Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire Review

 

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire is an epic space opera. It's produced by The Stone Quarry and Grand Electric and distributed by Netflix. Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire is written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, and Shay Hatten and directed by Zack Snyder.

The story is, the evil legion known as the Imperium have become an unstoppable militaristic force. After conquering many planets, they now set their sights on a peaceful farming world. Now, a former Imperium soldier named Kora, wants to take a stand, and form her own rebel, in the hopes of standing against this seemingly unbeatable foe.

Initial Reaction

I think it's pretty obvious why I wanted to see this. It's a Zack Snyder film, and I love his work.

Cons

Nothing to see here. Just scroll down to the next part.

Middle Ground

The only minor issue is yes, you do notice that things have been trimmed. The story doesn't feel as fleshed out, and when somebody is killed, you just know that death scene was way more violent than what we got. But despite that slight gripe, it didn't bother as much as I was worried about. As far as PG-13 cuts go, this was handled very well when compared to other toned down cuts. So I think even though it's noticeable, it didn't feel like something you should feel annoyed by.

Pros

Let's move on to the more positive aspects of this, one of those being Zack Snyder's directing. Love him or hate him, there's no debate that Snyder has a tremendous visual style. His cinematography throughout his work is gorgeous, and Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire is no different. Then there's Junkie XL's score, it's just pure chef's kiss folks. If you love what Junkie did in Zack Snyder's Justice League or any movie that had nothing to do with Zack Snyder, then you'll love what he does here. My personal favorite was when Tarak was flying in the air, the only terrible thing about that bit of music, was when it ended. Which brings me to the action. Again, no surprise, but Snyder gave us spectacular action scenes. Whether it's swords or blasters, the action was awesome. I never got tired of it, and just wanted more. What also workd was the pacing. Typically when a movie gets things cut out, the pacing will probably suffer. Not the case here. The flow of this film was very good. The movie just goes by. The last thing I'll praise is the tone. I know I'm most likely sounding like a broken record, but thank you Snyder and co. for keeping this serious. Now a days it feels like almost every movie whether it's comic book, action, sci-fi, etc. it always feels like they're trying to be funny, despite it clearly being a problem for the movie's quality. Here, while there are jokes, they're rare. Which is what you should do, when making a movie with this concept.

While Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire isn't perfect, it's still a very fun sci-fi flick. And after watching it, I'm looking forward to that rated R extended cut and part two.

My final rating is, Good.

That's going to do it for me. Come back on Tuesday, Dec 26th, for my review of the final DCEU movie, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day, and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday!