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21 May 2020
Just short of being a master piece, but multiple watchthroughs will yield greater experience
2 of 2 found this helpful the extended is much better than the theatrical release. this really is a special movie but i wouldn't say its a good movie.
The movie is perfect proof of concept but I wouldn't call it dramatically polished but what it does have...
small and Huge scale battles. check
interesting time period for setting. check
set design, costumes, Ridley's authentic vision for how everything looks and feels. check check check.
However... this movie is pretty on the nose with blood thirsty power hungry villains, Orlando Bloom being Orlando Bloom, and the pretty girl being, well... pretty. no one character is very engaging but the point isn't to like the characters, it's to understand what each character thematically represents. Think of the characters not as people but of virtues playing against one another.
because of this the script pretty much plays out like a long debate.
Bad guy: I'm the bad guy and i represent corruption
good guy: I am the good guy and I represent virtue
hot chick: I am a smokin hot babe and I represent lack of faith
and so on and so fourth. Not bad, but no real moments that made me laugh or cry or really feel connected to these characters. Much like watching a very impressive story board.
It's appearent that riddley really put his heart and soul into this movie and the extended edition shows that.
More for people who might of liked his movies, Alien: Covenant, Robing Hood... and that is pretty much it. poor scripts but a spectacular vision. so watch it with a grain of salt.