The new film bravely steers the MMPR franchise in a new creative direction. Gone are the clean-cut popular kids from the series, replaced with a motley crew of angry teenage misfits thrown together during Saturday detention John Hughes-style.
Since it's a new ensemble, most of the film is spent exploring the backstories of all the Rangers as well as the main villain, Rita Repulsa. Portrayed by the fabulous and unrecognizable Elizabeth Banks, the reboot's Rita is much more ferocious than the TV show's shriveled-up villainess. 🔮 In an ingenious twist, Rita is revealed as a former Ranger herself, giving her character a more compelling reason to hunt Zordon across the galaxy.
The Rangers' first battle is against the infamous Goldar, who has also gotten a modern makeover. The reboot also ditches the TV show's concept of Zords in favor of vehicles straight out of Transformers. Each Ranger still has his/her signature color but they're never assigned "spirit animals."
As a kid, my favorite character was the Black Ranger (of course), but watching the reboot, I found myself rooting for Trini the Yellow Ranger, who is the MMPR franchise's first openly GLBT character. 🐯 I, for one, cannot wait to see the sequel and the DragonZord! 🐉👊
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