The concept itself isn't bad. There's some holes in the worldbuilding, but overall, it's a decent idea. However, it was stupid to think the plot could work in two movies totally three hours.
The plot is too complex and there are two separate stories being told in this hour and half movie. Not even an hour and a half actually. Movie plots should be simple. Characters should be stereotypical/tropey. Worlds should be easy to understand. Many movies get away with doing more in one of those categories, but not all three. THIS DOESN'T WORK. Especially with the experience level of the makers and actors.
Everything is super rushed. In less than 30 minutes into the movie, eight months have passed with almost nothing shown. It wasn't because nothing was happening. They just didn't show it. None of the development is shown, which gets confusing. It's not fun either. And this continues. We basically get a few larger plot points here and there with absolutely none of the development shown, no idea how much time has passed or what has happened until a character tells us, and, oftentimes, no real explanation how we got from point A to B. Almost an hour in and the whole thing felt so disjointed.
It's really a shame. I would love to see this redone and fleshed out as a tv show. Even just one of those stupid seven episodes per seasons shows, as long as there was at least two seasons. I think the characters, plots, and world have a lot of potential. There's a million holes, but it could still be an engaging story. They just need the time to be explored and developed properly.
The plot is too complex and there are two separate stories being told in this hour and half movie. Not even an hour and a half actually. Movie plots should be simple. Characters should be stereotypical/tropey. Worlds should be easy to understand. Many movies get away with doing more in one of those categories, but not all three. THIS DOESN'T WORK. Especially with the experience level of the makers and actors.
Everything is super rushed. In less than 30 minutes into the movie, eight months have passed with almost nothing shown. It wasn't because nothing was happening. They just didn't show it. None of the development is shown, which gets confusing. It's not fun either. And this continues. We basically get a few larger plot points here and there with absolutely none of the development shown, no idea how much time has passed or what has happened until a character tells us, and, oftentimes, no real explanation how we got from point A to B. Almost an hour in and the whole thing felt so disjointed.
It's really a shame. I would love to see this redone and fleshed out as a tv show. Even just one of those stupid seven episodes per seasons shows, as long as there was at least two seasons. I think the characters, plots, and world have a lot of potential. There's a million holes, but it could still be an engaging story. They just need the time to be explored and developed properly.