History Film / PowerRangers2017

* DeconReconSwitch: The original Power Rangers Mythos is deconstructed. Unlike the original TV series, Zordon, who is more interested in reviving himself, isn't happy that a group of untrained teenagers were chosen by the Power Coins to be successors of his team, and the Rangers have a hard working together and being a team, due them being from different friend groups and not knowing each other that well, leaving unable to morph. However, it later gets reconstructed, when over the course of the film the Rangers bond, [[spoiler: and when Billy dies they truly come together as team and unlock the Morphing Grid with Zordon choosing to sacrifice his chance to be revived so Billy can live again, finally accepting the new Power Rangers.]]

The film's cast includes Creator/DacreMontgomery as Jason (the Red Ranger), Creator/NaomiScott as Kimberly (the Pink Ranger), Creator/RJCyler as Billy (the Blue Ranger), Becky Gomez as Trini (the Yellow Ranger), and Creator/LudiLin as Zack (the Black Ranger). Creator/ElizabethBanks additionally features as Rita Repulsa alongside Creator/BryanCranston (who voiced two monsters in the original series and was [[{{Tuckerization}} the source of Billy's original last name]]) as Zordon, with [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Bill]] [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Hader]] as Alpha 5.

''Saban's Power Rangers'' is a 2017 cinematic reboot of the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise, produced by Creator/SabanBrands and Creator/{{Lionsgate}}, written by John Gatins with story by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama (''Film/DraculaUntold'' and ''Film/GodsOfEgypt'') and Kieran and Michele Mulroney, and directed by Dean Israelite.

The film's cast includes Dacre Montgomery as Jason (the Red Ranger), Naomi Scott as Kimberly (the Pink Ranger), Creator/RJCyler as Billy (the Blue Ranger), Becky Gomez as Trini (the Yellow Ranger), and Creator/LudiLin as Zack (the Black Ranger). Creator/ElizabethBanks has also been cast as Rita Repulsa and Creator/BryanCranston (who voiced two monsters in the original series and was [[{{Tuckerization}} the source of Billy's original last name]]) has been cast as Zordon, with [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Bill]] [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Hader]] as Alpha 5.

The film was released March 24, 2017. A tie-in graphic novel titled ''Power Rangers: Aftershock'' was released by Creator/BoomStudios (who also publish the ''[[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios Power Rangers]]'' comics) and served as an immediate sequel to the movie.

--->'''Billy:''' YIPPIE KI YAH MOTHER F-- Mother is good, mother is good.

** Kim and Trini's playfight over the last donut hole smacks of Shifu and Po's dumpling training in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''We can be heroes, everywhere we go, keeping us down is impossible, cause we're unstoppable.'']]

* BloodBrothers: More so than previous continuities, the Rangers must love each other like a family if they are to even ''morph'', much less fight.

The film was released March 24, 2017. A tie-in graphic novel titled ''Power Rangers: Aftershock'' was released by Creator/BoomStudios (who also publish the ''[[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Power Rangers]]'' comics) and served as an immediate sequel to the movie.

** The mentions of ''ComicBook/IronMan'' and ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' also fall into this, as Creator/FredTatasciore, who voiced the Putties and Goldar, voiced a number of Marvel and ''Transformers'' characters, including Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk, Iron Monger, Megatron, and Ratchet. The ''Spider-Man'' reference also falls under this for Tatasciore, given his Marvel roles included J. Jonah Jameson, the Rhino, Carnage, Sandman, [[VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime Atrocity]], and later the same year this film came out, [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan Max Modell]].

** Zordon and Rita's bitter history oddly parallels [[Comicbook/XMen Charles Xavier and Magneto]], with Zordon forming a new FiveManBand of teenage outcasts and trains them in a holographic simulation room. Zordon is more of a cold, SternTeacher this time around.

* AdaptationExpansion: The movie makes an effort to explain some of the elements of the Rangers' OriginStory that were left intentionally vague in the TV show. For example: we learn why the alien Zordon has a base of operations on Earth (the Command Center is his spaceship), how the inexperienced Rangers were able to become so effective in combat (the Command Center includes {{virtual reality}} training simulations), how five seemingly random teenagers were chosen for the honor of becoming Power Rangers (they ''found'' the Coins that gave them their powers, and the Coins are instructed to seek out those worthy of their power, drawing the Rangers to them), why the fights always seemed to take place in a quarry (that's where the gold Rita needs to make her monster is located), and where Rita Repulsa's powers come from (she has a green Power Coin just like the ones that the Rangers carry). Presumably, the last point also explains how Rita will be able to create her own [[SixthRanger Power Ranger]] later on. Rita also warns that the presence of the Zeo Crystal in Angel Grove will lead other villains to attack the city in future to obtain it, preemptively explaining why Angel Grove will be the epicenter of numerous villain attacks.

