Since 1945, the remains of the Third Reich have been hiding
on the dark side of the moon. Now, in
2018, they are prepared to launch an invasion to seek vengeance upon America
complete with flying saucers and a doomsday machine.
Iron Sky is an homage
to the classic 1950’s b-movies such as This
Island Earth and The Forbidden Planet.
Within this tribute to these cheesy classics is the social-political satire
that made the cheese so tasty. Astronaut
James Washington stumbles upon the Nazis’ secret fortress. Astronaut James
Washington happens to be African-American. Let the experiments commence.
The President of the United States in 2018 bares a
remarkable resemblance and dimwitted personality to one Sarah Palin. However,
women are among the strongest personalities and activists in the entire film,
which has been a mainstay in science fiction. Renate Richter is the last voice
of reason among the Nazi party. The more she discovers about Earth and how the
world and its people associate and live together, the more she questions the
ideals of the Reich.
Iron Sky is a film
that questions the ideals of government and society, and how one affects the
other in a vicious circle, but most importantly it tries to make us laugh at
ourselves for what fools we can truly be when we disagree about creed and color
and how we allow greed to corrupt our own will. However, first and foremost
Iron Sky is a special effects driven film. It is green screen at its finest.
The lighting and texture is infallible; the moon and fortress scenes director
Timo Vuorensola and his visual effects crew created are some of the best I’ve
ever seen.
Iron Sky is
visually striking; the acting is suitable, nearly honorable considering it is a
tribute to some movies that most critics consider the worst of all time. Iron Sky is far from that. The comedy may be
dry but it is funny especially if you understand the truth about the world you
are living in.
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