Reviews

500 years of progress and this is what we have to show for it?

It really feels like nobody wanted to make this movie but someone made them do it. Nobody had anything to say. Anything to add. Nothing we haven't seen a million times before. Screenplay has nothing whatsoever to say or convey and is full of clichés, just like it would be if you never wanted to write it in the first place, but had to. For a grade, or something.

Clearly, there was no excess money to burn - almost entire scenography is some kind of paintball course. And some forest. And all the crops are close-ups of people doing stuff, mostly shooting off into something offscreen, presumably into the distance.

The movie is set in the 26th century, with the space and time bending human species spanning three planets (only indication of this is an introductory text) and the weirdest thing we can see in the galaxy is a girl with semi-yellow hair? Everything else, technology, weapons, fashion, everything looks exactly as today. Alright, excepting a few seconds long filler scenes of spaceships.

I'm writing this because one question baffles me without cease. It's - Why did you have to make this? What was the motivation behind this work? I don't see you making any money, however inadequate the investment was. What's the point? I'd really like to know.

If this is some kind of student project movie, then its kinda cool. If you go to school with the guys who made this then you should really have a go at it. Otherwise...

Why was this movie made in 2019? It's a movie from '88, and even then it would have been a b-production dime a dozen movie. Has someone found this on a VHS and transported it to a digital age? It's a comedy / horror / young adult character development movie and it's not very good at any of these things. It's also a horror movie that is called 'Porno' and it features a demon of lust, but even that's pretty lame compared to what you would have gotten, had this been made in '88.

The story evolves in episodes 1, 7 and 8. The rest are just self-contained cliche based filler episodes. A side quest episodes of sorts.

The budget for a TV series is not enough to produce epic modern sci-fi environments. I'm certain they did the best they could with what was at their disposal. The environs and ambiance remind me of B sci-fi movies from the '80 and '90. They all took place in post apocalyptic desert landscapes or barren volcanic planets. Run down mortar and concrete villages are not adequate settings for a space age adventure. Just like landscapes they move through in small groups, the characters are also few and reduced to essentials. Surroundings in general are passable, but not beautiful or interesting to look at. Star Wars lore is there in traces, safe for some Mandalorian ethos as is to be expected. Precarious post imperial political situation is not discussed at all, for example, till the final episodes.

So you've got largely filler story irrelevant to the main story arc, unfolding over uninspiring and bleak empty expanses of wasteland landscapes. I've watched it all cause I'm an old Star Wars fan.

My recommendation - you want a better and more concise storytelling movie experience - watch episode 1 then 7 and the last one 8. The rest are irrelevant and stereotypical trite.

All in all, the Little Yoda is cute. And Werner Herzog is a legend.