Film "X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine ”(the actors who took part in it: Hugh Jackman, Danny Houston, Liv Schreiber, Lynn Collins, Will AI) - this is a prequel to the already legendary and cult trilogy, filmed by a South African filmmaker Gavin Hood. This project is noticeably different from the very bright and original two first paintings and a little spoiled before the impeccable reputation of the third - “X-Men: The Last Battle”. If all the previous parts mentioned were taken by the extravagance and savagery of visual attractions, the inexorability of action scenes, then in the new episode it promises to become a storehouse of sparkling jokes, which other films from the epic have never claimed.
The triumph of the good old truths
The fourth film from the epic about the mutants "X-Men" is called "Beginning. Wolverine, focusing on such a very painstaking task as explaining the root cause of all the unforgettable mutations that amuse people watching in the previous three comic book films. Actors of the movie X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine ”repeatedly noted in an interview one very precise word in the name of the project -“ beginning ”. It is in this part that all the main characters of the subsequent paintings appear. But first, the creation of Gavin Hood will tell the viewer the story of Jimmy Logan's life, growing up, and love. The narrative will not focus on where his adamantium claw blades came from, and self-regeneration and invulnerability will also tell the viewer why he became a lonely gloomy hermit, why he did not recall his past and how it was. The film tells the "medical history" of the adored mutant. In fairness, it should be noted that in addition to Hugh Jackman, who played four times the same character, for so long only Christopher Reeve, who plays the role of the international favorite - Superman, successfully managed to reincarnate.
Plot
The film "X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine ”, whose actors and roles are familiar to fans of the previous paintings, consists of a number of flashbacks. Hugh Jackman again plays the role of the frantic, invulnerable warrior Jimmy Logan, who has superpower and unusual abilities. The main plot of the story begins with the fact that Wolverine, trying to forget about his dark past, works as a simple lumberjack in the rocky mountains of Canada. For the first time in his long and chaotic life, he found true love and longed for peace. Logan is in love, and his chosen one, a school teacher Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins), reciprocates. The main character was looking for peace, which he had not had for more than 100 years, but the past is not going to let him go. The idyll will soon be broken into a thousand fragments. The past will return in the person of his evil and unprincipled half-brother (Liv Schreiber), also a mutant. Next, open without a spoiler the synopsis of the development of the storyline of the film "X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine, whose actors have become real idols for an entire generation, is not possible.
Comic film fashion
X-Men and X-Men 2, which were shot by Brian Singer (Operation Valkyrie) with a difference of three years, have returned to fashion a tendency to film the comics. For the most part, this is the merit of the first picture. Iksovianu was distinguished from most lurid and often meaningless stories about superheroes by the presence of ideas and a sense of style. A considerable number of mutants, each of which had unique superpowers, did not seem to be a group of motley lone heroes, as they were visually and technically sustained in a single key style. Action scenes were not paramount, self-sufficient, they worked for the characters, emphasizing their abilities, talents, tasks. At the same time, all the heroes demonstrated the diversity of their dissimilarities. This was the main idea of the paintings - unlike others, they are often not accepted by the society around them. Clever pictures taken from a clever comic book. Not surprisingly, in addition to commercial success, both films were successful with film critics. The third part, shot by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour), is considered not so high-quality, although she also received spectator sympathy and the favor of critics. All three paintings looked like one single product. X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine ”, whose actors wanted to exceed the audience’s expectations in all respects, is also a good movie, but no more.
Minor Characters
In addition to the stars who played the main roles, bright and unforgettable characters were created by Dominic Monaghan and Ryan Reynolds. They for a limited amount of timing managed to be remembered by the viewer. Actor Danny Houston is good in the image of Stryker, many call this role the best in his film career. The image of Gambit was perfect for Taylor Kitsch, and they are even similar in appearance. Well performed the roles of Will AI (lead singer of Black Eyed Peace) and Lynn Collins. Watching the movie X-Men: The Beginning. Wolverine, whose actors are listed above, it’s hard not to note the atmosphere of the film, balancing on the brink of everyday reality and science fiction. Thanks to the successful casting, the director managed to create a successful combination of the action movie and the adventure genre, saturating it with complex contradictory emotions, internal personality conflicts that the actors conveyed to the viewer.
Spin-offs are always harder to shoot than the usual sequel. The X-Men trilogy was at the same time not a weak movie for the thinking public and an excellent entertaining film project. Well, in the fourth film, the authors demonstrated that the declared theme is promising and highly profitable. There are a lot of heroes in "Iksovian", each second one can devote a separate movie.