This was a good film with some fantastic cinematography and amazing visuals. It is let down, by the desire to make the idea into a series and fails in the same way The 5th Wave and The Divergent Series have. The problem with making films from books is that the readers spend their time building the universe being described. With films, that world is given to them, so the viewer needs something else to spend their time progressing with. Unfortunately, this film doesn't even attempt to provide a substantial amount of action and instead opts for narrative and story. The result is a fairly slow, albeit enjoyable, film without anything significant to offer. Instead, it just feels like they spent their time working on a way to create it into a series - and fails. Worth a watch, just don't expect there to be a true ending.
Shout by Eliott RobsonVIP 7BlockedParent2019-11-18T14:50:16Z
This was a good film with some fantastic cinematography and amazing visuals. It is let down, by the desire to make the idea into a series and fails in the same way The 5th Wave and The Divergent Series have. The problem with making films from books is that the readers spend their time building the universe being described. With films, that world is given to them, so the viewer needs something else to spend their time progressing with. Unfortunately, this film doesn't even attempt to provide a substantial amount of action and instead opts for narrative and story. The result is a fairly slow, albeit enjoyable, film without anything significant to offer. Instead, it just feels like they spent their time working on a way to create it into a series - and fails. Worth a watch, just don't expect there to be a true ending.