Tech Frontier: Rise of the New West
- Tagline
- Where the Old West meets the New World's end.
- Description
- In a desolate, apocalyptic world where society has crumbled and the Old West has risen from the ashes, 'Tech Frontier: Rise of the New West' unfurls a dusty tale of redemption fused with cutting-edge technology. A genius scientist of Asian heritage, played by Jamie Bun, stumbles upon a groundbreaking discovery that could reverse the world's descent into dystopia. Alongside a mysterious superhero, whose rugged past is shrouded in folklore, portrayed by Iguana Lupino, they navigate through the treacherous wilds to restore hope to humanity. With steely determination and enlightened intellect, these unlikely allies face off against the nefarious forces determined to maintain chaos. Set against the bleak backdrop of a sun-scorched earth, and under the pedantic gaze of director Orson Whales, this film swirls with intrigue, innovative gadgetry, and the relentless spirit of the frontier, proving that even at the brink of oblivion, brilliance and bravery can ignite a spark of change. Joining the cast is Daniel Flan-Lewis, who embodies the hardened grit inherent to the era, showing that heroes aren't born – they're manufactured by the times they rise to meet.
- MpaaRating
- PG-13
- PopularityScore
- 8.10
- ReleaseDate
- 12/14/2023
- Genre
- Western
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
7.40
With 'Tech Frontier: Rise of the New West,' one gazes upon a film that ostensibly musters the courage to amalgamate genres with a scholarly tenacity. Its tagline, 'Where the Old West meets the New World's end,' speaks with a self-assured yet perhaps quixotic blend of whimsy and doom—a veritable smorgasbord for the discerning palette. Director Orson Whales delves into the narrative with a pedantic oversight that borders on the obsessive; meticulously sewing a patchwork of neo-Western iconography with the trappings of a techno-dystopian tapestry. Jamie Bun's portray of the quintessential genius and Iguana Lupino's brooding superhero meander through their respective arcs with an effusiveness that is, at times, overwhelmingly juxtaposed against the severe desolation of their surroundings. Daniel Flan-Lewis, a John Henry for the modern cinematic epoch, embarks on an odyssey that resists the entropy of dimensions held within. Each scene, replete with revelatory gadgetry, is stitched into the cinema quilt with clinical precision—one might argue too studious at the expense of organic narrative development. It is in this finicky craftsmanship that the would-be grandeur of 'Tech Frontier' sometimes languishes in didactic exposition. Still, when Whales allows the unbridled Western spirit to spur its splayed mechanical steed, the occasionally pompous venture shifts from lecturing to exhilarating. In conclusion, the PG-13 rating is an amenable garment well-tailored to the moral fibers of this patched-up period piece turned technologically irreverent lament on human striving, eschewing the need for gratuitous content in favor of a brainier brawl at world's end.