Unfortunately I saw those terrible '50's movies when they were new. It appears one of those plots was resurrected and given to a monkey chained to a typewriter.
The script is hollow because it starts with a lack of understanding of dark matter. In a good sci. fi. piece, this is an advantage- it gives the writers an opportunity to rewrite reality by explaining the new rules of the universe as now discovered and expounded by the characters, showing their "genius." Our writers did not explain anything, let alone set up the plot for development. Instead, vague terms which had no logical relation to other vague terms were bandied about by almost lifeless drones, leaving the viewers worse than perplexed.
The characters were given no personality by the script, and the actors could not (probable) or would not (possible) give a personality to their characters by exertion of acting skills. Therefore,no character flaws could be developed or remedied. Moreover, technologies (the lifeblood of sci. fi.) remained absolutely static. The technological solution was given in the first 20 lines, and was not developed past that. Even the superhero plot line, an almost foolproof device, was just plain awful. (I've always wondered how the modern term "awful" developed- from the "full of awe" meaning, or a different spelling for "offal." Viewers will have absolutely no question as applied to this film.) Most distressingly, the lead character was played with all the emotional range of chalk. Even after receiving powers which were described as "God like," the character could not find an emotion to display that might be a consequence of dealing with such a life changing event.
The only interesting question regarding this film is how it found financial backers. Some actresses claim there has never been a lack of funds for any picture where they went topless. That could not have been a factor here: hardly a midriff went bare. But no matter how much money was spent, this film was a colossal loss of everything expended. So how and why was it ever made?
The script is hollow because it starts with a lack of understanding of dark matter. In a good sci. fi. piece, this is an advantage- it gives the writers an opportunity to rewrite reality by explaining the new rules of the universe as now discovered and expounded by the characters, showing their "genius." Our writers did not explain anything, let alone set up the plot for development. Instead, vague terms which had no logical relation to other vague terms were bandied about by almost lifeless drones, leaving the viewers worse than perplexed.
The characters were given no personality by the script, and the actors could not (probable) or would not (possible) give a personality to their characters by exertion of acting skills. Therefore,no character flaws could be developed or remedied. Moreover, technologies (the lifeblood of sci. fi.) remained absolutely static. The technological solution was given in the first 20 lines, and was not developed past that. Even the superhero plot line, an almost foolproof device, was just plain awful. (I've always wondered how the modern term "awful" developed- from the "full of awe" meaning, or a different spelling for "offal." Viewers will have absolutely no question as applied to this film.) Most distressingly, the lead character was played with all the emotional range of chalk. Even after receiving powers which were described as "God like," the character could not find an emotion to display that might be a consequence of dealing with such a life changing event.
The only interesting question regarding this film is how it found financial backers. Some actresses claim there has never been a lack of funds for any picture where they went topless. That could not have been a factor here: hardly a midriff went bare. But no matter how much money was spent, this film was a colossal loss of everything expended. So how and why was it ever made?