Personally, I didn't find the film was slow at all... It wasn't like Arrival, which I did find very slow and bogged down with unnecessary sub-plot.
Although, I was surprised at the small number of people under the age of 35 in the cinema.
I liked it a lot. It's a shame it was a bomb, it didn't deserve to be.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was because the film is not particularly plot-dependent, and that makes it difficult to properly explain in 140 characters or less. Something which millennials require, otherwise it's tl;dr.
The franchise is wide open for a sequel. I'd like to see someone like James Cameron take a stab, he's very good at creating films that generate a lot of interest. He's also one of the best creators who builds films to take through a culture/society/location , and the emotions surrounding everything. Sometimes people don't like Cameron's obvious Macguffins (unobtanium), but he always crafts a highly memorable and creative film universe - and Macguffins tend to make films easier to describe to millennials without really spoiling them; and, at least back in the 80s, he seemed to be very successful at working with Ridley Scott. The next film is heading toward the sort of story Cameron thrives with.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
