Part certainly one of Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” is finally here for the vacation season.
The film, which was initially planned as a “Star Wars” movie before creator George Lucas sold Disney the rights to Lucasfilm, is finally streaming on Netflix.
Nevertheless, is it value a watch this holiday season? In accordance with Rotten Tomatoes, science fiction fans is likely to be higher off sticking to the vacation classics this yr.
Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ Gets Mixed Reviews From Critics, Audiences
On the time of this writing, “Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire” has a 23% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes but an audience rating of 69%. The synopsis for the film reads:
“From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event many years within the making. When a peaceful colony on the sting of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the many villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite along with her in making an unattainable stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants, and orphans of war from different worlds who share a standard need for redemption and revenge. Because the shadow of a complete Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a battle over the fate of a galaxy is waged, and in the method, a brand new army of heroes is formed.”
Although the plot does sound very very like “Star Wars,” it is obvious that Zack Snyder put his own little twists on the film to make it his own. Nevertheless, critics were lower than impressed along with his latest tackle an old classic.
“Rebel Moon’s failure to fulfill its potential is a shame, because it appeared that Zack copied the answers from the George Lucas test. The shortage of originality of the story and characters was shocking to me, considering it’s from a creative mind like Zack,” wrote Elliott Collins from Movie Files.
“A Child of Fire finds Snyder killing us slowly with relentlessly awful exposition, a marked lack of originality, boilerplate sci-fi characters, plot twists, and betrayals with little dramatic impact and greenscreens greenscreens greenscreens,” echoed John Serba from Decider.
“It’s a complete mockbuster: Star Wars but cheaper and — given the person responsible — grimmer and grayer, too,” wrote A.A. Down from Digital Trends.
Brian Lowry of CNN.com added, “Rebel Moon might look big and splashy, even on a TV screen, but by way of working as drama, it’s less a rebel yell than a low-key rebel grunt.”
Audiences Seem To Be Far More Forgiving
Although there have been some verified audience reviews that called “Rebel Moon” a “low-cost Star Wars knock-off,” there have been some audience members who enjoyed the film. “Please see this movie for yourself. It’s shot well the motion is sweet and I need to know what happens next. In fact with all Zack Snyder’s movies the visual story is stunning!” wrote user HB.
“Don’t take heed to the critics, they’re shilling for Disney. The film is an arthouse blockbuster for the ages. That is what it will need to have felt like seeing Star Wars back in 1977. Grateful to have seen it at The Paris Theater in NYC!” wrote a user named Mikey.
“Zach Snyder’s Star Wars, (coughs) I mean Rebel Moon, that is an excellent sci-fi film, it’s got elements of genre-blending, elements of a Viking/ Norse epic, a Western, Seven Samurai, the Magnificent Seven, and Zacks version of Star Wars. This isn’t the identical thing as Star Wars it has a special vibe. It’s a high quality Sci-fi film with an excellent mature story, it has an epic rating,” a user named Jeremiah G wrote.
“Two times I could picture Darth Vader coming into the following scene based on the audio design. The visuals are great. The story is great. I took a road trip to the Bay Theater to see this in theaters and I’m glad I did. I actually liked it,” they continued, expressing hopes that an R-rated version can be released in the longer term.
Some fans said that they couldn’t wait to observe Part Two of the story, which is currently scheduled for release on April 19, 2024.
