Saw the new movie, Bionicle: The Legend Reborn this week! No spoilers here, but as you know, it follows the story of Mata Nui as he comes back to life on Bara Magna after his spirit is expelled from his mighty mechanical body (itself taken over by Makuta Teridax) within the Ignika.
I have to say, I liked this movie the most out of all of them so far! The storyline was pretty direct and straightforward (though there were a couple twists to keep it interesting). It was easy to follow and the renderings of the Glatorians and Agori were very good and their personalities were represented well. You can't go wrong with the authoritative voiceover work of Michael Dorn either (Star Trek: The Next Generation's Lt. Commander Worf) -- he spoke for Mata Nui.
The first three movies, which I've seen thrice now, still strike me as being a little hard to follow in terms of the whole timeline. The fact that they're out of order, yet still have some overlapping characters, leaves me confused to this day, no matter how much I read about them and try to put things in order in my mind. The Legend Reborn, on the other hand, fit right into what I expected... with just one exception. In the opening sequence, they show the Ignika leaving Aqua Magna and heading out into the vastness of space. Directly behind Aqua Magna is another planet, as close as a moon. However, it's not Bara Magna. The Ignika shoots off into the vastness of space and seems to actually exit not only the solar system, but the entire galaxy, before finally finding its way to a far, far away Bara Magna. That just doesn't make sense to me, since Aqua Magna supposedly orbits Bara Magna.
Oh well. Other than that, good Bionicle movie. I definitely recommend it! Makes you want to buy the whole Glatorian & Agori series of Bionicle kits!
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