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.
- Year: 2019
- Country: China
- Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Drama
- Studio: China Film Group Corporation, Beijing Jingxi Culture, DF Pictures, G!Film Studio, Free Whale Pictures
- Keyword: jupiter, based on novel or book, space station, mankind forced underground, underground city, father son relationship, brother sister relationship, grandfather grandson relationship, frozen earth, dying sun, giant engine, global government, admiring, forceful
- Director: Frant Gwo
- Cast: Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing, Richard Ng Man-Tat, Michael Kai Sui
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.