While it almost seems like Zack Snyder spoiled the ending to his highly-anticipated next film, we’re going to go out on a limb here and say the journey is just as important as the specific plot mechanics that factor into the third-act battle. In other words, fans shouldn’t come into “Rebel Moon” anticipating something as neat-and-tidy as its inspiration: i.e. the Death Star blowing up at in the climax of “Star Wars” and everybody getting their medals to bring the self-contained story to a satisfying end. More to the point, Snyder went on to describe how the seeds for a sequel meant putting the bad guys back on their heels. According to the director, this dovetails a cut-and-dried morality play featuring some very obvious protagonists and antagonists:
“So at the end of the movie, the way we designed it is that they are on the offensive at the end. They have to bring the fight to them, because otherwise they can’t wait. So I think that, to me, is what it’s about. And it’s also really clear with the morality — who’s good and who’s bad. We don’t do a lot of, ‘Oh, the Imperium, they’re just misunderstood. As far as they’re concerned, they’re the good guys.’ It’s not really like that.”
That sounds … surprising. Personally, I’m dying to find out how Snyder fans who gravitated towards the murky morals of “Batman v Superman” or his adaptation of “Watchmen” will react to a Snyder script with far fewer shades of grey to it. In fact, this sounds more and more like the exact opposite of his approach to superheroes. Either way, expect “Rebel Moon” to fire up the discourse engines when it debuts on Netflix on December 22, 2023.
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