Zack Snyder’s latest is a two-part space opera epic with the classic rebels-versus-empire dynamic popularized in the cinema mainstream by Star Wars (the film began its life as a Star Wars film pitched to Disney). This dynamic is purposefully simplistic, with basic white hat heroes and black hat villains. The issue with Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire is that these characters are not only simplistically drawn, but they are never particularly compelling figures to begin with.

The first sign that this script has character issues is an emotional monologue given by Sofia Boutella’s Kora. She speaks of being unable to Continue reading Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) Movie Review →