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Tom Power

Netflix's Rebel Moon Part 1 is Zack Snyder's most ambitious movie yet, but it's not his best one

Sofia Boutella's Kora clutches a gun as she looks behind her in Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire.

The arrival of a new Zack Snyder movie is always likely to spark heated discussions. For Snyder enthusiasts, the director's latest project is another chance to celebrate his distinct filmmaking style. Those less enthused by Snyder's visceral body of work, meanwhile, can further claim the former DCEU creative isn't deserving of the pedestal he's placed upon.

Which brings us to Rebel Moon, a brand-new sci-fi fantasy multimedia franchise Snyder co-created (with long-time collaborators Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad) for Netflix. Unsurprisingly, given the camps film aficionados usually fall into when it comes to Snyder-developed projects, early reactions to the first entry in Netflix's answer to Star Wars – Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire – have already proven divisive ahead of its December 21 release.

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