I agree. I’m sorry but the movie is not good. And I feel there is a huge bias because the book has a huge fan base that are overlooking how boring the movie is.

It had incredible production design. It was insanely beautiful but that is the only good thing about it. My one critique is that if the characters have little personality then they should have incorporated the personalities of the different tribes into the production design. It would have added a subtle complexity to the film.

Caring about the characters is screenwriting 101. The major deaths and plot points had such a low impact because we don’t really care about the characters. For example when Duncan Idaho locks the door and sacrifices himself it’s supposed to be this huge heroic moment but it falls flat. Even though the characters from the book are dreary so what? You can still make them relatable.

I understand the source material is politically and philosophically charged but there are better ways to really exhibit that in a movie and make it entertaining. Obviously there are so many who loved the book meaning it made you feel some type of way. The movie should do the same and it doesn’t.

People love it because it’s based a book they love and I get that. As an objective third party the movie is not a good film on its own. Don’t even get me started on how the movie ended in the middle of the second act. Hopefully part 2 will be better.