The first part of this great event directed by Zack Snyder, split into two parts, Rebel Moon: Part 2 has left us intrigued and wanting to see what it will be like.
“Rebel Moon – Part One: Son of Fire” has won scientists and comic book fans with an amazing story and unforgettable characters. Among them, Jimmy stands out as a robot voiced by Anthony Hopkins, whose visual change at the end of the film has created curiosity and speculation among the audience.
Jimmy’s transformation: from robot to fearsome hunter
At the beginning of “Moon of Rebellion”, Jimmy is part of a narcissistic military empire known as Motherworld. However, throughout the film, he experiences a change of heart and aligns himself with the rebels. It’s in the final scenes that Jimmy reappears wearing a crown of horns on his mechanical head, a detail that wowed audiences.
The film’s screenwriter, Kurt Johnstad, explained this aesthetic change in an interview with Variety. According to Johnstad, the extended version of “Rebel Moon – Part One: Son of Fire” will include additional scenes with Jimmy that explain the origin of this crown.
“Jimmy has a much bigger story in those extended cuts and certainly in the second movie,” Johnstad said. “Jimmy goes from being a messenger robot to a smaller body and becomes a little more timid. “When you get them all together and the team is formed, it’s like a creature running around the woods, hunting and sitting by the river and fishing and doing jimmy jobs in the woods, so that’s where the crown of horns comes from,” he said.
What is “Rebel Moon – Part One: Son of Fire” about?
The official synopsis for “Rebel Moon” takes us on an intergalactic journey: “After a crash landing on the moon at the edge of the universe, Cora (Sofia Boutella), an alien with a mysterious past, begins a new life among them.” A peaceful settlement of farmers. But it soon becomes their only hope for survival when the cruel Regent Balisarius (Fra Phi) and the cruel emissary Admiral Noble (Ed Screen) discover that the farmers have unwittingly sold their crops to the Bloodaxes (Cleopatra Coleman and Ray Fisher). Leaders of a brutal rebel group hunted by Mother Earth.
A kind-hearted farmer tasked with finding warriors willing to risk their lives to protect the people of the veldt, Cora and Gunnar (Michel Huisman) gather a small group traveling across worlds in search of gentle, bloodless realities of war. Among the fighters who share a desire for redemption: Kai (Charlie Hunnam), a pilot and mercenary; General Titus (Jimon Hounsou), a famous commander; Nemesis (Doona Bae), master swordswoman; Tarak (Staz Nair), a captive with a royal past; and Milius (E. Duffy), a resistance fighter.
Back in the veldt, Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), a former mechanized defender hiding in the shadows, awakens with a new purpose. But the newly formed revolutionaries must learn to trust each other and fight as one before Mother Earth’s army comes to destroy them all.
Rebel Moon reception
The Zack Snyder-directed “Rebel Moon” received mixed reviews. Acclaimed for its stunning visual design and action sequences, the film also faced criticism for its narrative and character development. Despite this, it has caught the attention of science fiction fans, arguing and anticipating future sequels in Snyder’s universe.