Agreatcompanionpiecetotheseries

很多人不理解这部电影的点，这个不能当成一部原创科幻电影来看，处处是为原电视剧服务的，好比一个大大的补丁包。转一篇IMDB的影评，解释得比较充分，有空我再翻译。总之，没看过电视剧，别看这个电影！！！------------------------------------------------Firstofallletmegetonethingstraight,thisisinnowayanoriginalBattlestarGalaticastory.Razorhadastorythatcenteredaroundanewcharacterandtoldasomewhatself-containedstory.Thisisalmostthecompleteopposite;norelevantnewcharacters,notrulynewplotlines.Thisfilmisessentiallyasidestoryoftheoriginaltwoseasons.ItdealswiththeattackonthecoloniesandthesubsequentinvasionandpursuitofGalacticafromthepointofviewoftheCylons;notjusttheoriginal8modelsbutalsothefinalfive.ThemaincharacterisactuallyBrotherCavil,intwodifferentformsoneonCapricaandoneon-boardGalatica.WeseethatCavilplaysacrucialroleinorchestratingtheCyloneventsontheGalactica,whilehisCapricacounterparttakestheroleofadistantobservertothestrugglingbandofsurvivorsonCaprica.WhatIreallylikedaboutthismovieisthatitkindoftieseverythingtogether.Itretreadstheoldplotlinesofthefirsttwoseasons,butknowingtherevelationstotakeplaceitputseverythinginadifferentlight.ItalsoexplorestheintensecrueltyanddualityofCavil.Additionally,someoftheplotlinesthatwereneverquiteclear,begintomakesense.(HowdidLeobinknowsomuchaboutKara?WhereValerisactionsintentional?)TherearethreeissuethatIcanforeseesomeonehavingwiththis.Thefirstbeing,thatsomemightfeelitbeingaretconofthefirsttwoseasonstoconnectstheeventsofthefourth.Whilethismightbesomewhattrue,Idontthinkittakesanythingawayfromthem,andifyoulikedthefourthseasonitaddssomethingsignificanttoit.Thesecondissueisthatitisaretread.Wealreadyknowexactlywhathappenstoallthesecharacters.ButIdontthinkthatthecompellingpartofthisiswhathappenssomuchaswhyithappens,andwhatfeelingsandemotionsarefuelingtheCylons.Thethirdisthattherearebasicallynospacebattlestobeseenhere.Thereisagreatopeningsequencewherewegetamuchmoreindepthlookatthedestructionofthecolonies,butforashowcalledBattlestarGalaticawemightexpectsomespacejockeyaction.IamnotaprudebutImustsaythatafterseeingtheunratedDVD,thereisabitofgratuitousnudity.NotthatIhadaproblemwithit,sotosay,butitfeltalittleoutofplace,likeitwastryingtobealittleshocking.MaybeitwasjusttryingtogiveusatasteofwhattheshowwouldhavebeenlikeonHBO,idunnojustfeltalittletackedon.Overallthisisagreatcompanionpiecetotheseries,doesnotfeelentirelynecessarybutatthesametimedoesntfeellikeitdidntneedtobeinthefirstplace.