

Joe” adds a new dimension of slithery, supernatural mysticism to the conflict. Traditionally, the battle between the Joes and Cobra was a war of ideologies (the Cobras, with their near identical masked stormtroopers, represent cold, fascistic uniformity while the Joes, with their unique, quirky outfits and character traits, represented rugged American individualism) and technologies - as in “The Movie,” where the Joes have this all-important device they want to use for the benefit of mankind and the Cobras want the same device to destroy the world. Joe: The Movie” takes a sharp left turn into bloodcurdling horror. The Joes’ guns still fire red lasers while the Cobras’ guns still fire blue ones, so that inattentive five years olds can always tell who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in even the most chaotic of action scenes.īut that’s about where the similarities end - and where “G.I. The plot - the Joes and Cobra feuding over an alternative energy source - is your garden variety “G.I. Joes against the villainous terrorist organization Cobra. The characters - square-jawed Hawk, fearless Duke, silent ninja Snake Eyes, evil Serpentor, scheming Cobra Commander - are largely the same, as is the basic outline of the heroic G.I.

Joe: A Real American Hero” cartoon which, in turn, was based on the 1980s “G.I. True, the movie is heavily based on the original “G.I.
