sunergos

I was 14 when those movie came out, but I have only watched it for the first time in 2025. I think I skipped it at the time because something about it reminded me of E. T. which left me cold. When I came across it on streaming and saw the 7.7 Imdb review, I thought, 'maybe this movie will have the same magic that moves me to watch Raiders and Last Crusade again and again'. Nope. Only lasted 20 minutes. Couldn't take any more of the annoying, shouting, unconvincing child characters and the clunky script. I wanted to like it, but I guess my 14-year-old self was right after all. It was a miss for me.

This is a review of episode 1. Not sure if I'll watch any more. Most people would expect some discussion about how the universe began in episode 1. Nope. 'The universe was not empty, there was a cosmic web and lots of dark energy and this is how the first stars formed'. Hmm. And before that? Massive issue completely avoided. I once heard a chemist comment jokingly that astrophysicists have the luxury of just calling stuff dark if it doesn't fit their theories (dark energy, dark matter). Think of the implications of that- being asked to believe invisible energy and matter that we can't see. The present understanding of the laws of physics does not fit the big bang theory which is why dark energy and dark matter have been drafted in to cover the massive inconsistencies. Brian Cox seems like a pleasant person, but I feel there is a lack of humility about this program thus far, given how little we actually know about the origins of the universe. As other reviewers have pointed out, CGI and dramatic music don't make up for what is lacking.