Rebel Ridge: The New Action Thriller Emerges
“Rebel Ridge” is a relatively new Netflix action movie that has caused great controversy among viewers. It’s the story of an ex-Marine who fights for justice and against corruption. Jeremy Saulnier is the director of the movie, which comes with outstanding storytelling and character development. The cast delivers all right performances.
The movie starts with a story as the protagonist, Terry Richmond, goes to confront the police chief in behalf of bailing his cousin. It seems to be a very simple task, but ended up becoming a really terrible fight. Indeed, the struggle of Terry is, apart from his own life, important to the community under whose crooked local police he struggles.
The film makes out as being so tensed up and intense, that the spectators are glued to the screen from start to the end. “Rebel Ridge” is a movie that makes you question whether justice is sure to prevail and to what extent a man can fight his own battles.
Rebel Ridge Scores in Critics’ Reviews
“Rebel Ridge” is available at a very high standing on Rotten Tomatoes with 95% positive ratings, setting it at a high standard. Reviewers praised the acting in this film, but Aaron Pierre got extra praise for his great and impressive performance that makes the story of this film even stronger.
The role that Pierre plays, Terry Richmond, delivers an intense emotional experience to the audience. His struggle and decision give the film a human face; thus, increasing audience involvement. The other support actors too, such as Don Johnson and James Cromwell, have also played their roles impeccably.
The film offers action but also reveals the complexities within the characters and in their relations with one another. It has been called an excellent thriller that not only entertains but also provokes deep thoughtfulness according to reviews.
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The success of Netflix Chart
“Rebel Ridge” has regained the number one spot on the global Netflix charts, which indicates the sky-high popularity of the film. The film was viewed 8.9 million times and streamed 19.5 million hours during the week of September 23-29. This shows demand and indicates viewers are liking this type of story.
The movie is also able to outshine other new original movies that Netflix recently released, like “Uglies” and “Jailbreak: Love on the Run”, that makes it a successful competitor. It received 31.2 million views in just two days of its launch and is a testament to high quality and interest value by audiences for this movie.
The success of Rebel Ridge also indicates that audience tastes have changed, and they want to both be entertained and challenged by the content. That is certainly a pretty big step for Netflix.
Steps to a Potential Franchise
“Rebel Ridge” does leave a lot open for second sequels as characters are all also pretty complex with an unwinding story arc. Multiple relationships and alliances within the movie should lead into further developments. For instance, characters such as Officer Jessica Simms and Officer Evan Marston could easily contribute to bigger roles in sequels.
At the end of the movie, police officers begin to realize corruption in their own ranks, which would ultimately set a base for further story development. These elements do not just make the viewer more eager to find out what sequel may bring them but also lead them to deeper and broader themes.
For Netflix, “Rebel Ridge” also happens to be a golden opportunity to build on a great franchise and move forward, fuelled now by a breakout star: Aaron Pierre, whose name is now on everyone’s hot topic list.
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Future Challenges and Prospects for Netflix
Although “Rebel Ridge” managed a relatively well-performing box run for Netflix, the company should be cautious while working on other projects as well. Projects like “Red Notice” or “The Gray Man” failed to garner commercial success, so it will have to find a balance for “Rebel Ridge”.
Such a movie’s success speaks for itself, that the audience does not just seek an action film and stars, but they seek also something with a nice story and good characters. Such an approach to movie making would make “Rebel Ridge” one of a kind among other movies.
It is about time for Netflix to revisit what they have and ensure that they deliver as the audience expects. “Rebel Ridge” takes this step in the right direction, and from here, it will be interesting to see how Netflix creates their next action franchise.
Source:Â Netflix