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00:00Matthew Vaughn had a very specific vision when directing X-Men First Class.

00:04The sequel was supposed to focus on the character of Wolverine,

00:06where he wanted to cast a new actor like Tom Hardy,

00:08then end with the total apotheosis, Day of Future Past.

00:11The studios will decide to move directly to the latter,

00:14and the director will explain to them that it could trap them in the long term,

00:17because there is nothing left after that, no more areas to develop.

00:20But the studio doesn't care.

00:21Matthew Vaughn then understood that Hollywood no longer had the patience to develop a coherent story,

00:25and this is the major problem that will push him to leave the ship.

00:28Fox, however, continues to understand nothing,

00:30and goes on to a sequel that isn't really one,

00:33X-Men Apocalypse.

00:35I really think it's a shame to assume that there was a first mutant,

00:38and that the latter is necessarily the most powerful.

00:40It reminds me of Blade Trinity, with the first vampire looking a bit rough,

00:45In fashion, we didn't have an idea for an antagonist, so here it is.

00:47The principle of mutation is part of human evolution,

00:50so there is not supposed to be a first mutant.

00:52At least, it's not supposed to be the most powerful.

00:55But let's move on, why not?

00:56The film starts off quite well.

00:58Personally, I like this introduction.

00:59There's a pretty epic side to it, an idea of who this character is.

01:02And then John Othman's soundtrack at that point is crazy.

01:05Then comes the opening credits, which are one of the most explicit.

01:08It subtly traces the evolution of humanity,

01:10of Jesus steaming,

01:12to the Nazis, until September 11.

01:14From there, the Apocalypse is teased,

01:16there is no doubt about it.

01:17The problem is that the character won't have much impact.

01:20I found The Sentinels much more convincing than Apocalypse,

01:23who ultimately talks a lot, but doesn't do much.

01:25Its only important action is to rid the Earth of all nuclear warheads.

01:29And it's actually a pretty good idea.

01:31Pay your evil philanthropist!

01:32The other aspect of the character that prevents us from taking him seriously,

01:35It's his design.

01:36Armor, why not?

01:37But all this piping and its makeup

01:39do not do justice to Oscar Isaac's acting.

01:41However, I prefer a bad makeup than a bad CGI character.

01:46And when you see the visual effects of the film,

01:47This is clearly what could have happened.

01:49Two years to implement the film.

01:51With the studio eager to ride the wave of Day of Future Past's success,

01:54which grossed over $700 million at the worldwide box office.

01:57And two years is clearly not enough.

01:59The evolution of the saga's visual effects has been on a downward slope for 15 years.

02:03The pictures speak for themselves.

02:04So we find ourselves with a very serious issue,

02:07a character supposed to be formidable,

02:09but it all ends in a final setting that is not the most inspired,

02:12with not very convincing CGI and very colorful outfits.

02:15All this beautiful mixture prevents us from believing in the credibility and the inevitability of the situation,

02:20and above all, it's super cheesy.

02:22This is a bit of the reputation of the climaxes of the saga,

02:24but there particularly.

02:26The problem is that this film is nothing like the sequel to Day of Future Past,

02:29so you can quickly find yourself lost.

02:31It is Jean Grey who will symbolically free Wolverine,

02:34who gives us a pretty cool little cameo,

02:36where for one of the rare times, we witness the true bestiality of the character.

02:39Eric, for his part, is at peace.

02:41He started a family and leads a normal life.

02:43But his past will catch up with him,

02:44and fate will once again make him cross paths with his evil alter ego,

02:48Magneto.

02:49The character remains as fascinating as ever,

02:51although we can begin to think that his struggle between good and evil is going a bit in circles.

02:55But it's well done,

02:56and the scene of the death of his wife and daughter is superbly depicted.

03:00Overall, the execution is quite decent.

03:02Events fall into place and conclude with a certain coherence.

03:05We even get a remake of the Quicksilver scene.

03:07And I admit I prefer the original scene because of its even more striking madness,

03:11even if the surprise effect is no longer there.

03:13The film is not bad in itself,

03:14but it is what all other films of the same genre are.

03:17And the X-Men saga has accustomed us to more originality.

03:20Here, no more social subtext,

03:22more subtlety in the choice of different characters.

03:25We just have a big bad guy that we have to atomize by blowing everything up,

03:28and it's entertaining for sure, but that's about it.

03:30Where we all agree is that the third one is always the worst.

03:34Singer does the job,

03:35Although it is still controversial about his involvement in the film,

03:38very often slipping away from filming for no reason

03:40and sometimes coming to work under the influence of narcotics.

03:43Two years later, we learned of the various accusations.

03:45for sexual assault on several minors,

03:47and is immediately sent back by Fox,

03:50while he was in the middle of filming Bohemian Rhapsody,

03:52from which he will also be ousted,

03:53and is right of course.

03:54X-Men must therefore be put into new hands.

03:58But in his great intelligence,

03:59Fox will once again entrust the arc of the black phoenix

04:01to the one he had already ruined before.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) de Bryan Singer - L’analyse

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