On behalf of some mercenaries, Damon and his daughter Cee descend on a planet to collect a precious alien chemical. However, the spacecraft malfunctions on the way down, forcing the father and daughter to crash-land in the middle of the forest.
They come into a couple of thugs with whom they will engage in combat. The daughter will lose her father in the struggle and will be forced to work with Ezra, one of the two bandits, in order to live and return home.
The characters: Sophie Thatcher, a relative newcomer, impresses as the film's most powerful and realistic character, easily portraying both a dissatisfied adolescent and a qualified and dependable second-in-command on a deep-space expedition. When things go wrong, she has to grow up quickly, which she does, but not without perilous stumbles and failures along the way. The young actress seems natural and nuanced throughout this highly personal coming-of-age story, which is no small task given that she spends most of the 100′ running time inside a cumbersome costume and is performing from behind a glass visor. Pedro Pascal, on the other hand, has become synonymous with excellence. They have amazing on-screen chemistry in an unusual survival movie, which is vital because Prospect is primarily a game of two in which they are actually (col)bound together for most of the time. Ezra talks his way past the angry locals and one tough scenario after another with a rascally charm, an enticing glimmer in his eye, and a knack for mellifluous speech, without Cee or the spectator, ever being quite clear of his genuine motives or dependability.
The setting. Prospect doesn't have a lot of money, so they had to make do with what they had. The same may be said for the environment. They didn't strive to build an alien jungle with exotic or fancy vegetation in this case. The forest in which the film is set appears to be relatively ordinary at first sight, but then we notice minor characteristics that make it weird, such as the bright green nature and, in particular, the well-made use of yellow, which gives the region an alien feeling.
The writing: The tale is simple and uncomplicated, but because to the characters, their relationships, and the concepts they bring to the stage, it manages to touch and fascinate the audience. Let's look at Cee's connection with her father as an example. When we watch them chatting and see them together, we get the sensation that they are extremely far apart. The two have a chilly relationship, and Cee timidly tries to contact her father without success. The latter is just concerned with the task at hand and the stones that may help them enhance their financial status. Greed is a major theme in the film, and it is also the catalyst for the plot to start up.
The only flaws of this movie are a lack of development in the protagonists' relationship and a more detailed history of the mysterious world in which they operate, but despite this, Prospect is a successful film that demonstrates how good ideas and passion can compensate for a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars.
It's a different way of thinking about science fiction than sci-fi blockbusters: it's less concerned with the spectacle of the scene and environment, and more concerned with giving humanity and credibility to the characters and the story; it's about letting the audience experience the story in its entirety, without ever deviating from the main narrative track.
Rating
My personal vote about the movie is:
7.50/10
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