Review Time: this sequel is poor.
Fundamental elements: there are voice-over elements, numbers on screen,
cultural elements, background music yes and no to subtitles being used when
another language is being used, mental imagery, slow-motion effects, quick
moving effects, time jumps and place jumps.
The
movement including the fundamental elements as well, the entire lot doesn't
feel comfortable or move freely for somewhere in the region of three quarters
or more of this sequel, I would say in fairness and balance roughly the final
quarter pulls itself together
Unfortunately
I'm not finished with the spine of this title yet, the background music is
prominent in the action sequences, for one example of this; is when
Gray/Phoenix is on screen and emotional in some way which causes her to be
violent.
The
thing is; they didn't need to inform their viewers that this
character/characters/performer is violent, because she does have a reputation
of being volatile anyway, so it seems very unnecessary to inform us of this
point and just to cover my back, I am aware that there is other background
music being used in this title at different points, this doesn't concern me it
is their to do a job and that is to try to convey these emotions or actions or
anything other at these specific points in this project to your viewers.
Origin storylines/Storyline: the Gray origin storyline is okay, I mean it serves its
purpose, but the Phoenix origin storyline there is this artistic vision [which
I will discuss later] and these dialogue exchanges [with this character which
has white hair] at this point and at another point in this project, the more
time I spend thinking more I am remembering that the Phoenix showed up in the
previous film title [stop the presses, I have just done some research just to
confirm what I was thinking and I watched a clip of someone else's material and
yes she was in the previous project as well X-Men: Apocalypse 2016.]
So
that completely changes my opinion on this title, which I have changed this
review in one way or another in short I have decided to take a mark off for
this; because the origin storyline of the Phoenix and consequently the
storyline no longer makes sense I can't say too much more, because I will be
giving too much away. But I will leave it like this; how can she be there to
take on Apocalypse and make her arrival years later as an entity that
apparently we know nothing about/these characters know nothing about when we
clearly saw her in the previous film title.
Continuing
with talking about this storyline [let's see if you can pick up the massive
sarcasm now,] it was such a fantastic, stupendous and a wonderful exciting move
for this storyline to include disrespecting men in one way or another in the
dialogue exchanges, this is what we need to include in films nowadays
disrespecting men and before you even think about giving me some feedback or
comments or whatever, just remember in one way or another I have stuck up for
women in my blogs. No I don't want a medal for doing this; because I do try to
keep on the unbiased line, but with saying that I don't want any cheap feedback
or comments either, I just find it very rich that on one hand this film
disrespects men and then on the other hand talks about family, which from an
overview perspective this in itself
makes no sense, because if you look at the bigger picture one is designed to
divide people and the other is to bring people together in unity regardless of
gender and other things
Action sequences/Artistic visions: Gray/Phoenix vs.
Lehnsherr/Magneto for control over this military helicopter this
sequence and any sequence when a subway train or armoured train is seen or
used, the reason why I am being a little bit specific is because as long as you
see a subway train or armoured train, be it on its side or transporting this is
roughly an indication that one of the good action sections is going to happen.
The
artistic visions; there is this character singing with her gift/powers to
control these elements around her [you won't be able to miss her,] she looks
elegant with using her gifts/powers it's just a shame she gets a very small
part in this project and as I was saying earlier when we have this
character/performer with white hair talking and showing Gray/Phoenix things,
these elements are very eye-catching and beautiful and Gray/Phoenix can also be
beautiful at times in this sequel as well likewise you won't be able to miss
them.
Character developments/Performances: I don't know what to say here, because when it comes to
situations like these where I have identified problems or are poor such as the
fundamental elements, the movement and everything like that and not forgetting
any of the storyline as a whole regardless of origins or the general storyline,
the character developments are there, meaning there is friction where there
should be friction and there are elements of chemistry as well for one example
over a chessboard. Moving on to the performances I think in fairness and
balance I will have to say mixed, because of the issues I have outlined in this
review its like this rhetorical question because we will never know the answer,
if these problems were sorted out in one way or another or done differently or
better in one way or another would this in turn give these
characters/performers space to breathe and so on and so forth would the results
be worse roughly the same or better.
This film receives:
3/10, this sequel is hard work yes it may look beautiful from time to time,
there are some action sequences worthwhile pointing out and there is some
friction or chemistry between these characters/performers, but it is still
poor.
But
based on my research, it doesn't change anything about my review or the mark I
have given whatsoever, but listening to this article about this project [of
someone else’s material]I feel now sorry for this sequel. Because I wanted to
know more about the re-shoots and everything else and in short; it sounds like
one massive ordeal just to get this project completed and for those people that
may be new to reading my reviews I am not easily swayed, so even though I have
been gentle on this sequel in this paragraph everything I have said before it
still stands and it will be interesting at some point in the future to see what
the next generation of the X-Men get up to and look like and other things as
they are now coming home.
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