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No problem :) What did you think of the film?
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Yes! I agree that there was a [i]very[/i] strong Old Testament Biblical theme throughout the film, with Mother as a severe God trying to create a Garden of Eden for her children, Daughter's desire for forbidden knowledge, etc.
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Well, it [i]is[/i] one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history haha
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Thanks!
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Thank you! I was also surprised. It's a very impressive debut feature film.
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I honestly don't think Marvel Studios "defeated" Fox's X-Men on a creative level, since they were still releasing films like 'Logan', 'Deadpool' (and its sequel), setting up 'X-Force' and 'The New Mutants' and had TV series like 'Legion' and 'The Gifted'.
Disney simply just paid a lot of money to merge with Fox.
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You didn't enjoy any of the 'X-Men' films? Not even 'Logan' or 'Deadpool'?
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Some of the best X-Men comics (like Grant Morrison's 'New X-Men') were heavily influenced by Singer's films. Morrison's run on the comic is worth tracking down, if only to read his pitch. You can find a short summary here: [url]https://www.cbr.com/248390-2/[/url]
Yes, I was hoping that the 1990's setting of 'Dark Phoenix' would mean it would lean into the aesthetics of "X-Men: The Animated Series" (which I also loved). The final moments of 'Apocalypse' even teased those costumes!
But I can understand why Kinberg favoured the original X-Men costumes - it gave them a more uniform appearance as the first government-sanctioned mutant "superhero" team.
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If 'Logan' is your preferred ending, I think that's still fine.
It's one of the advantages of 'X-Men' having a looser continuity and timeline compared to other comic book "universe" series.
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From what Mother said, she didn't want to be "alone". So, yes, I think at some point the seemingly omnipotent and eternal A.I. will move benignly into the background and let humans reclaim the Earth ... until it decides they are doing an inadequate job.
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"Logan" was Fox. The director, James Mangold, was also responsible for "The Wolverine", but managed to wrest even more control from the studios for a less expensive R-rated film.
As far as I'm aware, Marvel Studios has complete control over 'X-Men' in order to restart it again from scratch. It's not a co-sharing agreement like Sony with 'Spider-Man'.
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It was Mother's final test. As we see in the film, the Daughter's exams seemed to be more about ethics and morality than anything else, with a lot of role-playing and hypothetical. Her interaction with the Woman crystallized the Daughter's priorities, amongst other things.
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The Daughter shooting Mother was symbolic. It demonstrated that she didn't need to rely on the A.I. anymore and was capable of raising the new humans herself.
Outside the shelter, I assume Mother will continue to terraform the Earth to make it habitable for "her children" and wipe out the remnants of the old breed of humanity (if the Woman wasn't the last of her kind).
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Mother engineered the entire plot in order to reveal the truth to the Daughter, test her and, finally, convince her to oversee and raise Mother's "perfect" new breed of humans. The A.I. created a perfect woman to nurture perfect children.
The Woman was a pawn in that plan, and it's implied, killed by Mother ... either so she couldn't interfere with Daughter in the future (if Daughter was ever tempted to seek her out again) or because she might be the final remnant of the old, inferior human species. As Mother said, the Woman was kept alive for a purpose and that purpose had been achieved.
Depending on how you view the story, Mother was the hero (she saved Earth by "rebooting" humanity with improved traits) or the villain (she wiped out humanity because she had a God Complex ... or a fear of being left alone). Either way, "I Am Mother" was about her completing the final part of her ultimate goal.
I enjoyed this film quite a bit. I'll post a review on here soon.
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Agreed. I enjoyed the characterisation of Xavier in this film ... it was refreshing to see him portrayed as someone who had become corrupted by the mainstream popularity of the X-Men and his newfound influence with the US government. Meanwhile, Magneto has settled in Genosha and is peacefully trying to create an all-mutant society outside of human leadership.
Jean Grey's story greatly benefited from being made the focal point of the film, unlike 'The Last Stand', where it was squashed together with the "mutant cure" plot and the introduction of a mess of new characters.
Kinberg's script was interesting and there was genuine character growth, even at the end, with Magneto reaching out to Xavier, who had resigned from the X-Men. Apparently, a trilogy in space had been planned. I'm guessing Asteroid X and the Shi'ar?
Fox's X-Men films have always dealt with more sophisticated themes than the MCU or DCU. It's a genuine shame to see them end.
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The film has some serious issues, mainly stemming from the reshoots, but the bashing it is receiving at the moment is excessive (critics are just as guilty of doing it as audience members).
I'd agree with a 6, possibly a 7 if you are an X-Men fan. Stylistically, this has a different feel to the kind of films that Marvel Studios is making. It's a shame we're seeing the end of them.
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The feature-length version is still screening in IMAX in some places around the world. I think that would be the ideal format. The bigger the screen, the better.
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You aren't a "Thunderbirds" fan, I guess...
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The "Infinity War"-version of Thanos explained his backstory and his rationale for wiping out half the population as a "mercy". He also spared the lives of several characters. At the start of "Endgame", he even says that he destroyed the Infinity Stones to avoid the temptation to further tinker with the universe.
In "Endgame", he's back to being a villain who wants to wipe out the universe and gloats about destroying Earth.
My problem was that Thanos in "Endgame" just seemed like a dumbed-down version of what was initially an interesting character (and the highlight of "Infinity War").
Just my opinion, though!
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