tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post3166627104852184831..comments2024-03-23T23:13:14.119+05:30Comments on annavetticadgoes2themovies: REVIEW 264: X-MEN – DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (3D) Anna MM Vetticadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-60882269588499874962014-05-26T16:16:07.476+05:302014-05-26T16:16:07.476+05:30Yes, the sentence reads "the strength of the ...Yes, the sentence reads "the strength of the EARLIER X-Men films was that the special effects complemented the characters’ emotional turmoil and moral quandaries. HERE, it’s SFX all the way with little by way of human drama." How does that sound to you like I'm agreeing with you? Are you sure you know exactly what you are disagreeing with?Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-53414736745846724072014-05-25T17:51:43.614+05:302014-05-25T17:51:43.614+05:30Oh ok. I thought that this line was worded differe...Oh ok. I thought that this line was worded differently earlier: "The strength of the earlier X-Men films was that the special effects complemented the characters’ emotional turmoil and moral quandaries. Here, it’s SFX all the way with little by way of human drama."<br />If not, my bad. Sorry.Ubermenschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566593937535715410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-58352383550826553152014-05-25T16:35:33.476+05:302014-05-25T16:35:33.476+05:30Dear Ubermensch,
I'm completely confused by ...Dear Ubermensch, <br /><br />I'm completely confused by your comment. I've not "edited parts of the review" as you seem to think I have. And there seems to be a disconnect between my comment and your response. I don't think you got the point, that I disagree with the point you are making. Are you sure you're not confusing my review with someone else's?<br /><br />Regards,Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-80052537130920723182014-05-25T15:15:53.876+05:302014-05-25T15:15:53.876+05:30Ah. I see you've edited parts of the review. M...Ah. I see you've edited parts of the review. Much better now. You're at least acknowledging there's at least some human drama. <br />Regarding Mystique, the moral quandaries were in her interactions and conversations with Magneto and Xavier and how she finds fault in both their choices and strives for that middle path. There's a bit of background here, on one side is the young Raven(first class) who worships Xavier for taking her up and part raising her when she was an orphan and on the other side is the Mystique in the first three movies who is a loyal foot soldier of Magneto and is willing to follow him to hell. In the final scene, when she stops Magneto she outrightly rejects Magneto's path, but thinks she still needs to kill Trask to avenge the death of the other mutants. It's only then the whole "practical" reasoning got triggered. I thought her moment of redemption was taking the shape of the president and choosing to stop Magneto. She could have easily killed Trask and left Magneto to his evil ways, and that's the difference between Raven and the Mystique of the earlier movies. This pretty much changes everything. Without Mystique, Magneto cannot do any of the havoc in the first 3 movies and pretty much invalidates that whole timeline thus creating a new future where both Jean Gray and Scott Summers survive.Ubermenschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566593937535715410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-443638108361364552014-05-25T12:01:26.657+05:302014-05-25T12:01:26.657+05:30Dear Ubermensch,
I seem to have absent-mindedly g...Dear Ubermensch,<br /><br />I seem to have absent-mindedly given Quicksilver what the Bengalis call a "dak naam". Had corrected myself before I saw your message. Thanks for your vigilance though. As for Raven/Mystique, no I don't think she suffered from any moral quandary. What indicator does the film give you of that? Even the decision to prevent the murder she committed was an intellectual one, made on the assumption that the move would avert the havoc that followed. It wasn't moral, it was practical. There was no quandary. And the deliberations on this matter didn't involve Raven at all anyway. <br /><br />Regards, Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-64032423366604811842014-05-25T11:55:35.059+05:302014-05-25T11:55:35.059+05:30Dear OptimuM IT,
I can do nothing about the fact...Dear OptimuM IT, <br /><br />I can do nothing about the fact that X-Men fans don't mind being taken for granted, now can I? :) <br /><br />Regards, Anna MM Vetticadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672605004762355462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-30842585533502802492014-05-25T01:09:12.022+05:302014-05-25T01:09:12.022+05:30I can assure you none of the xmen fans are unhappy...I can assure you none of the xmen fans are unhappy or feeling cheated.<br />its for no reason its 91% fresh at rototen tomatoes.OptimuM IconoclasThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406664817956784944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555887833232019435.post-21433387354736694552014-05-24T21:31:32.164+05:302014-05-24T21:31:32.164+05:30Evan Peters' character is Quicksilver, not Lig...Evan Peters' character is Quicksilver, not Lightning. And no emotional turmoil and moral quandaries? Wasn't the whole Raven/Mystique's character all about that?Ubermenschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566593937535715410noreply@blogger.com