Why do we like science fiction movies so much? Maybe it’s that the stories They are so unreal and sometimes so absurd that we find them entertaining, or at least, this is the case moonfalla film so exaggerated that it is entertaining, enough to blow your mind with a colossal and destructive story.
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What Moonfall is about
Directed by Roland Emerichthe person responsible for films like Independence Day, godzilla and The day after tomorrowpresented us in 2022 a NASA story, where astronauts Jo Fowler and Brian Harper, accompanied by conspiracy theorist KC Houseman, are sent on the most important space mission in the history of humanity: prevent the Moon from crashing into the Earth.
The film presents us with the typical arc of people fleeing and surviving the disaster, but the plot becomes deeper and at the same time more exaggerated. We don’t want to give you details if you haven’t seen them, because part of their magic is that as the events unfold, I will also surprise you with how ridiculous the conclusion of the adventure can be.
moonfall It was betting on being the triumphant return of apocalyptic cinema; and to a large extent it is, since we find scenarios with destruction everywhere in a premise that Sometimes it plays with real science and other times it falls into exaggeration.
It failed at the box office but it’s so entertaining that it’s worth watching.
We cannot say that the film is a work of art because the script is completely crazy, the CGI is exaggerated, the conclusion is ridiculous and critics did not give it good references. But, moonfall It is an entertaining film because it will surprise you. (for better or worse) little by little.
Beyond the fascination we have with natural disasters and apocalyptic scenarios, the film has a great cast with big-name stars such as Halle Berry, John Bradley and Patrick Wilson. And although it did not raise even half of the 130 million that the production cost, this is one of the recent science fiction films that has blown our minds the most.
If you enjoy over-the-top stories and like space science fiction, moonfall It is the perfect movie for you, so entertaining that you will see it more than once. And I’m sure you didn’t see it in the movies either, but fortunately, you already know.and can be enjoyed in streaming and at no additional cost on Prime Video, Max, and Claro Video.
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