In human conflicts, one man's hero
is anther’s villain.
I could be wrong, but the sentence
above, describes a point of what I've thought X-men, a 50 years old
franchise, has been trying to illuminate for more than half a
century. That out of fear and uncertainty, people turn to the safety
offered by certainty, where certainty becomes a shield of self
preservation, a hammer to bash down that which they cannot
understand. In the world of X-men, the "hero" for one group, Magneto,
who uses extreme methods to fight for the survival and freedom of
mutants, becomes a villain in the eyes of its opposing force,
represented by those humans who fear the mutants and wish to
extinguish them. Great battles follow, until both groups wipe each
other out.
Or, is there an alternative way according to Charles Xavier, the leader of X-men?
In X-men: Days of Future past,
it explores this premise once again, with an intriguing storyline and exhilarating actions. Let's have a closer look:
Synopsis:
In the future, X-men assembles to
battle the Sentinels, advanced machines designed to wipe out both
mutants and humans. However, even with their extra-ordinary super powers, X-men found themselves overpowered by the Sentinels. As more
and more people die in the hands of Sentinels, the X-men team came up
with a final, desperate plan. They would send Wolverine back to 1973,
on a mission to change history and prevent the Sentinels from ever
being made.
Should Wolverine fail, the Sentinels
would eventually wipe out both mutants and humans. Can Wolverine
succeed?
What I think about this movie:
Since year 2000, Marvel has released 7
X-men movies. Days of Future Past is my favorite
X-men movie up to date.
This movie is all round good
entertainment. The story is interesting, for a time travel story, the
plot in Days of Future Past is not overly complicated, but it
does not mean it is without meanings. Indeed, my opinion, the
premise of X-men sets itself up to reflect the truth behind great
conflicts in the human history, the past, the present, or the future.
In X-men, lying underneath all the spectacular fights between
superhumans, is a premise that illuminates the the nature of human
conflicts, it extends into politics, religion, down to every facet of
the human experience. Another interesting aspect about X-men, is that
it seems to be saying, at the end of the day, while there are good
and bad actions, but even people who do bad things, often don't see themselves as carrying out bad actions. In fact, they often believe they are actually doing
good things! When I left the cinema, I paused, and reflected if I
have ever acted like Magneto in my own life.
I wonder if sometimes, we all act like
Magneto in our own lives.
On top of an interesting story, Days
of Future Past drives audience to the edge of their seats, with
heart pounding actions. The fight scenes are well choreographed, and
enhanced by good use of CGI. I watched this movie in the normal 2D
platform, because I read another review, where the reviewer suggested
that the 3D post conversion of this movie is not that impressive.
However, I have not seen the 3D version myself, so I can't really
review this part.
Overall, X-men: Days of Future Past
is a solid movie, it has an interesting story and good actions. It is
good enough to warrant that a trip to the cinema will worth your time
and money.
P.S. If you watch X-men: Days of
Future Past, make sure you stay until the END of the credit,
where a scene shows the new villain for the next X-men movie. Let me
just say, long time fans of X-men have lots of reasons to be excited
about the next X-men movie.
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