Follow three dismisses Fantastic Four The films of 20th Century Fox, it seemed that the best place for Marvel’s first family could be on the shelf. However, when the Disney / Fox merger occurred, it meant that Marvel Studios has found the rights of the franchise, and fans have been waiting for a restart since. Directed by Wandavision Helmer Matt Shakman and with a star cast led by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First steps It has proven to be worth waiting and gives the largest comic book magazine in the world one of the biggest comic strip films in the world.
Although fast with an execution time of less than two hours, The Fantastic Four: First steps The profits mainly of the reduction of all potential fat, which makes it difficult to determine where an extended combat scene with Red Ghost, for example, could have been in good shape or how necessary it would have been. However, Natasha Lyonne is struggling with a rather migrate and ungrateful role which has little payment, suggesting that she was the main victim of any cup. Be that as it may, the film feels accessible to occasional viewers while shining simultaneously with the types of references and Easter eggs that will delight fans of longtime Marvel comics. Shakman found the same perfect balance as Jon Favreau made in 2008 when he presented the world to Iron Man, a superhero on list C which has become the largest draw of Marvel Studios.
Here, Shakman is responsible for reintroducing the world with the fantastic four, and he does it with an exciting opening sequence that establishes who are these characters and where they come from. However, it only happens after a scene with Reed and Sue which is making an emotional nucleus level in history. The filmmaker does all this in a parallel universe free of luggage or long -term explanations aimed at the absence of the team so far. After all, you cannot fight Thanos if you come from another world.
Visually spectacular, The Fantastic Four: First steps Feels polite so that not all MCU projects are in what turned out to be a full multive saga. A combination of practical sets and beautiful visual effects combine to create a rich and vibrating world in Terre-828 which leaves us mixed feelings at the prospect of these heroes find a permanent house on Earth-616, afterAvengers: secret wars. The influence of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby permeates almost all frames, whether breathtaking moment, Galactus is finally revealed (an essential moment of Imax) or a breathtaking chase through the cosmos that sees the silver surfing outfit to bring the Franklin Richards to be born to the devotor of the worlds. The same goes for the scenes that take place in New York retrofuturism which has flying cars, bad guys of familiar comics and the herbie stage thief
The Fantastic Four: First steps Maybe breathtaking shows and epic action, but none of this would work if what is at the heart of this team was not: the family. The Bond Between Reed, Sue, Ben, and Johnny Feels so Real that you could be believe we meet these characters Two or Three Movies in. Skipping the Origin Story and Picking Up with an Establised Version of the Fantastic Four Might Have Helped With That, But Shakman Successfully Captures the Essence of the Comic Books by Tapping Into the Dynamics Between this Family of Superheroes, Whther it’s Sue, or ben and Johnny’s Wondferfully Antagonistic Back-And-Ofth This is rooted in real friendship. Yes, there is a VFX final battle, but it is also filled with heart and emotion, and it turns out that it makes all the difference. Make the love of it that each member of the team has for their youngest member adds huge emotional issues and helps the film to avoid this feeling of the third act of “Big Fight”.
Doing this possible is the distribution of the film. Pedro Pascal is perfect as Monsieur Fantastic, finding the good balance of distance which has just been the most intelligent man living, with the quantity of love he has for those around him. The actor presents a quirk and a vulnerability that we have not seen from him as hard father figures like Joel Miller and Din Djarin, and The Fantastic Four: First steps Presents Pascal with many opportunities to stretch (sorry) his already very impressive actor chops. In many ways, however, this film belongs to Vanessa Kirby. She is an absolute power as an invisible woman, putting this character on the map and establishing on not only as the best female hero in the MCU, but one of her most convincing heroes, period. This version of Sue being a mother is one of them, and just like in the comics, she is the beating heart of the team, whose love for her son prevails over everything. It’s an inspiring and really moving thing.
Quinn shows new sides of himself like the human torch, and although he is not the man of the Jockish ladies, many of you will remember with emotion of Chris Evans playing in the mid-2000s, he still has fun as a younger brother with a hot and immature of Sue. This Johnny is more like the version seen in Ryan North Fantastic Four Run and add a lot of lightness to the procedures (a Spider-Man team is a must). He is also whipping intelligent and courageous as hell, making the full package. As for Moss-Bachrach, although he is hidden under a layer of visual effects, he is an interpreter strong enough to ensure that his personality shines and does justice to a character whose representation on the screen has never fully captured the spirit of what is on the page. It is an excellent ben, and that it is the melancholic side of him as this man who became a monster or the moment when he finally says THE Line, you will be quickly sold 100% on what Moss-Bachrach brings to the table.
Regarding the bad guys, Julia Garner is sublime as a version of Balla-Bal of the Silver Surfer and proves a dominant presence in a role which forces him to be completely without emotion for a large part of the film, which, in itself, requires that a strong actor can deliver successfully. Her screen time is limited beyond certain narcotic action scenes, but she had the opportunity to shine in the second half of the film and even obtains (certainly brief) an original story. Ralph Ineson plays Galactus, and my kindness, it is impossible to imagine that someone else comes back this villain after hearing his voice coming from the terrifying eater of the worlds. Despite being an all-powerful bad bad, Ineson successfully portrays Galactus as a figure in layers, almost sympathetic who, cursed with endless hunger, has become a tragic monster. Even so, it is always absolutely bad and terrifying. Ineson may not be as well known as some of his co-stars, but you will not be able to name any A-Lister who could make justice nasty with such a balance.
Michael Giacchino’s score deserves a special mention because it could well be his best job to date. The composer has already imagined emblematic scores for countless superheroes and franchises, but The Fantastic Four: First steps Valuration of music which is just as catchy as the theme of the Avengers and probably intended to be forever associated with this team. It is not only this memorable main theme, because the work of Giacchino shines throughout the film, adding gravity to the key scenes and improving the action which takes place before us.
Say “Marvel is back” feels redundant when we had Thunderbolts * A few months ago, Daredevil: born again shortly before that, and Deadpool and Wolverine Last summer. However, The Fantastic Four: First steps It looks like it comes from a Marvel studios pulling on all cylinders, and looks very much like an infinity saga film in terms of coherence at all levels. The film works, shoots all cylinders from start to finish, and proves to be a masterful addition to the MCU myth which finally brings these imaginauts to the same conversation as the Avengers and the X-Men. The B-Blisters no longer, this team has found redemption in a non-stop fantastic adventure which gives the film a feeling of high issues that we know that many of you believe that this has lacked several titles of multiverse saga. Superman climbed earlier this month, but The Fantastic Four: First steps is the summer superhero event which requires being looked at the largest possible screen.
The Fantastic Four is an exceptional introduction to the first MCU family, and thanks to an infused sensation to Jack Kirby which is different from everything we have seen before, it turns out to be a superhero film par excellence with Marvel Studios to its best. [⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]
