![]() What you’re witnessing here is an amalgamation of recognizable bits and pieces, all mashed together and supersized to the max. The use of “original” still requires scare quotes, however, as he’s not drawing from a single specific source à la the mother of all zombie movies or a long legacy of superhero comics so much as entire CliffsNotes histories of genres. ![]() Having toiled away on remakes ( Dawn of the Dead), revved-up graphic novel adaptations ( 300, Watchmen), and remarkably divisive intellectual-property series ( DC’s “Snyderverse”), the writer-director has now fashioned a new, original sandbox with which to construct a self-made franchise. ![]() Do you like the Star Wars franchise? How about the new version of Dune? And what about Avatar, The Matrix, Starship Troopers, Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones? And also: Westerns, samurai movies, Inglourious Basterds, ancient mythology (Greek, Roman, and a smattering of Eastern), the Dungeons & Dragons monsters’ manual, those old-school Roger Dean album covers, Frank Frazetta’s paintings, Hideo Kojima’s video games, James Fenimore Cooper’s “Leatherstocking Tales,” the collected works of Robert Heinlein and Piers Anthony, and six out of the nine short stories that make up Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot?Īll of this previously pop culture-tested, nerd canon-approved stuff will cross your mind as you watch the first chapter of Rebel Moon, Zack Snyder’s two-part space opera about an evil empire bent on totalitarian rule and a small, ragtag group of rebels who stand up against them. ![]()
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