Of course, there’s some full-on awful acting going on, too. His performance, too, is excellent, and only becomes cartoonishly villainous in the final battles. Peyton’s a convincing everyman hero, and the thoughtful detail of the photo of his wife pinned to his drilling mech’s cockpit constantly reminds us of why he’s willing to endure life on this frozen, monster-infested hellscape of a planet.I’m also seriously impressed by the villain, an ends-justify-the-means soldier whose actions aren’t all that unreasonable when you consider he’s fighting to save Earth. They talk about things like their son’s first steps, which he’s missing while off on planet EDN III mining for T-energy (AKA unobtainium) to support them. It’s all thanks to well-acted and touching scenes where the main character, James Peyton, and his wife exchange video messages.
This is a typical “going native” plot, in the same vein as movies like Pocahontas and Avatar, but Lost Planet 3’s prequel tale (set around 50 years before the original) is its best feature.
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