X-Men: Dark Phoenix - Trailer 2 Review
The second trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix has arrived. Does it deliver?
Thoughts: I had hoped that 20th Century Fox, as it had been known during the making of the film, would have learned from the mistakes of X-Men: The Last Stand. The film was a colossal failure, especially among the critics, so I saw every reason to stay as far away from the film as humanly possible.
So why does this trailer make this film like a shot-for-shot remake of the film? Have we learned nothing?
First of all: what in the world was the marketing department thinking? Directly spoiling the death of a major character? (If you haven't seen the trailer, I will not spoil which character it is here). But then, to make things worse, Simon Kinberg goes out and tries to "save face", and confirms that this character dies. Not ONLY does he confirm that this character dies, but he tries to DEFEND why this character's death was spoiled in the trailer.
Right there, you already lost me, big time. There is NO good reason to show someone's death in a movie, no matter how minor a character. If you're going to kill a character, chances are, you want the audience to feel something, anything, for either the character themselves or the supporting cast. To me, there is absolutely zero justification for revealing the death of a character in the trailer.
So right there, RIGHT THERE, if this was the best trailer ever released, it would still be one of the lowest rated for me because I can't tolerate spoilers like that. But then, while the rest of the trailer doesn't exactly do anything wrong, it feels like a rip-off of X-Men: The Last Stand.
Why? What was the point of that?
We do see some neat shots, granted. There are some interesting scenes, like when Jean Grey is taking Magneto's helmet and curling up the edge to try to cut his face. That looks like a harrowing and haunting scene, and one that will truly show how powerful Jean is. And the train heist looks interesting, absolutely. But other than that, this trailer was one giant dud, mixed with a lot of question marks. I have absolutely no interest in Jessica Chastain's character because even though she's supposed to be an alien, she's being presented as a blonde in heels. I know that this is to save spoilers, that I know. But why, then, would you spoil the death of another character and not show who Jessica Chastain is? It's inconsistent.
This film could very well be the best X-Men movie after Logan. It could. But right now, this trailer has absolutely tanked my expectations for the upcoming films. To those who are saying that they can see nothing wrong with this trailer, all I can say is that I envy you.
Did it Raise Excitement? Absolutely not. Get the X-Men back to Marvel right now.
So why does this trailer make this film like a shot-for-shot remake of the film? Have we learned nothing?
First of all: what in the world was the marketing department thinking? Directly spoiling the death of a major character? (If you haven't seen the trailer, I will not spoil which character it is here). But then, to make things worse, Simon Kinberg goes out and tries to "save face", and confirms that this character dies. Not ONLY does he confirm that this character dies, but he tries to DEFEND why this character's death was spoiled in the trailer.
Right there, you already lost me, big time. There is NO good reason to show someone's death in a movie, no matter how minor a character. If you're going to kill a character, chances are, you want the audience to feel something, anything, for either the character themselves or the supporting cast. To me, there is absolutely zero justification for revealing the death of a character in the trailer.
So right there, RIGHT THERE, if this was the best trailer ever released, it would still be one of the lowest rated for me because I can't tolerate spoilers like that. But then, while the rest of the trailer doesn't exactly do anything wrong, it feels like a rip-off of X-Men: The Last Stand.
Why? What was the point of that?
We do see some neat shots, granted. There are some interesting scenes, like when Jean Grey is taking Magneto's helmet and curling up the edge to try to cut his face. That looks like a harrowing and haunting scene, and one that will truly show how powerful Jean is. And the train heist looks interesting, absolutely. But other than that, this trailer was one giant dud, mixed with a lot of question marks. I have absolutely no interest in Jessica Chastain's character because even though she's supposed to be an alien, she's being presented as a blonde in heels. I know that this is to save spoilers, that I know. But why, then, would you spoil the death of another character and not show who Jessica Chastain is? It's inconsistent.
This film could very well be the best X-Men movie after Logan. It could. But right now, this trailer has absolutely tanked my expectations for the upcoming films. To those who are saying that they can see nothing wrong with this trailer, all I can say is that I envy you.
Did it Raise Excitement? Absolutely not. Get the X-Men back to Marvel right now.
Trailer Rating: 1.5/10
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