Prey

If I’m being completely honest, I think Prey is just as good as its first predecessor, 1987’s Predator. Saying that, I think this film was a lot more suited for the cinema than Predator, which is why it’s a shame that Prey was delegated exclusively to streaming services. But if I was held at gunpoint, I would probably still admit that Predator remains my personal favourite in the franchise. However, Naru, played by Amber Midthunder, is the best protagonist in the franchise. Like, I love Dutch and all his friends and cohorts, but Naru has a lot more going on than they did and is more interesting to me and others up front.
The fact that we finally have two amazing Predator films now is incredible to me; it’s almost difficult to believe it is real. When I first saw the trailer for Prey, my two main thoughts were that it had a good idea for a story but also that it seemed too good to be true. Hence I held onto doubts about whether or not this film would end up delivering. After all, years ago, I was super excited about Universal’s Dark World Universe’s The Mummy starring Tom Cruise based on its trailers, and I got burned. Plus, the previous Predator films have never been great, except for Alien vs. Predator’s third act.
By the way, if you want to check out an indigenous person’s review of the movie, Native Media Theory on YouTube has made several videos about the film and has interviewed several of the actors and makers for the film. I have gotten a lot out of…