Not to mention the end of the 20th anniversary of X-MEN, even as a SOLO film, it is still an unqualified work in the current market.
Putting aside the bad script, the movie as a whole is just "finished", without the slightest touch on the script, and no sense of scheduling, a lot of text, no so-called camera movement, all dry pros and cons The lines on the face are worried, and the lines on the mouth are completely incompatible with the performance. The death of the key characters did not let the audience get the slightest emotional point. The BGM can't keep up with the plot changes. The motive for the turning point is not obvious, the characters appear and exit the scene, the characters are fully functional, and the villain does not even have a basic background explanation and is unable to show it Extremely stiff, even the double plot of the basic professor banquet + piano coma was in a hurry. It can be seen that the director has a lack of control over the film. In addition, I have a high tolerance for the so-called special effects. The special effects made me roll my eyes. First, the villain showed the universe, which reminded me of Princess Buddha's Elysium. Second, the energy transfer at the end made a bunch of cheap halos. It was very rough.
The above complaints are still considered as hardware problems. What’s more serious is the biggest proposition of the film’s core X-MEN in the past 20 years, “the problem of symbiosis between humans and mutants”. The movie almost abandoned this theme. A problem girl professor who lost her mind and became a profit-seeker indulging in honor. Everyone changed their positions around the Phoenix girl - that is, there is no position, even if the purpose of the aliens is to invade the earth and finally repel the aliens. The world is at peace, but the film was executed in a panic and even this was forgotten. One can imagine how chaotic the whole filming was.
After talking about so many shortcomings, the film still has a few fleeting flashes that amaze me
1. The end of the conversation between Mystique and the professor is cleverly placed in the most relaxed touch of the world's hot spots in the recent commercial blockbusters of feminism
2. The clip of Magneto letting the plane evacuate brightens the dull power showdown
3. The street fight at the end of the second act opens up quite a wide range of possibilities just by using the point of crossing the road. The idea of the subway is great, but it’s a pity that it’s limited by the director’s mediocre tone and the presentation is not good.
4. The train scene at the end has a very good look and feel. Although the villain is a little bit nervous, it's still a little nervous. Everyone (except for the inexplicably sucked Quicksilver) has been well demonstrated. Magneto still has the best look and feel superpower holder
5.Tye Sheridan can look forward to the future of the whole film. His emotions are the smoothest and the most reasonable. His love for Qin runs through the whole film. In the case that the eyes cannot convey it, I can see that I have exercised a lot for this drama. Although the resources have been general in recent years, I am very optimistic about the future development
To sum up, the film has failed several times after trying to ignite it. The actors' performances and demeanor saved the precarious film director. The naked eye can see the jerky. It's a pity, but there is no way to do this. The flat feeling is similar to the "Venom" a while ago, but the luck of "Dark Phoenix" should not be so good. I hope the director can learn from the lesson and make persistent efforts.
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