Ascension segment

Same here. Something about radiation killing Berry's people, I think. A distress signal? I was equally foggy on the specifics of the nuclear conspiracy her character was trying to expose in the 70s segment.

The movie would've infinitely worked better as a mini series instead of a movie. The editing was just frustrating, not providing enough time to flesh out any characters. I particularly enjoyed the futuristic storyline of the characters in "Neo-Seoul". But on the other hand could've done without seeing Broadbent fool around in a nursing home with Agent Smith dressed like Nurse Ratchett. This is a good time to note that seeing the actors play the different characters was at best barely tolerable and at worst laughable. And I should go back and say Broadbent probably had the best performance in the film while Berry and Hanks were pretty much reading their lines.

The theme of the movie is better stated in the trailers than in the 172 minute run time. My biggest problem is how the characters don't change. Jim Sturgess is a hero in every story and Weaving is a villain. It is only Hanks who has some moments of good and bad. Perhaps that is the point?

Visually this was a feast at times but it was a chore to sit through. Even worse, there was nothing thought provoking about it.