** The first mention of ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' immediately counts, as Creator/ElizabethBanks appeared in the Sam Raimi Film/SpiderManTrilogy.

* PowerWalk: When going to confront Rita for the first time, the Rangers show up to the shipping yard in this way. Later on, we get a shot of the morphed Rangers walking out of the Command Center.

** A literal example happens late in the film when the Rangers, while ''falling into a flaming pit'', manage to "synchronize" enough to do in ten minutes what would've normally taken most teams months: [[spoiler:Form the freaking ''Megazord!'']]

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Downplayed, at least compared to the show. While the Square Cube law is still ignored, most depictions of the Megazord show the several-hundred ton giant robot doing almost no damage to the surrounding terrain (excluding the oft-destroyed {{Conveniently Empty Building}}s). While in the movie, it was shown that its weight alone was enough to effortlessly crush the road below it just by stepping on it.

* FireForgedFriends: The Rangers becoming this over the course of the film is actually an important plot point, as it is the key to them finally gaining the ability to morph and becoming a unified team capable of defeating Rita.
* {{Foreshadowing}}/FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Jason first comes to Billy's, you can hear country music playing faintly in the background.

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* UnnecessaryTimePrecision: There's a spaceship that's been buried for a long time. When RobotBuddy Alpha 5 is asked how long, he first requests what day is today. It's a {{subver|ted}}sion of Lucidrous Precision because it gives the impression of needing that information to give a ridiculously precise answer. As it turs out, it's been 65 million years. At such a scale, even a one-year error margin is trivial, never mind a day.

** WordOfGod states that the Mastodon Zord's eight legs were meant to make it more "nimble"...except that at such a size and mass, the additional legs would just get in the way of each other while running and just become extra unnecessary weight.

** This wasn't the first time Bryan Cranston played a leading Ranger - He previously played Ranger Ericson on ''Series/Babylon5''. It's also not the first time he has voiced a character in the ''Power Rangers'' franchise as he provided the voices for Snizzard and Twin Man in [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the original series.]] In addition his last name adopted for the character Billy, which has been carried over to this movie.

** This wasn't the first time Bryan Cranston played a leading Ranger - He previously played Ranger Ericson on ''Series/Babylon5''. It's also not the first time he has voiced a character in the ''Power Rangers franchise'' as he provided the voices for Snizzard and Twin Man in [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the original series.]] His last name was also adopted for the character Billy, which has been carried over to this movie.

** This wasn't the first time Bryan Cranston played a leading Ranger - He previously played Ranger Ericson on ''Series/Babylon5''. It's also not the first time he has voiced a character in the franchise as he provided the voices for Snizzard and Twin Man in [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the original series.]] His last name was also adopted for the character Billy, which has been carried over to this movie.

** This wasn't the first time Bryan Cranston played a leading Ranger - He previously played Ranger Ericson on ''Series/Babylon5''.

* MegatonPunch: The Megazord sends Rita into the stratosphere with a mere flick of it's hand.
* MoodWhiplash: Rita waxing about how important Krispy Kreme must be since it's the location of the Zeo Crystal is hilarious [[spoiler:-- up until she kills Billy]].

* AdaptationNameChange: Trini's last name was Kwan in the show, which clearly doesn't work here since she's now a Latina, and so Trini is the only Ranger whose last name goes unsaid in the movie. It's really noticeable, particularly when Billy's mom calls out "Jason Scott, Kimberly Hart, Zack Taylor, and some girl named Trini are here to see you!" near the end of the movie.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: The Megazord sends Rita flying into space like this.

** Rita capturing all the teens in a row, going "eeny meeny miney mo" and actually killing one of them is going to remind some folks of [[Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}} Negan]].

** Rita capturing all the teens in a row, going "eeny meeny miney mo" and actually killing one of them is going to remind some folks of [[Series/TheWalkingDead Negan]].

* CreativeClosingCredits: They wander around the Command Center rocks and crystals, which culminate in the [[IconicLogo lightning logo]].

* StringTheory: Billy turns this UpToEleven as he searches for the Zeo Crystal. Covering his room literally wall to wall, and even the ''ceiling'' with clues and theories.