Directed by : Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Written by : Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Starring : Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean
Release Date : February 2, 2015
Writers-Directors the Wachowskis are very ambitious and have great imagination when it comes to their filmmaking, and it really shows here. From the galactic royal family drama, the space police, the gene spliced bounty hunters, the truth about humanity’s origins, the flying boots that allows someone to seemingly rollerblade on air, to how bureaucratic red tape exists even in civilizations that live in space. The world building in this movie and the great visuals are simply fascinating to witness, and only makes this better than it has a right to be.
Unfortunately the screenplay is a bit all over the place and suffered from the fact that they really tried to cram a lot of content into this two hours narrative. People may have problems with how dense the plot is, and how the pacing of the story can get too frenetic. It’s almost like this is a condensed version of a whole movie trilogy. It felt like there were scenes in-between scenes that were missing, and it felt like character arcs that should be part of the story are completely non-existent. This has caused some problems with the plot, as well as character inconsistencies.
This movie borders the line between an incoherent mess and a gloriously epic fantasy space opera. While I did find even the primary characters lacking in development, the movie was still successful enough to make me feel invested in them; although there were several scenes with Mila Kunis’ Jupiter Jones that were very eye rolling worthy. I admit that “Jupiter Ascending” may not be for everybody, but I won’t say I didn’t enjoy it. I simply had a lot of fun seeing this adventure; which felt like a live-action anime, and honestly wouldn’t mind seeing another installment.
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