Review Movie: The Meg (2018)

The Meg is an science fiction movie. It directed by Jon Turteltaub which has released in 2018. The Meg is an adaptation of the book entitled Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, by author Steve Alten, which was published in 1997.

Telling the story of ancient sharks , the initial production process for this film experienced difficulties.

This film stars several famous actors such as Jason Statham as the main star, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, and Chinese actress Bingbing Li.

Synopsis of the Movie

This science fiction movie tells the story of a fierce battle between humans and underwater beasts. The following is a synopsis of the film The Meg.

Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is a former American special member who had a dark experience while under the sea because he lost his relatives.

This gloomy period became a trauma for Jonas, to the point that he no longer wanted to have anything to do with the marine world.

However, Jonas' figure is again sought after by James Mack Rides (Cliff Curtis) and Dr. Minway Zhang (Winston Chao) to help with the rescue mission.

This time, a group of scientists, one of whose members is Jonas' ex-wife, are trapped in a submarine in the Mariana Trench after being attacked by a mysterious creature.

This similar incident made Jonas finally melt and agree to help with the mission to rescue scientists from the Mana One research center.

Team members in the Mana One project, under the leadership of Dr. Minway Zhang and her daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing) who is an oceanographer.

The rescue mission begins, Dr. Minway Zhang and Suyin have high hopes for Jonas so he can save all the trapped scientists.

But in reality the rescue process was not easy, again causing casualties. Jonas also seems to be opening up about his dark past.

The mysterious sea creature, known as Carcharodon Megalodon, is very large, up to 70 feet long.

Megalodon has become the focus of the Mana One team so that its existence disappears from the ocean and no longer claims victims.

However, Jonas Taylor's (Jason Statham) task is not finished. He is at stake again, so he has to finalize a strategy for the success of the mission and fight the trauma.

Movie Review

This film is very interesting. The Meg is a unique combination of monster themes, adrenaline-inducing action scenes, gripping terror, and humor in every scene.

For a film with a production cost of 150 million dollars, visually The Meg managed to meet expectations. Indeed, there are several scenes where the computer effects are very visible. But, everything is displayed very neatly. Especially with action scenes which make the effects look even more awesome.

There is another thing that makes this film so entertaining, namely its illogic. In fact, the levels can be said to be limitless. Even though it feels far-fetched, that's what makes it all feel epic because the viewer will feel annoyed when watch it.

There is something unique in this film in terms of characterization. The Meg uses a characterization formula that is not much different from monster-themed films in general. There is a macho main hero, a beautiful girl, an innocent boy, a talkative guy, an intelligent guy, and a silly character who is always wronged. Even though it has been read, this formula has proven successful in keeping the audience entertained.

Overall, this film is full of clichés.There are some scenes that feel disturbing. However, there are also scenes where the level of cliche goes too far to the point where the audience laughs. This is what makes The Meg so entertaining.