Even though the "X-Men" series is not always blue, but it can still bring enough excitement to the audience. "X-Men: Apocalypse" cleverly mixes complex narrative and emotional depth, which is also the core driving force of this series. Under the larger background and planning, the newly introduced young actors performed well. On the basis of a slight reduction in production costs, many amazing but not new big scene effects have been obtained. But most of the time, it was Brian Singer's consistent dialogue to promote it, perhaps because his personal ability and creative consciousness were not very suitable for the epic effect of the film. In terms of picture style, "X-Men: Apocalypse" has comic book-like ups and downs. It can be called a gorgeous movie story, but it is far from perfect.
In general, as the fourth "superhero" movie this year, "X-Men: Apocalypse" does not lose the surging momentum of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" when its performance is good, and when its performance is poor, It is far inferior to the small belly chicken intestines in "Captain America: Civil War".
Although it was Guy Ritchie's good friend who directly activated the "X-Men" series and the commercial prodigy Matthew Vaughan, this series still belongs to Brian Singer. From the re-directing tube of "Reverse the Future", we can see that the relationship between characters and stories that are both independent and connected to each other has once again emerged on the stage. "Apocalypse" finally recovered the spirit of the genius children's school founded by Professor X. We can finally believe that this is a real school, not a squire club. Here young people learn how to control their abilities and skills, and how to make Li Qianhuan a background character (probably a half Asian actor and some too much). The performance is pretty good, except that Jennifer Lawrence seems to have not woken up yet. Compared to James McAvoy, who even lost his hair, Michael Fassbender managed to raise the character of Magneto to a new level. The character is suffering and confused now. It was perfectly delivered to the audience and assumed most of the highlights of this movie. In all the supporting roles, Ivan Peters' Quicksilver once again succeeded in stealing the spotlight, showing more potential than "Reverse the Future". In addition, Tyre Sheridan’s version of Captain Laser Eye has a more complete background story, and has more depth than the previous image. Although the story is serious as a whole, there are also many humorous elements to reduce the audience's pressure on watching the movie.
The overall tone of "Apocalypse" is dark, discussing a grand theme related to loss and inner conflict, without losing the consistent family warmth. After retrieving the two screenwriters of "X-Men 2", Michael Daugherty and Dan Harris, with the opportunity of a soft restart of "Reverse the Future", Brian Singer ambitiously wants to use a movie for The two series of True Story and "First Battle" completely opened up the channels, and re-painted a rest. "Apocalypse" inherits the background setting of "Reverse the Future" and expands the world view. At the same time, it can be said that it is a big step closer to the main story in terms of plot and character setting-Wolverine appears for the 8th time, and Qin Ge Lei inserted the flag from lolicon to wife-controlled, and recovered the clues of the characters who played too off at the end of "Reverse the Future". Magneto turned gorgeously in the direction of politics + conspiracy in the first two episodes of "X-Men", bald. The otaku turned in the direction of the bald headmaster, and at the same time generously included the British base sentiment set in "First Battle" under the banner, which can be described as inclusive. The newly-appearing characters and the flipping plot are reasonable. They are basically both self-consistent and complete, and a few sequel tails are left at the end of the film.
