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Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins

SCORE: 50

Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins is one of the biggest disappointments in 2021. I knew there was all kinds of controversy surrounding this movie after the massive mistakes related to casting. Snake Eyes is a white guy from the military that got badly burned and his vocal cords were messed up. He is a gaijin that gets trained by the Arashikage ninja clan. He trains beside Storm Shadow. When it is assumed Storm Shadow killed their master Snake Eyes hunted him down.

This series of events as well as jealousy Storm Shadow had for how much better Snake Eyes was is why Storm Shadow joined Cobra. All of this is very important to understand because it is the cannon origins of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins throws that out the window and does a role reversal. Snake Eyes is the son of a Joe who infiltrated Cobra and gets murdered by a Cobra agent. Snake Eyes seeks revenge and is under cover in the Araskikage ninja clan to steal a stone that gives Cobra the power of the sun.

The issues families will have with Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins are violence, bad language, racism, blood, fake goddess, and more. The casting choices in Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins make zero sense to me. The same goes for the motives of so many characters in Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins. Storm Shadow has no reason to leave the clan in Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins. He also has no reason to hate Snake Eyes. Why was the race of Snake Eyes changed?

The grandmother who is over the clan makes zero sense in this fantasy movie world as well. It was a male in the comics. If someone were trying to destroy the G.I. Joe live action movies they would make something just like Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins. It is like that Fantastic Four movie that had Johnny a bit too crispy. Why can't Holly Weird stay true to the source material instead of constantly trying to redefine it?

There are plenty of ninja battles in Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins. Why do all of the Yakuza have ninja swords? They wind up fodder for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. How does the main bad guy not know there are three giant anacondas down there? He got through that trial at one point in the past. I had mediocre hopes for Snake Eyes G.I. Joe Origins and it could not even get up to that point.
- Paul

Graphics: 45%
Sound: 55%
Replay/Extras: 50%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%

System: DVD
Publisher: Paramount
Developer: Skydance
Rating: ‘PG-13’ for Parental Guidance suggested if under 13 years of age {sequences of strong violence and brief strong language}

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