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Oh lord....this movie hurts. Not that it's bad, mind you. But because it is agonisingly frustrating to sit through. I'm sorry, how is this movie superior to Rise of Electro?
Point 1: It has no transitions between the past, present, or even between scenes. Subplots are either brought up briefly and than dropped, or barely mentioned. Like the third act where Young Magneto turns evil for no damn reason, EVEN WHEN WOLVERINE FUCKING TOLD HIM THAT KILLING MYSTIQUE WOULDN'T CHANGE A DAMN THING! Or, when Beast's magical 'mutant antidote' is brought up in all of TWO SCENES and never mentioned again. Or even transitions between the present and the past, which are shoddily cut and confusing at best.
Point 2: They got almost EVERYTHING about the Sentinels COMPLETELY WRONG. Sentinels are giant, purple mechanized units design to hunt down mutants. And are damn good at it, despite being trounced by the X-Men in every single incarnation. In THIS movie, however, the Sentinels are shape-changing silver androids that BARELY resemble the Sentinels, save for their iconic chest ventilation. And they instead resemble the Awesome Android. Creation of the Mad Fucking Thinker, who has fought the X-Men, Spider-Man, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four and the Avengers on multiple occasions. Not Oliver Trask.
Point 3: Almost none of the characters in this movie are likable. We don't care about Wolverine, since he's barely affected by what happens in the movie. We don't care about Charles, since he's become an unlikable, prissy stoner all because 'Raven Left Him'. Yes, that's a good lesson for your students; don't give a damn about the THOUSANDS OF MUTANTS BEING OPPRESSED EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY and instead pine over someone who tried to kill you. We don't care about Beast, since he's practically a blank slate. We don't care about Young Magneto, since he barely develops beyond 'I'm clearly evil', even when faced with a situation that would affect him and many other mutants. About the only two people we care about is Mystique [who goes through a great character arc] and Quicksilver [who the film should've focused on, since he's much funnier, cooler and more likable than the other characters, barring Mystique].
Point 4: The plot is interesting, but the script is so badly put-together that you'd swear no-one edited it. Characters fluctuate between static and unlikable twats, locations change on a whim, and it barely even uses it's own two settings. Yeah, the present setting [a post-apocalyptic future with 'Sentinels' running around] takes up most of the focus, yet the past is set during the end of the Vietnam War....and it doesn't do a damn thing about that subject material, outside of one pointless scene where Mystique inexplicably turns up in Vietnam to send four mutants we don't care about back to the US, and retconning JFK's assassination by saying 'Magneto Did It'. If you're going to say 'oh, the reason why you don't get the script is because you didn't get it and that it was multilayered', my answer is 'and who's fault is that? The people writing the story, of course. They are responsible for making the audience feel invested in the story. And when that doesn't happen, the audience gets bored rather quickly and lose interest in what's going on. You can say Southland Tales is multilayered, yet that movie didn't explain a damn thing, so why does Days of Future Past get a free shot?'
Point 5: The ending is the biggest cop-out in Marvel Movie History. Rise of Electro didn't pretend that Gwen Stacy's death was 'just a dream'. They had the balls to build it up. It was foreshadowed brilliantly [admitted goofiness of Inspector Stacy notwithstanding] and there was a reason behind it. Not like this movie, which had been building up Mystique's role in the upcoming apocalypse. And yet how do they solve this earth-shattering dilemma? By telling Mystique that 'she didn't have to kill anyone'. Thus making the entirety of the X-Men movies- barring First Class- COMPLETELY. FUCKING. POINTLESS. I don't care if it was time-travel or not, the ending is so saccharine and sugary that it feels like a completely different film. And the worst part is that it ends with a sequel hook. Who thought THAT was a good idea, since doing so makes THIS movie ALSO pointless. It's like the film version of nihilism.
At best, I'd give it a 5/10. The first act is really good, and the second half follows suit, with a few hiccups. But the entire thing collapses in on itself in the Third Act, most of the characters are unlikable [save for Quicksilver, whom I would've gladly followed instead of Wolverine] and it pulls the biggest possible middle finger to the audience by basically saying 'it was all a dream'. It's average, at best.
Point 1: It has no transitions between the past, present, or even between scenes. Subplots are either brought up briefly and than dropped, or barely mentioned. Like the third act where Young Magneto turns evil for no damn reason, EVEN WHEN WOLVERINE FUCKING TOLD HIM THAT KILLING MYSTIQUE WOULDN'T CHANGE A DAMN THING! Or, when Beast's magical 'mutant antidote' is brought up in all of TWO SCENES and never mentioned again. Or even transitions between the present and the past, which are shoddily cut and confusing at best.
Point 2: They got almost EVERYTHING about the Sentinels COMPLETELY WRONG. Sentinels are giant, purple mechanized units design to hunt down mutants. And are damn good at it, despite being trounced by the X-Men in every single incarnation. In THIS movie, however, the Sentinels are shape-changing silver androids that BARELY resemble the Sentinels, save for their iconic chest ventilation. And they instead resemble the Awesome Android. Creation of the Mad Fucking Thinker, who has fought the X-Men, Spider-Man, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four and the Avengers on multiple occasions. Not Oliver Trask.
