There's a snark to the characters that's reminiscent of the latest Marvel films - a kind of wink-and-nod that says none of what happens actually matters. There is no cohesion to the world of 'Anthem,' and its characters convey no sense of weight to the story playing out. I, too, was lost by the ambiguous, generic storytelling of 'Anthem.' Outside of the walls are the unstable, unpredictable creations unleashed by the leftover tools that were once used to create the world of 'Anthem.'ĭid I lose you? I probably lost you. For some reason, everyone in the human colony of Fort Tarsis relies on people in robot suits for protection. An enemy faction known as 'The Dominion' looms vaguely in the ether.
In 'Anthem,' the 'anthem of creation' is the very silly, very serious plot device everything hangs on. It's become the symbol for all that is ridiculous about 'Avatar.' In James Cameron's sci-fi pastiche 'Avatar,' an element seriously named 'unobtanium' is the plot device by which the film's conflict hangs.
