X2: X-Men United Essay

Lots of music, fast cuts, fantastic cinematography and superb sets and costumes make it the lively tale it was meant to be. These features also make the film somewhat cartoon-like with a lot of heightened realism. Don't expect to see British people prancing around in tights when you rent this one. Luhrmann creates a world where gun-toting youths sport Hawaiian shirts and beachfront brawls are an everyday event.

They say that a superhero film is only as good as its villain, and good doesn’t do Heath Ledger justice, try Oscar-winning good. Surrounded with a superstar cast around him; Bale, Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent/Two-Face), Michael Caine (Alfred), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), and Gary Oldman (Commissioner Gordon), Heath Ledger manages to outshine them all in a performance that will go down as one of the best ever.

To go along with that, I don’t really think that the film needed to rely on any fancy technical aspects anyway. It relied heavily on the emotional aspects and the actors to make the movie great and I think for the most part that they accomplished it. And out of the sparse special effects that were present, every one of them was very deliberate and had a purpose to help move the story along. Every piece of it helped set the tone for what people were supposed to feel, even though there wasn’t a lot of them. The lack of fancy technical aspects help create it and make it cinematically beautiful, One weakness that this movie had, in my opinion, was that it was confusing at times just because it wasn’t a super well known story of the time.

To make those special effects in the movie you would make all human and non-magical beings less detailed. Make them dull, dark colors, little make-up. And all the magical creatures in bright bold colors double the make-up. Have all their surroundings dull in the background when they are on screen and have them stand out with the special effects. The monsters have fine detail and dark colors but they are dark VIBRANT colors so that they look ugly and scary he makes them show up when least expected so that it surprises you and makes the humans fear him so that you would fear them as well. And the goddesses will show up when needed most you make them glowing and the good guys so that they seem more beautiful than they are. You have them play the parts of fair and understanding that way they are more intriguing and have an unexplainable beauty that you feel attracted to, they are the opposite of the monsters.

than all the films that have came in prior to it in several ways. An

The next chapter is about Niska going in town and asked about the information of the war and her nephew. She then wrote a letter to Xavier to tell him about her life and to come home safe with the help of Joseph, her childhood friend who was living in town. The plot then switches to Xavier’s perspective at the battlefield in Passchendaele where the Canadians continued to take over places after places and prove their valuable abilities. Elijah shoots a child by mistake, after Xavier kills a German sniper during a scouting in a crumbling city. The battle of Passchendale was won within months. Xavier is losing his hearing, so he plays it off as not understanding English. In Chapter 26, Elijah finds the French man from the Christmas before to show

Xavier’s soon comes to the realisation that maybe he doesn’t have the best friends and slowly but surely starts to drift away from his “mates”. It’s not easy to just leave people that you have been friends with for so long and in doing so Xavier once again shows great

Another aspect of the movie that was special is the photography and the place the movie was filmed. It was really nice to see the flash backs because it made it easier for the viewer understand what was going on and it also helped the viewer understand what happened, to lead up to that point. Lastly, the landscape that the movie was filmed on was very beautiful. It made the movie more seem more authentic.

The movie takes place in the year 2029 where the original Mutants, or X-Men have perished or have been hunted down and killed.

Nolan creates an atmosphere where one scene will move steadily to the next, building anticipation until all hell breaks loose. Nolan has really done his research with this film as he explores a deeper meaning in good vs. evil. It makes the film seem so real life unlike most fantasy superhero movie. For some reason, the viewer can actually imagine this happening in real life. The lights and effects are very promising.

The center piece, the force around which the others gravitate. Without a strong performance here the movie falls apart. James Marsden has always been capable in the X-Men movies, but whereas in the comics Cyclops is THE leader, in the movies, Marsden just kind of fades into the background, giving up the lead to Wolverine. His performance here makes me want to believe its more than just a one-off. From slapping the hundred dollar bill on the bar (he has no idea he's insulting them) to shooting the deer in the forest (tragic?) to the end scene ("I got them all" is that a smile on his face?) this is an Oscar worthy performance. A multi-layered performance to his character that just wasn't there in the original. Which brings us to Rod Lurie. First thing I realized when I started watching his 2011 version of "Straw Dogs," is Mr. Lurie knows the original AND is a huge fan. This is not a remake, nor an homage so much as a realization of the potential of the original material. Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" has always been a flawed masterpiece by those who love it, myself included. Dustin Hoffman is at his peak, Susan George gives the performance of her career. David Warner (God himself) would never be better. The build up to the climax is unbearable. But there are problems. Amy's former "friends" are interchangeable. The two leads themselves are hard to emphasize with. Amy isn't just childish, she's vain, opportunistic and she stabs David in the back

Already, Doctor Strange 2 is a movie that fans are eager to see. With the first movie still out in some theaters, many are talking about who Stephen Strange is going to battle in the sequel. The Doctor Strange end credits did provide a sneak peak in what to expect. (Warning! Spoilers abound in the next paragraph!)

B. Relevance: Have any of you seen a Spider-Man movie? What about Thor or Iron Man? Very few of us in this room can say we have not seen an action packed Marvel movie at least once. Since its humble beginnings in 1939, Marvel has revolutionized not only the comic book world, but also set the bar incredibly high for all potential superhero movies. Marvel is completely relevant to the yearly cinema culture we find ourselves in the midst of, and continues to grow in popularity.

Is Charles Xavier the same character in the film as he was in X-Men: First Class? Why or Why not? There are three reasons why he is not. There will be a reasonable explanation in the following paragraphs. Charles Xavier mind is what makes him save the world or even do the things that he does.

Now Marvel on the other hand is working there characters like I work my Xbox One like magic. Marvel has taken something people couldn’t even imagine being in movie and weaved into candy for my eyes. I have a lot more reasons why Marvel is the best but if I kept going you’d be reading until