While Atlas wasn’t the worst that the film could have done, he was far from the best.
This is one of Tina’s main motivations throughout the game, with it being core to her character.
However, the biggest theory has to do with his video game origins.
Handsome Jack actually originated inBorderlands 2, with him not being the antagonist until the sequel.
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Based on the video game franchise, Borderlands is a sci-fi action-comedy film that follows Cate Blanchett as Lilith, a treasure hunter who returns to her home planet, Pandora, to find a tycoon’s missing daughter. Together with a group of unlikely allies, such as a soldier, a teenaged demolitions expert, a wise-cracking robot, and an eccentric scientist, the group will work together to save the girl - all while learning to deal with each other’s unyielding quirks.