Voyagers

**A -HIGHLY- Intelligent & Thought 🌠 Provoking Movie , Stylistically & Visually -FANTASTIC- . . . But One That Is Somewhat " -_DIVERGENT_- " From Its MPAA Certified PG-13 Rating 🤷‍♂️ .** A "Good, Old Fashioned" **-{ _B I G_ }-** Screen Mini Review . ______________________________________________________ Christopher : " Maybe this is our true nature " . Richard : " That's  a profound thought " . ______________________________________________________ I've -actually- come across -atleast- a 100 reviews on IMDb ( -_a similar forum to this one_- ) slamming 'Voyagers' for being, in essence : " -{ Not Much More }- than an ( outer space ) rip-off of a certain acclaimed author's novel -turned film- { "Lord of the Flies" ( 1954 ) }. Here is my response to that accusation , in earnest. -All- Directors , & -All- Artists , frankly... are -{ Constantly }- being " inspired " by prior artistic works, &  " borrow " from them far more often than we may 'readily' be prepared to admit. I would like to make it entirely clear that this most certainly -{ Not }- the same thing as 'ripping-off', 'plagiarizing', or 'stealing'. For the seemingly -endless- contrarians on IMDb that have ruthlessly, even viciously, accused this undeniably -{ Enthralling }- Space 🌌 thriller's super-talented Director Neil Burger, { known best for the critically rejected yet -popularly- "Colossal" 'Divergent' ( 2014 ) }, of doing just that : Kindly note the 'following' . " I'd be 'willing-to-bet' that if the bespoke 'literary late great', Author & Nobel Laureate William Golding, were somehow able to publicly opine on the matter from the great-beyond ; he would be rather -{ Unequivocal }- in lavishing praise on -{ This }- particular iteration.... { of that age-old " _**Darkness-Of-Man's-Heart**_ ( etc. ) " theme } ....presented here as a grand scale "Cinematic Thought-Experiment" of sorts. The pointed, Unbridled critique of the frailty of human nature offered in the picture, along with its perfectly paced and -unabashed- study of how 'Serious-immorality' can rear its ugly head in literally -{ Any }- given social setting, is, in point of fact, completely & utterly **" FASCINATING " ,** at the very -least- . Even just as a pure work-of-Art, the film works Beautifully 💙 , 'in it's own right'. Moreover, the ( somewhat ) "fresh-faced" ensemble of 'Up-and-comers', led by none other than veteran actor Colin Farrell, render their ( often ) "deliberately-Subdued" performances, for the most part, "To an absolute freakin' tee" . Summary : Alas, I know in my heart of hearts that I -Must- take a -Whole- point off this ( 'ultimately' ) fiery & riveting film's overall score, & here's why, in a nutshell : { " As a -Parent- you'd have to be a bit 'bonkers', really, to take your 'Darling-13-year'old' into this picture ( it is rated PG-13 ) " } ; & that is -{ Not }- an exaggeration. Also, I feel that this -{ Should }- really have been atleast a -Slightly- longer- film . . . . . exploring a few **" _KEY_ "** aspects of the story in greater depth. So, from me, all told, that's going to be a 'pandemic-Considerate', yet nonetheless -{ decidedly }- " Inspired, Even **INVIGORATED** " 7.75 Marks Out Of 10.00 🚀🔥🖖 .