But "Apocalypse" is not without its shortcomings: the plot is too long and there are too few action scenes. In the first half, Brian Singer tried his best to create an absolute fear full of solemnity and inescapable. However, he was unable to do so. Compared with the ritual sense of "Batman v Superman", it was several orders of magnitude worse, which unavoidably made people dizzy. Sleepy. After halftime, it wasn't until the debut of Fast Silver that the entire movie was saved. From the perspective of the whole film, all characters have different degrees of growth and change, but "Apocalypse" lacks a continuous and powerful clue event or clue character. Against the "Hellfire" in "War I", "Reverse the Future" closely followed Wolverine to unfold the whole story, but in "Apocalypse", too much energy was spent on introducing newcomers, which reduced the relevance and the perspective was too complicated. It appears loose and lacking in strength. In the action scene, over-relying on the two axes of Quicksilver and Wolverine, one is chic and reckless and the other is swift and fierce. In a comic film with various special effects AOE, it can be regarded as skeletal. It also allows us to fully realize "Captain America 3". How excellent and rare are the action scenes throughout the audience, and how obvious the visual shock is the action scene of "Batman vs. Superman". The CGI effect of "Apocalypse" in the final chapter of the third act is a bit exaggerated, and the action scenes are also a bit flashy. The blue devil and the angel, the captain and the storm girl, the beast and the spiritual butterfly catch and fight each other. I have watched "Captain America 3". After the gang fight at the airport, it suddenly seemed outdated and careless. In terms of villains, Apocalypse is indeed an under-developed villain. He is very capable but does not really make people feel threatened. He appears overconfident, and his ability and status have been emptied by the Four Horsemen. For "Apocalypse", these are the biggest flaws in preventing itself from becoming a delightful movie.
And for the mighty BOSS battle, if you have seen "Feng Yun 2", I believe you will have a very strong sense of sight-the PK of God Horse and Wanjian is absolutely godless, and the PK battle at the level of God Horse consciousness is impossible to complain.
Although the group play of "Captain America 3" has received more widespread praise, Brian Singer has not burdened the excessive number of people in "Apocalypse" with years of experience. In "Captain America 3", although there are many characters, except for the tin can winter shield of the first echelon, almost all have a one-dimensional human background. They are pushed forward by the plot, and they are more decorative characters, with unchanging character characteristics. It makes the movie feel bloated and repetitive. In "Apocalypse", everyone's fate is tied to the direction of the whole story, and everyone has to find meaning in the struggle (except for the big-breasted spirit butterfly and the middle two angels).
Similarly, the unexpected appearance of Wolverine and the whole plot have a good fusion. As a symbolic character of the entire series, a line never crosses time and space, stitching the two series together. If "Wolverine 3" is the final chapter of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, then "Apocalypse" is the most beautiful prelude.
Unlike Marvel, which is maintained by Baby Di, in the "X-Men" series, we can’t see Iron Man who has gone back in time for 30 years and Captain America who has turned a strong man into a weak chicken. Only the years urge people to grow old but persist in disorderly time. Wolverine fighting on the line. However, "Apocalypse" is worthy of being compared with other X-Men movies. It has first-class movie scenes, several excellent action scenes, stories that can make people laugh while moving, and it has been supported by the audience with satisfaction for 16 years. And will stick to "Unforgettable Mutants".
"X-Men: Apocalypse" is Brian Singer's attempt to return to the peak of glory in 2000 and 2014, and it is also the most ambitious work in the series so far. The X-Men once again added some fresh blood. Their performance is perfect, but it does not mean that all characters have got the status and importance that match them, but in general they are still at a good level. . Jennifer Lawrence, one of the two major shortcomings, does not seem to want to spend so much time to become the proud magic girl of the blue skin, but when the role position becomes more important, he is not ready to undertake the corresponding function. Oscar Isaac participated in a comic film for the first time. The villain's performance was a bit mediocre, but he still managed to maintain a sense of dignity and oppression. "Apocalypse" may be the weakest in the new trilogy, but it still has a good entertainment, and as a relatively independent story, it has achieved a good layout and pavement for the future film plan. With the help of the previous movie, the role and effect presented are much better than that of "Batman vs. Superman".
Despite many problems, "Apocalypse" still managed to prove that the movie universe of "X-Men" is the most mature and down-to-earth one. Whether it is the exploration of the theme or the portrayal of the characters' emotions, Marvel The MCU looks small and timid, which makes DCEU seem reckless and under-sculpted. However, if the characters in the film can be as complex and profound as the theme of the film, then "Apocalypse" may truly reach the height of its predecessors 16 years ago, and become another new beginning for "superhero" movies.
Unfortunately, but there is still hope, this is the X-Men.
After all, when the world is destroyed, the most important thing is that the whole family is neat and tidy, right?
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