The Wandering Earth
When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.
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Release Date: 2/5/2019
Runtime: 126 minutes
Languages: Mandarin, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian
Director: Frant Gwo
Budget: $48.0M
0Production
Companies: Beijing Jingxi Culture, DF Pictures, G!Film Studio, Free Whale Pictures, China Film Group Corporation
Countries: China
Where to watch · US
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I just watched this on Netflix. I did not have any expectations going into it. It was not very good, unfortunately. Main reasons were that 8t was over-the-top from start to finish. Epic scene after epic scene without much supporting context. I think it can work in some cases but I dknt think it did here. You barely get a feel for the main characters, let alone the 20 supporting cast members, in this 2 hour movie. If they simplified the plot and went deeper into the core characters then it would be good. All of that is possible while still making it a little campy and not so serious. It missed the mark. I liken it to Armageddin with less character development. If you just want to watch epic visuals without much else, and that is totally fine with me, then this would be a good watch. The science fiction element is really interesting, so that was cool.
