One of the contenders for the status of the best high-budget film of 2014 was the work of Brian Singer, which replenished the famous franchise about the adventures of mutants. It seems that the total stellar radiance of the actors of the movie "X-Men: Days of the Past Future" can overshadow the sun. It is difficult to come up with a more valuable gift for epic fans. The credits of the tape include M. Fassbender, P. Stuart, D. Makevoy, I. McKellen, D. Lawrence, P. Dinklage and H. Jackman.
The most amazing thing in the new picture is a unique cocktail of combined and incompatible, a vigorous mixture of retro-mania and futurism, innovative special effects of shooting and black and white archival frames, the triumph of logic and its complete absence. Such a spectacle can knock down not only inveterate fans, but also random spectators.
The consequences of replacing the director
The episode "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014) was shot by Brian Singer, who replaced Matthew Vaughn in the director's chair. The consequences of the production decision are felt from the first minutes of timekeeping. In the frame there are such famous personalities as McKellen and Stuart, however, their wrinkles have noticeably increased, the action takes place mainly in the dark, the plot is dramatic at times, the battles are tougher, and there are no references to the original comics.
There is also no teenage enthusiasm, with which the First Class gushed - the young generation remains in the background, in order to concentrate the viewer's attention on Mackaway and Fassbender, the constant participant in the franchise Hugh Jackman is not deprived of attention. Individual characters are not involved at all in the story, for example, the fate of Azazel and Angel can be tried to predict from the remaining stingy photographs. Along with this, the key actors and roles of X-Men: Days of the Past Future are familiar and loved by the public.
Paramount intrigue
Events unfold in 2023, when all of humanity and mutants are on the verge of the Apocalypse. The fact is that the Guardian robots endowed with artificial intelligence managed to destroy almost all the mutants, turning the planet into ruins in the heat of fierce battles. The last bastion of resistance is barely held by Magneto, Professor X and a few who have joined them, including the unfading Wolverine.
By the name of the tape, we can assume that the main dramatic method of the sixth part of the epic is time travel with the traditional goal of changing the present. This time, the time machine is replaced by the character Ellen Page, who manages to send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to the past. The movement does not go smoothly, and the hero temporarily ceases to understand where he is and who all the people around him are.
Spectators characters played by the actors "X-Men: Days of the Past Future", of course, are familiar. And not only P. Stuart, who embodied Professor Xavier, and Sir Ian McKellen, but D. McAvoy and M. Fassbender, who played the main characters in their youth.
Now Wolverine has to fulfill his mission - to release young Magneto from prison, and save young Professor X from addiction, so that, by joining forces, they stop Mystic.
Object of competition
At first, playing the Mystic model, Rebecca Romaine-Stamos hit only with physical perfection. In the work of Brian Singer, Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence will open the curtain of secrecy over the psychological background of her heroine, however, the character also does not lose her fighting skills. In the 2014 cinema, Mystic becomes almost the main character, the object of persecution and the cause of this rivalry between Magneto and Xavier. In addition, it is precisely the chameleon woman who wants to take a sample of genetic material to improve the “Sentinels” - robots that can defeat mutants. The project manager, being the ideologist of the idea, is short-doctor Dr. Bolivar Trask (P. Dinklage).
The performer of this role, Peter Dinklage, better known as Tirion Lannister from the Game of Thrones, presented his character as a multi-faceted personality, not devoid of philanthropic motives. In the film "X-Men: Days of Future Past," the actors worked professionally, not a single character turned out flat and one-dimensional.
Initially, the role of Storm in the scenario version was much more significant than in the finished version of the tape, but Holly Berry's pregnancy forced the creators to reduce the screen time of her heroine.
Real find
Without exception, the actors “X-Men: Days of Future Past” endowed their characters with unique and memorable characteristics. But the spoiled viewer expected from the new part of innovative attractions, in this sense, one of the most successful copyright finds was a new hero - Mercury (Evan Peters), able to move faster than anyone. Actor Peterson, who is familiar to viewers on the TV series American Horror Story, was more fortunate than the other performers. His superfast character is the only newcomer mutant to receive a decent share of the timing of the film. The performer used the opportunity to prove himself at all 150%.
The young arrogant hooligan youth moving at the speed of light turned out to be amusing and charming, and the demonstration of his unique abilities was witty and beautiful. Some fans regretted that the hero with the name Maximoff is not the central protagonist of the blockbuster. Critics of the episode with the escape of Magneto from the basement of the Pentagon under the strict guidance of Mercury, called the most witty and, perhaps, the best in the entire franchise.
Criticism
The blockbuster was highly praised by critics, the IMDb picture rating: 8.00. The tape is replete with the latest special effects. The action is very dynamic and you will not be bored while watching. Owing to the efforts of the authors and actors of X-Men: Days of Future Past, the short story seems concisely and positive. Bored scuffle is practically minimized, an impressive budget was spent on a grand scale - for a soaring stadium, time travel, a nostalgic passage in the direction of the 1970s film industry and sublime retro-futurism.
If you refrain from spoiling, then it can be noted that everything will do without tragic losses and dramas, and the final project will definitely cause a smile for everyone who is familiar with the heroes of the previous parts.