Smiling_slinky

I knew not to expect much from this movie when it was so lazily based on 7 samurai, which has been done to death 100s of times, but I enjoyed it for what it is.

I appreciate the grounded feel of a lot of practical filming. I appreciate a lot of visuals I haven't seen before (maybe these are lifted from obscure media from years past, but its new to me). I enjoy Snyder's pacing and action scenes.

I'm not a Snyder fan per se, and going back to my first comment I'll agree all day long that he should never be writing because he couldn't even come up with an original story for his dream sci fi project, instead doing the extremely tired 7 samurai story. But, I do think he's polarizing, and there is undue criticism here simply do to his style and clichés being so well known. So many people are so well versed on Snyder criticism that it's all they can see, and they can't just settle down and watch the movie first. I think it was Lincoln who said you will always find bad if you look for it.

There is plenty to enjoy here, and I think in years to come Rebel Moon will be appreciated more. There have been a few movies that on first watch I had a lot of criticism for, but years later I found I enjoyed them for what they were and they became favorites. I get a lot of those same feelings with Rebel Moon, and I think there is enough of interest here to give it legs. Realizing there is a part 2 coming, and extended versions of both films, there will be a lot for future rewatches, and I think that will help it.