“Jupiter Ascending” Should Have Been a Book First

Last night, I went to see Jupiter Ascending by The Wachowskis. When I saw the previews for this movie, I would have bet that it was based on a book. A young female house cleaner named Jupiter learns that she’s a princess within a universal society and the heir to Earth, but a powerful royal family doesn’t want her to claim her throne; luckily, she has gained the loyalty of a genetically engineered soldier who wants to protect her. Sound familiar? It’s not based on a book. It’s actually an ori...