It's pretty much Girl Boss the movie. Every female character is the best and baddest. The choreography is just dumb. You have battalion level strength with air cover, and armor and you lose to people charging with axes and laser muskets?? Yes the villagers have guns that look like muskets and fire one pew pew at a time.
The zombies in Dawn of the Dead were a bigger threat than a space faring war machine that has been at war for centuries?
So glad I dodged that bullet by not even watching the first. Seemed like it had a small amount of potential, but was also an obvious trap, so I dipped.
Modern entertainment must be carefully scrutinized even before watching, to avoid this nonsense.
Yup. Only gave it a watch because of Charlie Hunnam. He's a real lad, and usually picks better films (He was quite good in The Gentleman, and that was a ballsy and well-done film). Boy was I disappointed...
Yup, I liked some of the people involved, primarily Hunnam, so was at least considering it. Glad I didn't bother.
Also, somewhat controversial opinion since it was a bit "diverse," but I quite enjoyed King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Speaking of Guy Ritchie and Charlie Hunnam. It was a bit diverse, but didn't beat you over the head with it, and I don't recall much of The Message being present. It's a fun action movie.
I also enjoyed that film, but looking back I am of the opinion that—since it is a version of an English cultural myth—it is unacceptably diverse and should be regarded as bad, even if it is fun.
I...half agree.
Although it's definitely English myth, Arthurian legend is so famous I don't mind a bit of tweaking. Similar to how I don't have a huge problem with taking liberties with Shakespeare. It's so big, a bit of tweaking can be fun...just don't piss on me and tell me it's raining, though; Don't tell me it's always been diverse, or whatever. Don't tell me "This is Arthurian legend now, and your interpretation is wrong."
Also, it's a Guy Ritchie action movie, based on Arthurian legend. I think when taken in that light it's fine...but I also get the objection on general principle to taking English/white cultural myth and adding any diversity at all, though. They'd certainly flip their lid if you did the opposite, so there's certainly merit to saying, well, we should probably gatekeep too then.
Funny I've been thinking about that King Arthur flick recently, mostly because of Guy Ritchie. Might give it a watch soon, depending on the mood.