Point 3: Almost none of the characters in this movie are likable. We don't care about Wolverine, since he's barely affected by what happens in the movie. We don't care about Charles, since he's become an unlikable, prissy stoner all because 'Raven Left Him'. Yes, that's a good lesson for your students; don't give a damn about the THOUSANDS OF MUTANTS BEING OPPRESSED EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY and instead pine over someone who tried to kill you. We don't care about Beast, since he's practically a blank slate. We don't care about Young Magneto, since he barely develops beyond 'I'm clearly evil', even when faced with a situation that would affect him and many other mutants. About the only two people we care about is Mystique [who goes through a great character arc] and Quicksilver [who the film should've focused on, since he's much funnier, cooler and more likable than the other characters, barring Mystique].
Point 4: The plot is interesting, but the script is so badly put-together that you'd swear no-one edited it. Characters fluctuate between static and unlikable twats, locations change on a whim, and it barely even uses it's own two settings. Yeah, the present setting [a post-apocalyptic future with 'Sentinels' running around] takes up most of the focus, yet the past is set during the end of the Vietnam War....and it doesn't do a damn thing about that subject material, outside of one pointless scene where Mystique inexplicably turns up in Vietnam to send four mutants we don't care about back to the US, and retconning JFK's assassination by saying 'Magneto Did It'. If you're going to say 'oh, the reason why you don't get the script is because you didn't get it and that it was multilayered', my answer is 'and who's fault is that? The people writing the story, of course. They are responsible for making the audience feel invested in the story. And when that doesn't happen, the audience gets bored rather quickly and lose interest in what's going on. You can say Southland Tales is multilayered, yet that movie didn't explain a damn thing, so why does Days of Future Past get a free shot?'
Point 5: The ending is the biggest cop-out in Marvel Movie History. Rise of Electro didn't pretend that Gwen Stacy's death was 'just a dream'. They had the balls to build it up. It was foreshadowed brilliantly [admitted goofiness of Inspector Stacy notwithstanding] and there was a reason behind it. Not like this movie, which had been building up Mystique's role in the upcoming apocalypse. And yet how do they solve this earth-shattering dilemma? By telling Mystique that 'she didn't have to kill anyone'. Thus making the entirety of the X-Men movies- barring First Class- COMPLETELY. FUCKING. POINTLESS. I don't care if it was time-travel or not, the ending is so saccharine and sugary that it feels like a completely different film. And the worst part is that it ends with a sequel hook. Who thought THAT was a good idea, since doing so makes THIS movie ALSO pointless. It's like the film version of nihilism.
At best, I'd give it a 5/10. The first act is really good, and the second half follows suit, with a few hiccups. But the entire thing collapses in on itself in the Third Act, most of the characters are unlikable [save for Quicksilver, whom I would've gladly followed instead of Wolverine] and it pulls the biggest possible middle finger to the audience by basically saying 'it was all a dream'. It's average, at best.
On Hiatus
I have been diagnosed with Anxiety-Depression since yesterday, and as such, am taking a hiatus from any and all online activities.
For the sake of my mental health and well-being, this means I won't be active on here, Instagram or Discord until November 12th.
Go with God, ladies and gentlemen.
Concerning Dino Fury
On slightly more serious news, I have decided that I will be boycotting Hasbro. Meaning, I will not be watching Power Rangers Dino Fury or supporting the toyline.
Let me explain why;
Their moral principles have all the flexibility of a Stretch Armstrong doll; one minute commenting about the need for diversity, only to drop it when it harms their bottom line. If you can't trust them to stick with their guns, then you shouldn't trust them with your money.
Their gross disrespect for Union actors (how they treated Peter Cullen in the Bumblebee Movie and their hiring of non-Union actors for Netflix’s SIEGE), treating them as damaged goods
Merry Christmas, Yall!
I know what you’re all probably thinking. I’ve been gone for months and nary a note has been replied to.
There’s a reason for my lengthy absence. Partially because I’m mostly active on Discord, but also because I’ve been working on a very special project. Which you can find on YouTube and SoundCloud.
Rest assured that, once I get my act together, you’ll be seeing more activity here.
LGBTQ+ Rant
Wokebrain/Progressive Tryhard: "Wait, you're attracted to someone of the opposite sex AND the same sex? -gasps- That must mean you're Gay!" Today, I wish to toss in my two cents and expose this misconception for what it is; trite pandering. I blame Tumblr and the Usual Suspects [*cough*Marvel, LucasFilms, IDW, CBS, Disney, puppet companies under Disney hopping on the Pride Month bandwagon*cough*] for promoting this asinine misconception. That if you're a woman who has romantic/sexual relations with men AND other women, you're automatically shipped in the same category as a man who has romantic/sexual relations with other men. When that's the furthest thing from the truth. Contrary to what the fairytale image concocted by people with way too much free time and too much money to spend would have you believe, I'll spell it out here; if you are Gay, it means that you have a romantic attraction toward other men. It does not mean the same as you finding both men AND women attractive.
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My beef with the movie was that Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch did not have more air time during the movie. I guess Marvel since they have teamed up with Disney have decided to make movies differently than the cartoons or comic books. That is what got me in trouble with actor Robert Downey Junior who I nicknamed Billy Martin after the late New York Yankees manager who was offended that I dare insult his Iron Man movies that he made saying to me in a tweet "How could I live with myself?" That joker will be lucky that I ever see another of his movies again with that stupid reply since he was offended that the Iron Man character he played was not the Golden Avenger of the 1970s comic books. I guess my late dad was right when he said "People like to be fooled" about products that do not always deliver what they promise to do. The film was average in my book.