Power Rangers, revamped with a modern twist, opened in theaters on March 24, leaving audience members exhausted and regretful for the wasted two hours.

Five teenagers from Angel Grove discover Zeo Crystals that give them superhuman powers. The alien ranger, Zordon (Bryan Cranston), that delivered the powerful objects to Earth tasks the teens with protecting the Life Crystal, the foundation for all life on the planet, from the once-good-now-evil ranger, Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks), who seeks its destruction. The newfound friends must become a team and work together to save everything they know and love.

Imagine that The Breakfast Club and The Avengers give birth to an independent movie, but only passed down the bad genes. Power Rangers plagues itself with cliche high school situations — the quarterback loses his sense of purpose in life (Dacre Montgomery), the nerd becomes friends with the cool kid and no longer gets bullied (RJ Cyler), the cheerleader cuts her hair off to prove her new-found self after getting kicked off the team (Naomi Scott), and the misunderstood, loner girl begins to open up (Becky G).

Power Rangers focuses on providing the characters’ backstories and developing their teamwork ability so they can save the world from Rita Repulsa. The two A-list actors, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks, play key roles in the film, but their characters seem odd for the actors’ portfolio and style. A sluggish majority of the film covered the actions of the team before they even morphed into power rangers, feeling like the movie reached its climax in its last twenty minutes. Nonetheless, the special effects seem realistic and allow the audience to feel like a part of Angel Grove’s action.

Despite of the movie’s flaws, Hollywood should applaud Power Rangers for its diversity and use it to exemplify the need for representation within film. Power Rangers serves as a reboot to the pioneer Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, released in 1995. Its theme song offers a fresh, rocking rendition of ‘Go Go Power Rangers’. The original cast consisted of two white men, one white woman, one African-American man, and one Asian woman; the remake reflects the original’s array of representation with one white man, one white woman, an African-American man, a hispanic woman, and one Asian man. Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger played by G, comes out to the other rangers as a lesbian, and Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger played by Cyler, claims, “I’m on the spectrum,” which establishes one of the few superheroes affected by autism or any mental illness in general.

A clip following the credits sets up Power Rangers for a sequel that may include the Green Ranger which the cast hopes a woman portraits. Regardless of future plans for the franchise, Power Rangers did not impress or offer any lasting impressions.

The Chant’s Grade: C-