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Those good old X-men Movies. Why are they so appealing I
wonder? Well the super hero genre has always been appealing, but there is
something special about the X Men idea that appeals to all of us. For starters,
there are so many different characters anybody can find one they like. Also, it
classes these "mutants" as outcasts and not heroes such as Batman,
Spiderman or Superman, which relates to how people with special powers would be
judged in real life anyway; wierd, dangerous, unpredictable.
I quite enjoyed this film. The trailer signified a shot in the arm for the franchise from the over-long and over-plotted second instalment. This film knew it would be the last of the series and it plays out that way. It does this in a few ways. Quite brutally, a few of the main characters are killed off or majorly affected before the half way point of the film. I won't tell you which ones though, and by now I think most of us have seen the film, if the opening weekend figures are anything to go by. This instalment also doesn't take itself too seriously as there are a few lounge in cheek laughs to be had along the way.
The action is top rate and it goes to show that Brett Ratner can pull off an action film, even if he hasn't decided exactly what kind of director he wants to be yet. I mean from “Rush Hour”, to “Red Dragon”, then “After the Sunset” and now, X-Men 3. You've got some very different films there but all of them deal with the one idea I think; and that is placing their characters outside of their comfort zone and putting them into a situation they, and we the audience, didn't imagine they could survive in.
I quite enjoyed this film. The trailer signified a shot in the arm for the franchise from the over-long and over-plotted second instalment. This film knew it would be the last of the series and it plays out that way. It does this in a few ways. Quite brutally, a few of the main characters are killed off or majorly affected before the half way point of the film. I won't tell you which ones though, and by now I think most of us have seen the film, if the opening weekend figures are anything to go by. This instalment also doesn't take itself too seriously as there are a few lounge in cheek laughs to be had along the way.
The action is top rate and it goes to show that Brett Ratner can pull off an action film, even if he hasn't decided exactly what kind of director he wants to be yet. I mean from “Rush Hour”, to “Red Dragon”, then “After the Sunset” and now, X-Men 3. You've got some very different films there but all of them deal with the one idea I think; and that is placing their characters outside of their comfort zone and putting them into a situation they, and we the audience, didn't imagine they could survive in.
And that is what this new X-men film is all about. As I mentioned earlier, a
few key characters are killed off which puts the remaining ones into a situation
they never thought they'd be in. The mutants are also faced with whether or not
they would like to be cured and become "normal" humans. All of the
characters face this question individually, some with co-operation, others with
resistance, while a few sit on the fence.
But rising above this issue of a cure is probably the highlight of this instalment, and that is the return of Gene Grey, but not as the psychic doctor - she is now the Phoenix. An unstoppable being with powers greater than anything or anyone. The scenes in which we are shown the powers of the Phoenix are very well done and quite frightening.
But rising above this issue of a cure is probably the highlight of this instalment, and that is the return of Gene Grey, but not as the psychic doctor - she is now the Phoenix. An unstoppable being with powers greater than anything or anyone. The scenes in which we are shown the powers of the Phoenix are very well done and quite frightening.
As you can see, when I and probably anyone else starts talking about the X-Men movies it's easy to get trailed off and mention lots of different ideas and issues. To save yours and my time, I won't talk about the film anymore.
In conclusion I'll say that if you're a fan of the films, or if you aren't, this is an entertaining movie that's worth seeing. It stops the possibility of anymore X-Men films as such, but not of the characters themselves. The feel I got from the film is that it was looking back on the past 6 years and where it all started.
Out of all the trilogy's I've seen, I don't think there is or ever will be one
like the X-Men trilogy.
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