For a visual comparison I would point you to any teenager/college student's bedroom. While you can see all the elements there, It doesn't always tie up well. Only the resident of said room knows of the order to the chaos.
In any case, the latest instalment to the X-Men franchise does its best to connect the worlds between X-Men First Class and the trilogy before it. (Wolverine's personal stories do not affect the timeline, which is odd, considering that Stryker was supposed to be working with Wolverine during his own backstory.)
Days of Future Past is the story of racism, time travel and revolution. Wolverine gets sent back in time to change the events during the 60's so as to change the present where mutants are hunted down by giant, adaptable robots.
Story/Dialogue: Frankly, I feel as though the only reason they got away with so many plotholes, (Such as Shadowcat's ability to send people back in time in their mind, Animus style and Professor X even being there in the first place. He was supposed too have died during the third movie!) is because:
1. Changing the timeline meant that the plotholes would no longer exist.
2. First Class was such a big hit, so the director was able to get away with a fair amount.
In saying this, it does not make for good storytelling.
The dialogue felt rushed and messy, as though the theme of the movie was, 'Follow me! There's no time to explain!!!'
Cinematography: This movie is visual confectionery. Loads of bright, intense colours in the 'present.' Blink particularly stands out. In the past, The bright colours are somewhat muted, but still maintain their intensity. The effects, while good, did not stand out as much as the colour palette did. With that said, a VFX stadium would be incredibly time consuming. This does not justify the unremarkability, however.
Audio: Music, in my opinion is supposed to enhance your viewing experience. It's supposed to make the movie you're watching stand out more. When music accompanies appropriately, it plays it safe. If you wanted to create moments of true terror, play something that contrasts the violence with something innocent. The massacre that occurred in front of the White House introducing the Sentinels could have benefited greatly with a minimal, music box accompaniment.
Overall: This movie was not memorable. Even writing this now I had to spend at least ten minutes trying to remember key parts of the movie. They had every opportunity in fleshing out cool characters like Blink and Quicksilver and they wasted it. This movie had a lot of potential. I can only hope that the next movie will be better.
3 out of 5 stars.
Story/Dialogue: Frankly, I feel as though the only reason they got away with so many plotholes, (Such as Shadowcat's ability to send people back in time in their mind, Animus style and Professor X even being there in the first place. He was supposed too have died during the third movie!) is because:
1. Changing the timeline meant that the plotholes would no longer exist.
2. First Class was such a big hit, so the director was able to get away with a fair amount.
In saying this, it does not make for good storytelling.
The dialogue felt rushed and messy, as though the theme of the movie was, 'Follow me! There's no time to explain!!!'
Cinematography: This movie is visual confectionery. Loads of bright, intense colours in the 'present.' Blink particularly stands out. In the past, The bright colours are somewhat muted, but still maintain their intensity. The effects, while good, did not stand out as much as the colour palette did. With that said, a VFX stadium would be incredibly time consuming. This does not justify the unremarkability, however.
Audio: Music, in my opinion is supposed to enhance your viewing experience. It's supposed to make the movie you're watching stand out more. When music accompanies appropriately, it plays it safe. If you wanted to create moments of true terror, play something that contrasts the violence with something innocent. The massacre that occurred in front of the White House introducing the Sentinels could have benefited greatly with a minimal, music box accompaniment.
Overall: This movie was not memorable. Even writing this now I had to spend at least ten minutes trying to remember key parts of the movie. They had every opportunity in fleshing out cool characters like Blink and Quicksilver and they wasted it. This movie had a lot of potential. I can only hope that the next movie will be better.
3 out of 5 stars.
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