Borderlands (2024 Film)
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Borderlands is a 2024 adventure comedy film based on the video game series of the same name. The live-action movie stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Jack Black as treasure hunters on an off-world planet rumored to hide a massive treasure trove. In February 2024, the first trailer for the film premiered, prompting an influx of reactions and memes around the internet. The film was released in August 2024 and was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews.
History
On May 14th, 2021, Borderlands, a film based on the video game series of the same name, was announced.[1] In June 2021, the main cast of the film was then released, with Cate Blanchett playing Lilith, Kevin Hart playing Roland, Jack Black voicing Claptrap the robot and Jamie Lee Curtis playing Tannis.[2]
On July 20th, 2023, the premiere date for the film was announced, set to release on August 9th, 2024.[3]
On February 20th, 2024, People[4] published the first-look article on the movie teasing images of the main characters. On that day, X[5] / Twitter user @Wario64 posted images from the article, with the post gaining over 2,000 reposts and 16,000 likes in one day (shown below).
Later on February 20th, the poster for the film was released on social media,[6] followed by a teaser trailer.[7]
On February 21st, 2024, the first official trailer for Borderlands was released on the Lionsgate Movies YouTube channel, accumulating over 300,000 views in three hours (shown below).[8]
Reception
The movie was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences. The film debuted on Rotten Tomatoes[12] with a 0% rating based on 10 critic reviews before climbing to a 9% rating with over 100 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film had a 50% audience score with over 500 verified reviews as of August 12th, 2024. On IMDb,[13] the film had a 4.4 average user rating based on over 6,500 reviews.
The $115-million film became a box office bomb, making $8.8 million domestically on the opening weekend.[14]
Online Reactions
Pre-Release
The release of the poster and trailer for Borderlands in February 2024 was followed by numerous posts expressing skepticism about the quality of the upcoming movie, with users citing outdated "millennial writing" associated with the series, Borderlands coming out long enough ago to seem irrelevant and the movie's casting choices (shown below, left and right).[9][10] For example, a post by user @MaxKriegerVG received over 20 reposts and 320 likes on X in one day.
Other users hyped up Cate Blanchett starring in the film. For example, on February 20th, 2024, X[11] user @emilyorchard made a post that garnered over 270 reposts and 1,300 likes in one day (shown below, right).
Upon Release
Following the film's premiere on August 9th, 2024, and its initial negative reviews, Borderlands became a viral subject of memes and discussions on social media.
For example, on August 9th, 2024, X[15] user @JoshuaTookes posted a Died / Born / Welcome Back meme that compared the movie to the 2010 film Avatar: The Last Airlander, another panned adaptation. The post (shown below, left) received over 790 reposts and 9,700 likes in three days. On August 10th, X[16] user @_dpiddy posted a Let's Fight Somewhere Empty meme about the film (shown below, right) that garnered over 1,300 reposts and 12,000 likes in two days.
Various Examples
me after watching 2 minutes of the borderlands movie https://t.co/9Ej9wFpcp4 pic.twitter.com/HrSlK4Pi4q
β Aspekt (@tehemopenguin) August 7, 2024
Search Interest
External References
[1] X β @BorderlandsFilm
[2] X β @BorderlandsFilm
[3] X β @BorderlandsFilm
[4] People β Red-Haired Cate Blanchett Teams Up with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart and More in Borderlands First Look
[6] X β @BorderlandsFilm
[7] X β @DiscussingFilm
[8] YouTube β Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer β Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
[9] X β @MaxKriegerVG
[10] X β @MKUltraMoney
[11] X β @carolsstann
[12] Rotten Tomatoes β Borderlands
[13] IMDb β Borderlands
[15] X β @operagxofficial
Top Comments
ArcadeTwo
Feb 22, 2024 at 02:21AM EST
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