My thoughts on Saban's Power Rangers sequel

My thoughts on Saban's Power Rangers sequel 

 

Despite being happy that this movie is getting a sequel I don't think that this is a smart move on Hasbro's part. Producing movies is a business making a sequel to Power Rangers is risky considering that this movie didn't make its money back. I hope Hasbro won't have the same problems Disney is having with Star Wars. A sequel could change people's minds about this franchise. (hopefully) Fans want these movies to be like the Boom Comics.  

The people who are working on the sequel need to get a new director and actor to play Zack. I say that because the actor who plays Zack is too old to play a teenager. The reason I say that this movie needs a new director is that Dean Israelite (the director of the Power Rangers movie.) blames the PG-13 rating for why this movie wasn't a hit. That tells me he's unsure of what he's doing also that's a poor excuse, there are plenty of PG-13 movies marketed towards kids so what is he talking about? 

Another thing that can hurt the sequel is people's reactions to the first movie. It's safe to say that Power Rangers has the same reputation as Superman, as far as being well-known but not loved by everyone. people think I'm bothered that this movie wasn't successful, that doesn't bother me, what bothers me is that people seem to be biased or hypocrites about this movie. For example, people say that this movie is dark and edgy, I think they're confusing those two things with maturity. 

Also, this movie wasn't as dark and edgy as that short film that came out three years ago. Since we're on the subject of the short film if you didn't want the movie to go in that direction then why did the short film get so many views when it first came out? Plus I remember both fans and nonfans wanting a mature Power Rangers movie so what's the problem? This movie wasn't dark to the point where it ruined the integrity of this franchise the way the short film did. 

Another example is that people say this movie is a ripoff of the Breakfast Club. First of all this movie ripped off one scene from that movie. Second, there's a difference between ripping off and being inspired by someone else's work. Last I checked the characters in that movie spend most of that movie in detention, did that happen in this movie? Finally, you complain about the Rangers in MMPR being goody two shoes, what's the opposite of that?

This makes me question what kind of childhood people had? If teen movies are not marketable then why was Spider-Man Homecoming a hit? Wait! Don't tell me let me guess, that's an exception to the rule? My point is that there is no reason to like any of the Marvel movies and not like this. Like I said the criticism that the movie got could hurt the sequel, like the lack of action complaint. I hope the sequel doesn't have all action and no story, find a way to balance the two out.       

Before I talk about my ideas for the sequel I want to talk about the issues I have with the first movie and how they could have been fixed. Warning if you haven't seen this movie then don't read this. 

Billy's death scene would have been the best scene in the movie if he connected with all of the rangers. We see him connect with Jason, he welcomes Trini with open arms, he doesn't interact with Zack and the same goes for Kimberly. This also makes it hard for me to buy their friendship and becoming a team, we don't have scenes of Jason and Trini, Billy and Zack or Zack and Kim. If we had more scenes of Billy bonding with the others his death scene would be a lot better. Another thing I wish Billy accidentally frees Rita when he finds the coins, that would give the teens some instinct to become power rangers. 

What's with Jason in this movie, I mean he comes off as a jerk to his father. His father is upset with him for ruining his chances of making something of himself but he's giving his father attitude. We see Jason looking at his football trophies and practicing like he misses it so what's the problem? This could have been fixed if Jason was like this because he doesn't think his parents love him. 

That's an issue that needs to be addressed, just because you provide your kids food, clothes and a house that doesn't mean kids will interpret it as love. Pimps and slave owners do the same things so how are parents different from them? How often do you hear parents talk about how much they enjoy being a parent? They talk about how expensive kids are, when they achieve goals and when they screw up. For the most part, parents want to produce a predictive child, not a happy child.

Another reason I have a problem with Trini being a lesbian is that it can attract attention from SJWs, trust me you don't want that! Turning Trini into a lesbian served no purpose and it made no sense, there are bigger things teenagers have to deal with than figuring out if they want to be with boys or girls? Homosexuals get the royal treatment (unless you live overseas) so it makes no sense that Trini would keep this to herself despite her parents. She's not close to them.

I want to give the writers a stunner because A they admit that they turned Trini into a lesbian to be progressive. B by doing this they ruined the fan's dream of seeing Billy and Trini become a couple. I have a better idea have Trini's mom be a lesbian, and her father was an anonymous sperm donor. That would justify her being a reserved tomboy because she's embarrassed that she doesn't have a traditional family. She loves her mom however she resents her for not having a father figure around. This is why she's a tomboy it's her way of connecting or attracting a male figure in her life.

That would be more interesting than just changing Trini for the heck of it. Also, this could address the issue of how does a child being raised by same-sex parents affects them if they don't approve of it?

Now on to my suggestion for the sequel.

I want to see how things have changed in the teens' lives since becoming Power Rangers just like in Spider-Man 2. Also, resolve some things in the first movie like Kim reconciling with the picture situation, Jason made up his mind about Football and Trini coming out of the closet with her parents. In the last movie, we saw the teens becoming friends and a team, Rita said what they have won't last. I want to see their friendship put to the test. Bring Tommy is a good way to do that, there are so many stories you can tell.

Speaking of Tommy I want him to have the same backstory as Eric from Time Force, that makes sense because we learn that he's an orphan in Zeo. Because of his backstory, he's evil by choice, we rarely get that in this franchise. In Green with Evil Saga, Tommy separated Jason from the other rangers, in the sequel I want the opposite to happen. Tommy can do that by befriending the rangers, stabbing them in the back and it will just be Jason and Tommy.

As far as the Tommy and Jason rivalry I want it to be similar to Sky's and Jack's rivalry in S.P.D or Dillon's and Scott's from RPM. The love triangle between Kim, Jason and Tommy can work, despite Jason and Kim having a thing in the previous movie they're not a couple. Tommy could have qualities that Kim likes. After Tommy shies away from his evil ways, Jason asks him to join the rangers, he doesn't because he can't forgive himself for the things he's done.

Another way you can test the ranger's friendship is by having them help each other through a hard time. For example, Zack's mother died and the rangers do their best to comfort him, this we make up for the teens not having a strong reaction to Zack having a sick mother in the last movie. As far as new characters go, I would like to see scorpion in the movie because the original show didn't do much with her.

I'm sorry but I don't want Bulk and Skull in the movie because they could take away the attention from Tommy, besides we have Bulk and Skull substitutes. I want Zordon to be more like the way he was in the show. Also, I want more backstory from him and learn about what really happened between him and Rita, hopefully, this will parallel with what's going on with Tommy. Sadly some parts of the Green with Evil saga are hard to do in the movie like the green ranger destroying Zordon's ship because the technology on that ship is too advanced and Billy is not smart enough to fix it.

That's all I have to say for now what do you think the sequel should do? One more thing I want is a movie poster similar to the picture on this post, the green ranger holding a shattered red ranger helmet.