Before we get started, check out my post on Dark Phoenix at my other blog, Before I Go See It.
Now, on with the show.
While it could have been better, this film is better than you think. The Last Stand was so busy with the X Gene cure plotline that the Phoenix Saga was crammed into the second half of the film.
This film, however, shows more a little more of the birth of the Phoenix...ish. We see how Jean Grey struggles with her telepathic powers to the point that she is responsible for her mother's death. More on that later. Then she absorbs the killer cosmic rays that botched a space mission, and it unravels all of Charles' hard work of being the worst grief counselor ever. Rather than working through her troubled past and her powers, he built mental walls to shut out part of it. She is a little representation of someone who shoved their grief and sorrow way down, and then it all exploded on her friends and family.
Even though it was the central plot of the whole movie, it felt kind of rushed. She gets the phoenix powers, she rebels, she saves the X-Men, that's it. I think they should make a film series, a trilogy, on the Phoenix Saga.
How awful of a dad must you be when you consider it hopeless to raise a gifted daughter? And he had the balls to hurt her with the fact that she killed Mom. I hope Jessica Chastain killed him when she interrogated him.
A lot of fans keeps complaining about the time jumps despite the actors not aging. And they complain about how Magneto would turn from Michael Fassbender to Ian McKellen in ten years. Well, I have a theory. Remember, the first X-Men Trilogy all start with the lower third text crawl, saying "Set in the Near Future." I always assumed that, since the first X-Men came out in 2000, it was set in 2010. As of November 18, 2019, Michael Fassbender is 42. Ian McKellen was 61 when X-Men was released. With that in mind, Fassbender and McKellen had an 19 year difference, and 1992 and 2010 are 18 years apart. Let's do another one. Patrick Stewart was 60 at the time of X-Men's release. James McAvoy is currently 40. Hmm? Mystique may have the same healing powers as Wolverine. Rebecca Romijn was 28, and Jennifer Lawrence is 29. Okay, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
I have grown tired of the X-Men. I am excited that they are joining the MCU in the near future, which means they are already here, but I want them to stay away for a long time. Let's wait twenty years before we see the Mutants again.
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Released On: June 7, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, Not Hugh Jackman...weird
Director: Simon Kinberg
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 23%
IMDb Score: 5.8/10
Awards
Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain - Nominated
Worst Remake, Ripoff, or Sequel - Nominated
Videos
CinemaSins - Everything Wrong with Dark Phoenix in Plenty of Minutes
Screen Junkies - Honest Trailers | Dark Phoenix
Now, on with the show.
While it could have been better, this film is better than you think. The Last Stand was so busy with the X Gene cure plotline that the Phoenix Saga was crammed into the second half of the film.
This film, however, shows more a little more of the birth of the Phoenix...ish. We see how Jean Grey struggles with her telepathic powers to the point that she is responsible for her mother's death. More on that later. Then she absorbs the killer cosmic rays that botched a space mission, and it unravels all of Charles' hard work of being the worst grief counselor ever. Rather than working through her troubled past and her powers, he built mental walls to shut out part of it. She is a little representation of someone who shoved their grief and sorrow way down, and then it all exploded on her friends and family.
Even though it was the central plot of the whole movie, it felt kind of rushed. She gets the phoenix powers, she rebels, she saves the X-Men, that's it. I think they should make a film series, a trilogy, on the Phoenix Saga.
How awful of a dad must you be when you consider it hopeless to raise a gifted daughter? And he had the balls to hurt her with the fact that she killed Mom. I hope Jessica Chastain killed him when she interrogated him.
A lot of fans keeps complaining about the time jumps despite the actors not aging. And they complain about how Magneto would turn from Michael Fassbender to Ian McKellen in ten years. Well, I have a theory. Remember, the first X-Men Trilogy all start with the lower third text crawl, saying "Set in the Near Future." I always assumed that, since the first X-Men came out in 2000, it was set in 2010. As of November 18, 2019, Michael Fassbender is 42. Ian McKellen was 61 when X-Men was released. With that in mind, Fassbender and McKellen had an 19 year difference, and 1992 and 2010 are 18 years apart. Let's do another one. Patrick Stewart was 60 at the time of X-Men's release. James McAvoy is currently 40. Hmm? Mystique may have the same healing powers as Wolverine. Rebecca Romijn was 28, and Jennifer Lawrence is 29. Okay, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
I have grown tired of the X-Men. I am excited that they are joining the MCU in the near future, which means they are already here, but I want them to stay away for a long time. Let's wait twenty years before we see the Mutants again.
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I hope you liked this. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment about what you thought or if you want to recommend a movie for me to review. Thank you for reading. I'll return next week with another movie. See you then.
Released On: June 7, 2019
Rating: PG-13
Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, Not Hugh Jackman...weird
Director: Simon Kinberg
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 23%
IMDb Score: 5.8/10
Awards
Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain - Nominated
Worst Remake, Ripoff, or Sequel - Nominated
Videos
CinemaSins - Everything Wrong with Dark Phoenix in Plenty of Minutes
Screen Junkies - Honest Trailers | Dark Phoenix
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