I went to see Dark Phoenix today with ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
greenygal. It was a perfectly enjoyable X-men movie, very solid and watchable. I don't see why the reviewers dislike it so much.
I think the death in the movie was better integrated into the plot that Black Widow's death in Endgame, and didn't seem like it was added in to get rid of an actor.
Also, oddly, the X-men universe felt more committed to the passage of time and the changes having superpowers might cause in a world than the MCU is.
Lastly, it was nice to see conflict between various characters over ethics and how to do activism given serious narrative weight. Sometimes I don't feel that the MCU does that, but the Xmen has always had the narrative of integrationism vs separatism baked into it. How much do you sacrifice to a cause before you're done? How much should you?
greenygal. It was a perfectly enjoyable X-men movie, very solid and watchable. I don't see why the reviewers dislike it so much.I think the death in the movie was better integrated into the plot that Black Widow's death in Endgame, and didn't seem like it was added in to get rid of an actor.
Also, oddly, the X-men universe felt more committed to the passage of time and the changes having superpowers might cause in a world than the MCU is.
Lastly, it was nice to see conflict between various characters over ethics and how to do activism given serious narrative weight. Sometimes I don't feel that the MCU does that, but the Xmen has always had the narrative of integrationism vs separatism baked into it. How much do you sacrifice to a cause before you're done? How much should you?
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