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But here we are, years later, in an era dominated by gray, desaturated superhero slogs and IP reboots that apologize for existing. I am here to make a controversial argument: Valerian is not a failure. It is a masterpiece of world-building that stumbled on its dialogue. If you can look past the awkward smirk of its protagonist, you will find the most inventive, colorful, and audacious science-fiction film of the 21st century.

Critics were brutal. "Valerian has no charisma." "Laureline looks bored." And to a certain extent, they aren't wrong. DeHaan plays Valerian as a cocky, baby-faced rogue, but he lacks the roguish charm of a Bruce Willis or a Chris Pratt. He feels like a trust fund kid who bought a spaceship. Delevingne fares better, bringing a grounded frustration to Laureline, but the script forces her to fall for a man who sexually harasses her in the first ten minutes. valerian and the city of

Watch the opening montage. Watch the market scene. Watch Rihanna dance through twenty bodies. Watch the Pearls sing their homeworld goodbye. But here we are, years later, in an