It stands to reason that a series of films with a good reputation spanning 20 years should have a good ending. "Tearful ending", "Legendary curtain call" and "Successful ending", these adjectives that were used in "Avengers 4" should have been used in "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", it is "Avengers 4". The final chapter of the X-Men franchise. However, after watching the movie, all I can say is: I can't.
It's hard to imagine that compared with the previous series of movies "Wolverine 3", the new work "Dark Phoenix" will drop to this level. The poor performance can only make people wonder: What has the creative team experienced?
The protagonist of this story is the mutant Qin who has powerful mind control ability. He was hit by a mysterious force in the universe during a mission to space. Miraculously, he did not die but absorbed the force, thus possessing a power that surpasses all mutants. Terrifying superpowers above people.
Wait, why is this setting so familiar? Have you seen it somewhere before? That's right, Marvel's Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel was targeted by aliens after absorbing the power of the universe. The same is true of the X-Men, the aliens are also on the stage with this cosmic force. After suddenly possessing unprecedented terrifying power, our female superheroes will of course fall into confusion or even fear of this power, and if it is difficult to control this power, it may be used by others... In short, if you have seen " Captain Marvel", then you can save money on movie tickets for "Dark Phoenix". Of course, if you haven't watched "Captain Marvel", it is also a good choice to watch "Dark Phoenix", because "Captain Marvel" is also made up at about the same time.
The superhero setting seems a bit too old-fashioned. It is a story of going through all kinds of difficulties and finally working together to kill the villain. The creators of "Dark Phoenix" may feel that we need to add some new ideas, so they added the blackening of the Phoenix girl and the X-Men civil war. But not to mention that the heroic civil war has been used in the first few X-Men movies, and the "classic" civil war of Captain America and Iron Man has also made it no longer new. The most important thing is the blackening process of Phoenix Girl, which makes people feel inexplicable. After Qin had more powerful abilities than before, she became confused, began to lose control, and began to search for the truth of the past. As a result, after discovering her past "dark history", not only did she not feel sad and remorse, but she became more and more angry and began to attack the world, which made people wonder if she had any humanity. Later, as soon as she was persuaded by aliens, she was willing to use it, which made people wonder if she had any brains. After being persuaded by Professor X again, she immediately woke up and started to defend justice, which made people wonder if she had an opinion. If Fox's and Marvel's goal was to create a female superhero with no feelings, no brains and no opinions, congratulations on their success. It looks like they are catering to a broad female audience and political correctness. But with such a blunt and abrupt character creation, are the majority of female audiences really satisfied?
At first glance, "Dark Phoenix" is a subversion and challenge to the traditional male hero image represented by Professor X and Magneto. Magneto, who seemed incomparably powerful in the past, was completely worthless in front of the Phoenix Girl. The villain BOSS, who made all the X-Men helpless, could only obediently lead the neck and be slaughtered in front of the Phoenix girl. However, the poor portrayal of the characters' characteristics, the abrupt depiction of the growth process, and the infinite exaltation of power are actually still stereotyped images of women based on the perspective of male power. There is a line in the film: "What you men do, you want us women to take care of the aftermath." It is not difficult to see that the producers are trying to please the feminist trend and political correctness, but this kind of ingratiating is self-defeating and counterproductive. of. We prefer the flesh-and-blood Black Widow to the incredibly powerful yet tough Captain Marvel. We need more female superheroes, but not as vaguely feminine as Captain Marvel, or as vague as Phoenix. At this point, Fox and Marvel may be completely wrong.
(Published in Lychee News)
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