Summary: a regular Earthling finds out he has the power and then goes on a quest to reclaim a birth right.
So if last year we had soy boy Superman now we have soy boy He-Man, this character is weak and lame. Not only is he dragged around for most of the film by other characters, such as Teela, and shown what to do. Even when he supposedly comes into his power he looks scared all the time. One supposes this is supposedly to fight toxic masculinity something mentioned so much on the press tour you’d think it was the plot of the film itself. By making Adam weak, insecure and looking never quite far away from tears one guesses that means toxic masculinity is now dead, it isn’t? Would have thought that.
There are girl boss elements to the film, though it isn’t a girl boss film in the truest regard, it does feel at times like they are setting up a Teela spin off film.
The odd thing about this film is that the women who would often complain the loudest about women being objectified in fantasy have no issues when the same thing is being done here with He- Man. Clearly this is an attempt to drag women into see the film, one that no doubt shows desperation.
Overall, pretty much what everyone was expecting it to be. Avoid.
0.5/5
Pros.
One or two cool moments
Cons.
It dumps on He-Man mythos
It sidelines Adam
It objectifies He-Man/Adam
The ending is awful
It has pacing issues galore and is a slog to finish
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