Slyth: The Hunt Saga

The inspiration for the setting is what made me interested in watching the movie as it is about an extra-terrestrial alien reptilian race based on ancient Sumerian lore about the Anunnaki. This conspiracy theory might actually be true in the real world since there is a lot of evidence in ancient myths and temples all around the world especially in South India, Thailand, Mexico, Egypt etc.

However this movie is wasted potential and a hot pile of trash. They did not go deeper into the Anunnaki/Slyth's lore and explore the struggles of humans more and how it molds the characters. They went over it briefly for a minute and forgot it.

There was not enough world-building and they were more focused on the useless rushed love-story and cringe VR game scenes that was boring zombie shooter gameplay. As viewers we want to be more immersed into the environment. We need more world-building, a deeper look into the character's life and their struggles. The movie wasted a lot of time.

The characters were written poorly and the story was rushed full of clichés. I did not care about a single character, if a character died I would not even feel a thing.

The environment CG was great and the acting was decent at times, however the writing was very disappointing and the pacing was horrible. I could see they tried to make some of the characters a little relatable but none of their struggles were real or powerful.

The monster 3D sculpts were good, however the animation movements felt off. The movie made me cringe multiple times and I just felt embarrassed for the creators.

I could see inspirations from many movies. Especially Ender's Game and how the characters were fooled into thinking they were in a simulation. However, this idea of a plot twist was wasted and there was no impact behind it. The villain simple wanted to wage war with the Slyths and the protagonists were pawns in his game. It felt very lackluster and boring. Again, I did not feel a real struggle or mission, everything was rushed.

They should have gotten more inspiration from movies of similar plots/settings like "John Carpenter's They Live 1988". That movie explored how the reptilian alien race was brainwashing humans into consumerism and their evil agendas which truly reflects today's society.

The writers should have focused more on the dystopian environment and create meaningful bonds or character development through the struggles. I don't mind a little love story at all, however it felt extremely unnatural and forced which is a very common trope in Thai soap operas as well.

Using mystery as a tool could have been very powerful for the movie. Slowly unleashing mindblowing revelations or truths about the Slyths could really help like in Attack on Titan.