Movie Review :HE-MAN : MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

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With Dolph Lundgren in the title role, He-Man: Masters of the Universe (1987) was the first live action feature film following the first animation film of the franchise by Mattel, The Secret of the Swords (1985).

 The theme was set around two teenagers who meet He-Man the most powerful man in the universe, who travels to Earth with his friends, Man-at-Arms and Teela, to stop their enemy, the evil Skeletor from obtaining a cosmic key that will enable him to take over their home planet Eternia and the entire universe.


Cut to 2026, directed by Travis Knight, we have





 He-Man: Masters of the Universe ,the second live-action feature film based on the Masters of the Universe by Mattel.

In order to save his home planet, Eternia from the hands of the villain, Skeletor (Jared Leto), Adam Glenn (Nicolas Galitzine), a former Prince of Eternia has to transform into He-Man

After being separated for 15 years, Prince Adam is now back from his mother's home planet Earth to his father's, Eternia where he discovers his home has been destroyed and is now under the rule of powerful warlord and sorcerer, Skeletor. In order to reclaim his family legacy and save the world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camilla Mendes) and Duncan, the Man-at-Arms (Idris Elba), and turn into who he really is: He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe!


The film, despite its interesting premise, doesnt really entertain nor leave the viewer in awe despite all the fantastical elements and events on screen.

The woke angle of the film right from the start makes it insipid viewing. He Man is largely powerless, indulges in talk over action and never really comes across as a convincing contender for saving anyone leave alone the planet.

The film largely makes the hero more comical than an action hero.  The dialogues are uninspiring, characters and dialogues badly written. Action blocks are dull. Audiences seem to be taken for a ride in a film that does zero justice to its title.

Rating 1.5 /5




CREDITS

Cinematography: Fabian Wagner

Music: Daniel Pemberton


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