The latest offering from the X-Men franchise adds another jewel to the crown of marvel comic’s movies.
Days of the future past takes us on a journey through time and is a concept based film, much more than the earlier X-Men movies.
The movie is based in the future where men have developed advanced machinery to adapt to mutants and annihilate them, and are quite successful in their mission. So the senior members devise a plan to go back in time and change the story from the point it all started.
Since the process of going back into time takes a heavy toll on the body, the self healing Wolverine is the only one physically capable of making the journey.
He must go back in time, about 40 years and find Magneto and Prof X and convince them that they together sent him into the past to work together on a mission to save their future.
Sounds crappy right?
Well the story is strange and the younger audiences will also find it a little difficult to understand what exactly is going on in the film, however, the visual impact makes up for it to a large extent.
We see fewer mutants displaying their powers this time around, and the action is much lesser compared to some of the earlier movies.
Much of the movie revolves around Magneto, Prof X, Mystique, Beast and Wolverine, with the others making brief and un-impactful appearances.
Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine is good with his role and we see both the younger and older versions of Magneto and Prof X going along on very different paths and not willing to unite even for a common cause.
In comparison to many of the other Marvel movies, this one is a let down frankly. If you are going to watch a mutant based movie, it is for the graphics and special effects. A story based movie has to be more believable and something the common viewer will be able to relate to.
On these counts, X Men Days of the Future Past was not great. It kept bringing back flashes of Matrix series and Inception to me. More so by the presence of Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde who sends Wolverine back in time.
Undoubtedly the best scene in the movie is when Quicksilver rescues his colleagues from some cops trying to shoot them down. Cinematic brilliance as we see the world at Quicksilver's pace, and he runs around altering things in the room while the world seems to be moving in super slow motion to the sound of "Time in a Bottle" playing in the background.
Fans of the X-men series will still enjoy it, but the regular movie goers can choose to give this one a skip.
Rating – 3.5/5
Days of the future past takes us on a journey through time and is a concept based film, much more than the earlier X-Men movies.
The movie is based in the future where men have developed advanced machinery to adapt to mutants and annihilate them, and are quite successful in their mission. So the senior members devise a plan to go back in time and change the story from the point it all started.
Since the process of going back into time takes a heavy toll on the body, the self healing Wolverine is the only one physically capable of making the journey.
He must go back in time, about 40 years and find Magneto and Prof X and convince them that they together sent him into the past to work together on a mission to save their future.
Sounds crappy right?
Well the story is strange and the younger audiences will also find it a little difficult to understand what exactly is going on in the film, however, the visual impact makes up for it to a large extent.
We see fewer mutants displaying their powers this time around, and the action is much lesser compared to some of the earlier movies.
Much of the movie revolves around Magneto, Prof X, Mystique, Beast and Wolverine, with the others making brief and un-impactful appearances.Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine is good with his role and we see both the younger and older versions of Magneto and Prof X going along on very different paths and not willing to unite even for a common cause.
In comparison to many of the other Marvel movies, this one is a let down frankly. If you are going to watch a mutant based movie, it is for the graphics and special effects. A story based movie has to be more believable and something the common viewer will be able to relate to.
On these counts, X Men Days of the Future Past was not great. It kept bringing back flashes of Matrix series and Inception to me. More so by the presence of Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde who sends Wolverine back in time.
Undoubtedly the best scene in the movie is when Quicksilver rescues his colleagues from some cops trying to shoot them down. Cinematic brilliance as we see the world at Quicksilver's pace, and he runs around altering things in the room while the world seems to be moving in super slow motion to the sound of "Time in a Bottle" playing in the background.Fans of the X-men series will still enjoy it, but the regular movie goers can choose to give this one a skip.
Rating – 3.5/5
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