The Bad Batch

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Hello friends of this wonderful Hive community, this month a new animated series of the Star Wars franchise began, which is called The Bad Batch, created by David Filoni. With the success that The Mandalorian has represented, it was not surprising that they explored new series and themes. This series tells the story of four modified clones after the events of "The Clone Wars."

Hola amigos de esta maravillosa comunidad Hive, este mes comenzó una nueva serie animada de la franquicia Star Wars, la cual se llama The Bad Batch, creada por David Filoni. Con el éxito que ha representado The Mandalorian, no era de extrañar que exploraran nuevas series y temas. Esta serie narra la historia de cuatro clones modificados después de los sucesos de “The Clone Wars”.

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The official name of this group of clones is "Clone Force 99" a group of clones made up of Hunter, Crosshair, Tech, Echo and Wrecker who, due to genetic mutations and other details, have special abilities that make them very useful in combat. They were created as part of the efforts of the Galactic Republic and the cloning experts of the planet Kamino with the purpose of experimenting in creating modifications and improvements for clones in combat.

El nombre oficial de este grupo de clones es “Fuerza Clon 99” un grupo de clones compuesto por Hunter, Crosshair, Tech, Echo y Wrecker que, debido a mutaciones genéticas y otros detalles, tienen habilidades especiales que los hacen muy útiles en combate. Fueron creados como parte de los esfuerzos de la Republica Galáctica y los expertos en clonación del planeta Kamino con el propósito de experimentar en la creación de modificaciones y mejoras para los clones en combate.

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Since the show is derived from The Clone Wars, the animation sticks to that style of 3D animation. The first episode of the series is 70 minutes long that almost seems like a movie and works very well to set the atmosphere for those who are not fans of the saga. It is not necessary to have seen the previous shows to understand the team.

In the first episode, of this series the formula used in Mandalorian is much replicated. Hunter and company of her meet a girl named Omega and, when they rebel against the newly founded Empire, they end up taking her with them. If this sounds familiar, it is because as Din adopts Grogu and tries to save him, it still seems that the relationship between the clones and the little girl will have a parental sense. He also demonstrates an excellent sense of rhythm, introducing characters, action sequences, and excellent plot. It is perfectly possible to understand, from the first minutes of the series, where it is going and what we can expect in terms of the journey that awaits the clones.

Dado que el show se deriva de The Clone Wars, la animación se adhiere a ese estilo de animación en 3D. El primer episodio de la serie es 70 minutos que casi parece como una película y funciona muy bien para ambientar a los que no son fans de la saga. No es necesario haber visto los shows anteriores para entender al equipo.

En el primer episodio, de esta serie se replica mucho la fórmula utilizada en Mandalorian. Hunter y compañía conocen a una niña llamada Omega y, cuando se rebelan contra el recién fundado Imperio, acaban por llevarla con ellos. Si esto les suena familiar, es porque tal como Din adopta a Grogu y trata de salvarlo, igual parece que la relación entre los clones y la pequeña tendrá un sentido parental. Demuestra igualmente un excelente sentido del ritmo, para presentar a los personajes, las secuencias de acción y una excelente trama. Es perfectamente posible entender, desde los primeros minutos de la serie, hacia dónde va y qué es lo que podemos esperar en términos del viaje que les espera a los clones.

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In any case, once again Filoni shows that few have as well measured the pulse of Star Wars as he and that this new animated series is shaping up to be a success for this 2021, with just 2 episodes it has already left a good taste and of to talk to his fans. Here is the trailer.

De cualquier forma, una vez más Filoni demuestra que pocos le tienen tan bien medido el pulso a Star Wars como él y que esta nueva serie animada se perfila como un éxito para este 2021, con apenas 2 episodios ya esta dejado un buen sabor y de que hablar a sus fans. Acá les dejo el tráiler.

I was always watching a lot of Netflix but now that it is strongly encouraged that we stay in our homes as much as possible, which I presumed is happening for a bunch of you as well, I have really been diving in to the ol' Netflix library.

Imagine my joy when I found out that Keanu Reeves, Jason Momoa, and Jim Carrey of all people worked together on a dystopian thriller film.

As always I try to avoid spoilers but if you want to go in blind just know that I think this film is slightly above average but not fantastic

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At the start of the film "Arlen" (Suki Waterhouse) is dropped off in the desert and ordered by some sort of official to proceed forward in the distance. It isn't clear as to why but basically it is where the undesirables are banished to. It doesn't take long for the lawlessness in whatever this place is to take hold as she is almost immeidattely kidnapped and has 2 of her limbs removed by a cannibal camp in a pretty gruesome fashion.

All you "no spoilers!" people take it easy, this happens in the first 5 minutes of the movie and is clearly spelled out in the trailer. She manages to move further down and makes her way to a "city of sorts" called Comfort, an area where some level of order exists under the leadership of "The Dream" (Keanu Reeves.)

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So Momoa gets introduced into the mix because he is not a resident of "Comfort" but needs to infiltrate it for a reason that I will not reveal. It's interesting enough and of course it gives him a chance to be shirtless for almost the entire film.

I was looking for Jim Carrey throughout the film but it wasn't until I read the credits that I realized which person he was in the film. He has no dialogue, and doesn't look like Jim Carrey at all. Since Jim has had a string of bad luck in films as of late since he refuses to do the silly types of movies that will make money, it was kind of interesting to see him take such a role.

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Now despite the Mad Max look and the pretty great cinematography, for the most part, this film is actually, and unfortunately, kind of boring. It is also plagued a lot with unexplained impracticalities such as access to electricity, ammunition, and gasoline, that I suppose I should have just switched off my brain and accepted.

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That trailer is wonderfully done and certainly enticed me to watch the movie, which, don't get me wrong, is still decent but I think that given the amount of star-power that is in this thing, and that it is a type of movie that we wouldn't really expect these stars to take on, I was perhaps expecting a bit too much. I am impressed that the movie was made for a mere $6 million though.

Should you see this movie? I think so. However, I would be surprised if many people walk away from it feeling any differently than I do. It's just OK but because of the big names involved we might be setting the bar unrealistically high.

My overall rating! 5.5 / 10

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