Power Rangers first hit American TV screens in 1993, and needless to say the kids who sat down to watch the show 22 years ago (including producer Adi Shankar) are now fully grown adults. Recognising this, the film has likewise taken a more mature attitude to the subject: much has been made of its almost fashionable "dark" and "gritty" treatment, and this is not without good reason. Although it follows the original history it doesn't exactly pick up where the break from the series occurred, and having been disbanded the original Rangers are now battle scarred from their experiences. Looking at the premise from a real-world point of view, aspects of the premise that Shankar wanted to highlight were ideas of P.T.S.D., and the fact that the Power Rangers were essentially no different than child soldiers similar to those currently fighting in Africa and the Middle East. "We were children asked to fight an intergalactic war against an enemy we never met, let's stop pretending our side stood on some moral high ground" states a now visibly scarred Rocky. Images of sex and drugs aside, thanks to this upbringing Black Ranger Zack has now also become addicted to the action that only fighting (and killing) can give him.