Voyagers

Lionsgate | Release Date: April 9, 2021

4.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Ratings

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RonathApr 15, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Basically *The Lord of the Flies* in space.

It's a horror story about a potential issue with Generation Ship, starships that have to travel so far at such slow speeds (such as is currently possible) that multiple generations have to be born on the ship, and the colonists, have no real touchstones to Earth beyond records they bring.

In Voyagers, they try to minimize this by raising the crew in isolation for their first decade and a half before sending them on their way, with one parental figure. Concern about overpopulation and how the kids will turn out as they grow older, they're drugged to dull their personalities, with the plan for the second and third generations born in incubation chambers rather than through intercourse. This plan falls apart as a few of the crew, being intelligent twenty year olds, discover the drug and not sure what it's purpose or reasoning for it is, stop taking it. They promptly become sensation junkies, which isn't too bad until the lone adult dies suddenly and the rest of the thirty member crew also stop taking 'the blue'. With only a handful of documents and media from their 'father' left over (which were supposed to be destroyed to ensure the crew wasn't tainted by Earth) they struggle with concepts that most people of their ages should be done with, like fear of the dark, fear of strange sounds, lack of understanding of death or harm. They aren't mentioned specifically, but hinted at, the majority of the crew don't know the words to describe their emotions, because they haven't had them, or a reason to explain them.

An interesting movie, with interesting themes, and perfectly well done, worth seeing at least once, but probably not a rewatch for me.… Expand

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jovincenApr 17, 2021

Good movie. I recommend it.

So many movies these days are rubbish, or are so riddled with PC group think they're unwatchable.

Pleasant surprise... Simple story but a good one.

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garethvkMay 14, 2021

The classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is not only a beloved classic but has been assigned reading for generations of students since it was first published in 1954. The book has been adapted into plays and films over the yearsThe classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is not only a beloved classic but has been assigned reading for generations of students since it was first published in 1954. The book has been adapted into plays and films over the years and remains a chilling and poignant cautionary tale.

In the new movie “Voyagers” audiences are introduced to an Earth that has been ravaged by climate change and disease. In an effort to save the species; a grand experiment to genetically create a group of children who are the origins of a colonization effort is undertaken.

The planet is 86 years away so the decision is made that the children will be raised and trained indoors without any exposure to nature, open skies, fresh air, and other aspects they will be deprived of on the ship.

Richard (Colin Farrell) decides to accompany the children on the mission as he wants to protect them and ensure things go as planned so their progeny will be well suited to continue on the mission to the next generation who will ultimately be the ones who colonize the planet.

Ten years into the mission things are going well until a discovery is made that a drink the children take daily known as “The Blue” is a drug used to suppress their emotions and keep them docile and easy to control.

When friends Christopher (Tye Sheridan) and Zac (Fionn Whitehead); who learned the secret of the drug decide to stop taking it; they soon reveal the truth of their discovery to the rest of the children who in turn stop using the drug.

In no time rampant emotions, aggressions, desires, paranoia, and mistrust start to run wild and Zac becomes obsessed with Sela (Lilly-Rose Depp). His unwelcome advances soon become more and more aggressive which causes Christopher and Richard to intervene and tragedy soon follows.

Christopher and Zac soon find themselves at odds with one another and fear and paranoia lead the crew to form into factions and turn on one other which not only threatens the mission but their very survival.

The film was very engaging and while I saw the influence of Lord of the Flies early on; the engaging cast and setting make the film entertaining and enjoyable despite any really unexpected twists.

The young leads work well with one another and it will be very interesting to watch how their careers unfold in the years to come. “Voyagers” is a refreshing new take on a classic tale and provides an entertaining and engaging adventure for viewers to enjoy.

4 stars out of 5
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UncleWillardJul 24, 2021

Not sure what some of the critics are driving at, but I've always felt that sci-fi has always been a whipping post for them (unless it's a beloved franchise that they can gush over). I like movies that take a chance and aren't trying for aNot sure what some of the critics are driving at, but I've always felt that sci-fi has always been a whipping post for them (unless it's a beloved franchise that they can gush over). I like movies that take a chance and aren't trying for a trilogy. I also love the space roadtrip genre, and there just aren't enough of them for me. I thought this was an interesting take on the generational ship, enough so that I was able to start plugging plot holes and enjoy it. Production values were on point, acting was fine, and the story, while an obvious Lord of the Flies vibe, was engaging. Given these same critics gush over superhero movies (even calling them sci-fi when they're really just action movies in a sci-fi setting), I'm not surprised they got.the old.whips out for something that doesn't have the armor of a franchise to protect it.

As per usual, I disagree with some of the worst redballs on here, and even some of the yellow. I dug this.… Expand

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