Reviews

The harsh criticism of the show is not warranted imo. While I agree that on almost every metric it is scores less than the first show I still found it beautiful and enjoyable. True, there are some odd storytelling flaws and like many others have mentioned the flaws are most obvious with the different creatures that inhabit this world. The writers fail imo at establishing a hierachy of power which makes sense. For example: The night creatures seem totally useless and in turn it makes the alliance between clergy amd vampires seem superfluous. On the positive the vibes of France in the midst of revolution and the emerging new world of the Americas make for a wonderful canvas and don't worry the show does have mindblowingly beautiful moments in store for you. They don't come in truck loads as we have previously been spoiled with, but more like a garnish here and there.

Even with all the flaws I watched it greedily and I felt entertained.

The story is told way too minimalistically.

More attention should have been given to the IO colony, to the wastelands of earth, to her self-experimentation, to the battle of staying alive in an almost barren world, to her search of animals...

I get the point that not actually seeing the IO colony -except through a telescope- is a creative choice which has merit, but they could still have done more to ignite different feelings about the colony (watch Blade Runner and take note story-tellers out there. It is a fine example of how you world-build with simple means and without showing the actual colony). Maybe they could even have shown how the pursuit of a new planet was equally unforgiven.

And the "dialogue" with her boyfriend on IO and his narration was not simply good enough.

The movie has moments, but it never gets truly great - imo because of the lack of world-building.

I liked the ending though. Correct dosage of doubt as to if it is reality or dream and quite haunting.

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Why on God's green earth this movie has such a low IMDB score at the time of writing is beyond me.

People complain a lot about the lack of context, but for me this made it all the more dystopian.

The only valid critique is the predictability. Granted it is predictable, but a lot of movies out there are predictable and follow a sort of code. This one follows the band-of-soldiers-on-a-near-impossible-mission code and doesn't deviate, so yes, if you prefer twists and turns this movie falls short.

However the movie has plenty of other good things in store to make up for a predictable storyline. The eerie scenes of the soldiers making their way forward on the vast expanse of ice accompanied by a beautiful chilling synthy score are breathtaking and already enough to merit at least a 6-star review.

I also see reviewers being dissapointed by the action scenes, and this is also beyond me. The bunker scene, anyone?

This is not an 8-star movie, but it is certainly a solid 7. Maybe if you were to crack down really hard on its shortcomings it could be categorized as a 6-star movie, but even so it is still worth spending an evening in the company of the Svart Krabba band of soldiers.

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I rarely feel compelled to write an IMDB review, but I simply cannot fathom how a show of this quality can have an IMDB rating that currently sits below 6.

The show combines an epic story arc with the viewpoints of many different characters across the globe all trying to make sense of what is happening.

Yes, it moves slowly because you have been invited on a journey with people who are slowly coming to grips with the scale of the invasion and all the mind bending consequences it has for life as we know it.

And true, five episodes in and you still have only glimpses of the aliens, but this is exactly part of the reason why this is such a good show!

I am thankful that the creators had good taste and did not throw aliens in our face from the first scene. This is a master class in good story telling.

And thank the lord that you don't have to contend with the typical widespread iq loss which so often haunts post apocalyptic societies (and which many writers use to artificially propel a story forwards). The characters are real. Some a smart, some are not, but they all feel real, and you understand what drives the decisions they make.

And for the reviewers complaining there is too little action.. wtf!? There is action. A LOT of action! And the production value is through the roof.

And there is not a single filler episode. All episodes drive the story forwards.

Watch this show. Give it a rating that fits a show of this quality (certainly 7 and probably higher) and help getting it renewed for season 2 and 3. Had it not been for this outrageously low IMDB score I would have given 8 stars, but now I feel compelled to give it 10.

For comparison: Foundation started airing the same time. The two shows had the same weekly release day and I immediately gravitated to wanting to watch Invasion first.

None of the moments which were supposed to be epic touched me. And the storytellers often resort to letting the characters explain the plot twist to the audience. Show us - don't tell us.

The Sith threat never seemed real. I would go so far to say that the Sith order seemed more threating in ep. 2.

Way to many one-liners. You need to apply that with care!

And soooo many supporting actors which get way too much screen time. And what is up with the cameos!?

And gone all the exalted jedi moments. It is not enough to let Rey float around in lotus pose to make for an exalted jedi moment. You are conpeting with master Yoda coaching Luke and giving epic advice in odd semantics!

The fighting scenes were uninspired.. Both the light saber fights and the space battles.