Happy New Year everybody! <\/p>\n
Captain Crowhill, Mrs. Crowhill and I watched Rebel Moon over the holidays. It’s okay, but it’s not great. <\/p>\n
It’s very derivative, but that makes sense because it was written to be a Star Wars movie. It seems every Star Wars movie has to invoke the same concepts and scenes. E.g., here are some farmers eeking out an existence on a distant planet. Here we are in a new version of Mos Eisley, where there has to be a bar fight. And here’s the Han Solo character. Etc. <\/p>\n
It’s a dark and gritty movie. Maybe this is my 60 year old eyes speaking, but I hate it when a movie is too dark. <\/p>\n
The bad guys are over the top. No functional military could have the kinds of characters we see in this film. <\/p>\n
They also get a little too realistic in the threat to the women in the opening scenes. It’s okay to imply rape (like with Jabba the Hut). We get it. You don’t have to be so gross about it. <\/p>\n
The lead character is somewhat interesting, but the rest of them are pretty boring. <\/p>\n
If you watch it knowing that it’s a failed Star Wars movie, you’ll get through it with a laugh or two. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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