Review of Prey (2022) by Nekrips — 08 Aug 2022

I'll start with the good. The graphics and special effects in the film are good. Everything looks spectacular. The sound is also good. Predator looks really cool. And the acting of most of the actors is not bad. There were also repeated references to the first film with the legendary Schwarzenegger.

And now for the bad. The film is about a strong, independent Indian woman who in the most incredible way wins where she should have died a hundred and ten times in a row. Of course, I am not against the heroic image of women, but it was more annoying and raised great doubts about the exaggerated possibilities of that upstart. I'm not sure if the Indians used tomahawks for hunting, but this is a very strange choice of weapon in terms of logic. The same is true of plants that freeze blood, but so be it. How was it possible to understand that this would make you invisible, even if you stand stupidly against the background of fire and do not even deign to hide? A dog that runs to fight against universal evil, like in Disney cartoons. Well, the finale is the absolute pinnacle of stupidity that could only be thought of to show. It defies any logical explanation. At least I don't have an answer to that for sure. The music here seems to be pumping, but it cannot be compared with the legendary original track by Alan Silvestri.

White people are shown to be the most despicable scumbags possible. The actors tried so hard that they overplayed it. They even showed Europeans who don't mind eating dogs, like some orcs. In general, the film disappointed me, although there was enough epicness and potential here. And the Predator is really great here. Everything was ruined by stupidity and the desire to please trends. Although even with this it was possible to make everything more adequate and believable.