A little Star Wars, a little Avatar, and of course a little bit of The Seven Samurai, all told some very powerful Sci-Fi. The effects are stunning the characters are somewhat cardboard but I probably shouldn't admit that I like that. As a viewer you know what and who you are watching, I love the farmers (salt of the earth) victims of the big bad empire, the fact that all the creatures are out worldly (the winged horse) generally enjoyed part one and I'll watch it a couple more times while I wait for part two!