X Men: Days of Future Past
Extermination faces the X Men team in the post-apocalyptical setting of the newest instalment of the X Men series. The most current film jumps between past and present, where the socio-cultural struggle of humans and mutants reaches a new level. The aspect of reign over the other race is brought to the fore in a film heavily influenced by Terminator. Wolverine struggles to prevent the creation of Sentinel robots that will overthrow mutants and eradicate their kind. Whilst following Wolverine and displaying the unlikely alliance of Professor X and Magneto, Mystique is the centre of the narrative as her genetic code is key to the development of the Sentinels. A fast paced double narrative develops in both times highlighting fears, anxieties and the need to address pertinent undercurrents within a globalised multicultural society. The newest and darkest of the series showcases stunning visual effects and is a definite highlight of the year.
Copyright Astrid Bernkopf, 2014
Copyright Astrid Bernkopf, 2014
