Zack Snyder might be a good director, but he is not a good storyteller. Now, of course, the definition of what makes a good director can be argued in semantics, and whether or not being responsible for the story falls under a director or writer’s responsibility is up for debate. But in any case, what doesn’t change is the fact that someone who has a good eye for visuals might not necessarily have the same skills for telling a compelling story. It’s like having someone who’s a really good driver but has absolutely no sense for directions and is completely lost in where to go.

All of that is exactly what I felt when watching his latest film, Rebel Moon, which was supposedly his pitch for what he would do for a Star Wars movie. But instead of something congruent and logically put together, this is like a B-grade version of a Star Wars film but on a ridiculously bigger budget. You know how you have those dodgy rip-off films from that company, Asylum, which basically steals and copies ideas from other films but makes cheesy, low-budget versions of them. This is like that just on steroids.

The whole plot of Rebel Moon follows the story of a girl from a village, searching to find soldiers to help defend her community. Truly an original concept that has only been done before in films like The Seven Samurai in 1954, The Magnificent Seven in 1960, A Bug’s Life in 1998, The Magnificent Seven Remake in 2016 and of course, Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler.

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What is Rebel Moon?

Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, or simply Rebel Moon, is a 2023 American epic space opera film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten, based on a story by Snyder. Its ensemble cast features Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam, and Anthony Hopkins. The film is set in a fictional galaxy (a build up mix of cowboy-style pre-Space colony together with epic space fantasy), ruled by the imperialistic Motherworld, whose military, the Imperium, threatens a farming colony on the moon of Veldt. Kora, a former Imperium soldier, ventures on a quest to recruit warriors from across the galaxy to make a stand against the Imperium before they return to Veldt.

Following a limited theatrical release on December 15, 2023, Rebel Moon was released by Netflix on December 22. It received generally negative reviews from critics. An R-rated extended cut is set for release in mid-2024, and a sequel, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, released on April 19, 2024.

Rebel Moon is inspired by the works of Akira Kurosawa, the Star Wars films and Heavy Metal magazines; its logo is an homage to the latter. Snyder initially conceived the idea for the film in college, before discussing it with Johnstad in 1997.

Snyder then pitched it as a Star Wars film to Lucasfilm, shortly after its sale to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. He also pitched his idea as both a video game and a film to Warner Bros. Pictures "a couple of times". The project was at one point planned as an original television series by Snyder and producer Eric Newman, before pitching it as a film to Netflix.

Following concerns from Netflix Films chairman Scott Stuber that the project would underperform due to its length, Snyder, unwilling to "lose all the character", decided to split the film into two parts.

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