15 February 2015

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Jupiter Ascending

Despite the number of negative reviews from critics and poor box office performance is sure to become a cult classic.  The main reason I chose this film is because it is written, directed and produced by the Wachowski's that directed and wrote The Matrix and it's sequels.

The first 30 minutes or so are confusing, starting with a flashback to the circumstances of the main character's birth, before showing the present, where Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is working as a cleaner in a hotel.  The plot jarringly jumps to the planet Jupiter without explanation with characters plotting.  The visuals are great, as are the alien characters such as the dragon-like henchmen.

The 'henchmen'


With some impressive CGI and live-actions mash-ups, sometimes the film suffers from information overload as there is so  much going on in some exterior (and some interior) shots.Despite this it is fun, and definitely worth a watch.



See the trailer here:



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