The latest X-Men prequel goes back to the 1980s,but the now-regulation destruction is beginning to eclipse the series unique strangenessA gallery of mutants from generations worn and new is spread across Marvel’s hyperactive and excitable new X-Men film, directed by Bryan Singer, or which seems to absorb ideas of occult resurgence and mythic confrontation from films like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars. Now the mutants have to battle the ur-mutant,the first mutant of all, the ancient Egyptian potentate En Sabah Nur, and smaller and more human-sized than in the comics and played with massive impassivity by Oscar Isaac. Related: X-Men: Apocalypse – five things we learned from the first full trailer Related: Famke Jansen blames Hollywood sexism and ageism for X-Men replacement Related: We've reached peak superhero. So which ones should we cull? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com