“X-Men:
Apocalypse” is the 8th movie in the X-Men series.
However, thanks to “X-Men: Days of Future Past” acting as a big
reset button, it is really only the 3rd movie in the
story.
The movie starts off
shortly after the post-credits scene from “Days of Future Past”.
As you may have noticed in the trailers, this is based on the younger
versions of the characters. The only issue with this is that we saw
many of these characters when Logan returned to present day in the
last movie. This means there was little doubt that any of them would
survive. However, this really doesn’t spoil the movie because the
real point is what shapes them into the heroes or villains they will
become. That is what you get when a movie is both a sequel and a
prequel to the previous one.
There was some
debate about casting choices for this movie. Overall it seemed to
work. Not to keep referring to the altered timeline, but the thing
to remember is that these characters are not going to become the
exact characters we saw in the other movies because their histories
on different. They did a good job of establishing a starting point
for them. The ensemble works well together, laying ground work for
the relationships and friendships we expect to see in the future.
There are a couple of X-Men included in the movies that fans of the
comics and cartoons will recognize which unfortunately don’t play a
big role in this story. Hopefully they will work it out as they did
when there was a brief glimpse of Kitty Pryde in the first movie, and
she became a pivotal part of the team as the series continued.
As for the story, it
played out well. There were one or two spots, one in particular,
where it seemed that what happened was a little too obviously done
just to advance the story. Overall, it was enjoyable and well
written. It may not be the top ranked film to come from Marvel
Comics, but it certainly doesn’t seem to deserve the harsh feedback
it has received. Anyone who is into action movies, sci-fi, comic
books, or all of the above, will enjoy this movie.
After you have
seen the movie, please let us know what you think in the comments
below. Please remember, NO SPOILERS!!! and no offensive language.
See you at the movies!
-Brad-
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