film. And when all six segments are combined into one, the result is a hilarious masterpiece that can easily be considered the greatest independent film ever made..