John Carter of Mars. Quite an entertaining movie. Of course critics panned it. But for a good sci-fi flick it isn't too bad of a way to kill an hour and a half. Except...
Not to take away from the film...Lynn Collins is as hot as ever (She would have made an AWESOME Wonder Woman) and the effects are well done. Its a fantastic concept. Except...
**SPOILER ALERT***
Except for this one big gaping hole in the plot that keeps driving me nuts. Close to the end of the movie, John Carter challenges Tal for leadership. Tal says he cannot because he is not Thark. Where upon Tars shouts out...yes...yes he is...He is Dotar Sojat...The name Tars gave him meaning My Two Right Arms when they first arrived back from gathering the hatchlings. So John Carter "IS" Thark by Barsoom definition. That said...Sola never should have had to run for her life for allowing him into the temple. She said, only Thark are allowed. He is Dotar Sojat. He is Thark. It was by this reasoning he was allowed to challenge Tal. So if he was Thark enough to challenge for leadership and become Jeddack, he should have been allowed into the temple.
Recently I read...I believe it was on Balok's Blog...I need to get a link hot list going...that John Carter of Mars is now free domain. I wonder if I have enough imagination to re write that part???
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