Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver 4K 2024 2160p WEB-DL

“Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver” continues the exciting space adventure started in the first part. After the events that took place in the previous part, the main characters find themselves on their way to the dark and mysterious world of The Scargiver. In this dangerous place they face new challenges, mysterious enemies and ancient forces. With the fate of the entire galaxy hanging in the balance, the heroes are forced to join forces and use all their skills to protect humanity from an increasingly serious threat. Clashes, intrigue and epic battles await the heroes in this exciting sequel.

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver 4K Review
Last December, Zack Snyder's most ambitious project, Rebel Moon Part 1: Child of Fire, premiered on Netflix. The American director's picture was criticized by everyone and for everything: modest special effects, weak dramaturgy and unprocessed characters. Four months later came out a sequel with the subtitle “Giving Scars”. Was Snyder able to rectify the situation or “Rebel Moon” only consolidated in the status of the most high-profile failure of the director?

As in the case with the first movie, “The Giver of Scars” opens with the voice-over of Anthony Hopkins, reminding the audience of the events of the previous part. Zack Snyder carefully deprives the audience of the necessity to rewatch “Child of Fire” - an ordeal not easy even for loyal fans of the director - so the retelling of the plot of the first movie serves as a lifeline. After a brief excursion, the events move to one of the warships, where the viewer observes the resurrection of Admiral Noble (Ed Skrein), who was defeated in the finale of the first part. At first glance, it seems that Zack Snyder is diligently molding his version of Anakin Skywalker, although the director's loyal fans have already guessed that we are facing the Second Coming. After the Resurrection on Jesus' body there were wounds, and it was thanks to these wounds that unbelieving Thomas realized that the son of God was really in front of him. After Noble's resurrection, his body was scarred from his fight with Cora (Sofia Boutella). In case there were any doubts about the similarity between the Admiral and Jesus, a monologue is prepared: “I will bare my breast. And it will symbolize that I have put the One who leaves scars on trial, I will stand before my people as a savior.”

While Admiral Noble hatches the idea of revenge against Cora, she and a company of associates return to Veldt to harvest crops and prepare the local population for an imminent attack from the Empire. Serving as a reference, Seven Samurai is quoted almost verbatim. Kora's squad has seven members, and the training scenes, where experienced fighters teach the farmers how to handle weapons, are shot exactly as in Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece. Omnations to “Seven Samurai” have been seen in the work of the director before, the posters of “Justice League” - a vivid example of this. However, even here, quoting the classics of world cinema, the director demonstrates not only cinematic erudition, but also adherence to the Bible. The straw effigies, acting as dummies for practicing blows, resemble crucifixes by their shape, only three dummies - three crosses, as on Golgotha, where besides Jesus two robbers were crucified.

Now the farmers are ready to give a full-fledged response to the invaders. Laser guns, lightsabers and scripted armor to help. The final battle between the resistance and the Empire against the backdrop of the recent “Dune: Part 2” seems more like a local conflict than a large-scale battle that sums up the dilogy. “Giving Scars” has everything to become a successful blockbuster: epic shootouts, lightsaber battles, a distinguished ensemble of artists - but, alas, today the picture can offer nothing but a nostalgic smile for the old science fiction of the late 1990s - early 2000s. If, in Nolan's opinion, with “Guardians” Snyder was ahead of his time, but with “Rebel Moon” is clearly too late. Come out of this dilogy at the end of the last century (that's when the director had the idea for the movie), it could well have gained cult status, but the plans Snyder clearly spoiled Lucasfilm with a trilogy of prequels.

However, for all the downsides, the “Rebel Moon” trilogy is one of Snyder's most personal projects. It's not even that the idea of “Seven Samurai in a galaxy far, far away” the director nurtured for a quarter of a century. A few years ago, Zack Snyder's adopted daughter committed suicide, the director very painfully experienced such a bitter loss. So it's not surprising that in “The Giver of Scars” there are several lines of relationships between children and parents - the story of Cora and her adoptive father, or the warrior Nemesis (Pae Doon) and a nameless boy who suddenly becomes attached to her. Parenthood is as much a concern for the director as a demonstration of cinephile erudition.

Snyder's second collaboration with Netflix (before “Rebel Moon,” there was the cute “Army of the Dead”) was a major flop. The sequel not only fails to correct the mistakes of the original, but in the process forgets about important characters from the first movie. If Ray Fisher as Darrian appeared in several flashbacks, then Charlie Hunnam as the charming scoundrel Kai seems to have been forgotten by the filmmakers themselves. Can we blame them for that? Hardly. When building your own movie universe, one lost hero is a production cost. Although, who knows, maybe Charlie Hunnam will return in the threequel, where, by all appearances, we will be expected to hear a ballad about saving the princess. From samurai classics to chivalric legends - if anyone would dare to take such a bold step, it would definitely be Zack Snyder. But before the release of the threequel, the audience will be waiting for the director's version of the movie: will the director be able to pull off the same trick that he did with “Justice League” earlier? We'll find out very soon.