Will First Steps become even better with time, like The First Avenger has?
I watched First Steps for the first time and thought it was a good movie. Some beautiful visuals, cool action, heartful moments. Yet at the same time there's a fair bit I couldn't connect with, including the characters.
When I watched The First Avenger at first I remember not loving it, and as well not being able to connect fully with Steve. Probably since it came after Iron Man, I was expecting something with more of that energy. Or it could've been it's setting, in a time period so different than ours.
More recently I've rewatched Captain America and loved this movie. Here's a hot take: I think its as strong an entry as Winter Soldier. After coming to know Steve Rogers more (and his best friend Bucky and his girl Peggy), I have more appreciation for his journey especially where it began.
I'm hopeful that this could happen for this Fantastic Four team. Where this movie could become better with time. There's definitely potential. Seeing them in the next Avengers and in their own sequel could really sell me on their characters and their dynamic more.
I'm already picturing that throwing them into a new world that doesn't know them and love them like theirs did, will present new opportunities for character growth. Especially for Ben. I could see him struggle far more with being accepted in a new world, and this in turn could drive tension between him and Reed. That's something they didn't really have in First Steps: internal fighting. Besides a little bickering between Reed and Sue.
Did anyone else think of this after watching the movie? Did you guys instantly fall in love with this team or are you also waiting to see more of them? What are you hoping to see next for them?
When I watched The First Avenger at first I remember not loving it, and as well not being able to connect fully with Steve. Probably since it came after Iron Man, I was expecting something with more of that energy. Or it could've been it's setting, in a time period so different than ours.
More recently I've rewatched Captain America and loved this movie. Here's a hot take: I think its as strong an entry as Winter Soldier. After coming to know Steve Rogers more (and his best friend Bucky and his girl Peggy), I have more appreciation for his journey especially where it began.
I'm hopeful that this could happen for this Fantastic Four team. Where this movie could become better with time. There's definitely potential. Seeing them in the next Avengers and in their own sequel could really sell me on their characters and their dynamic more.
I'm already picturing that throwing them into a new world that doesn't know them and love them like theirs did, will present new opportunities for character growth. Especially for Ben. I could see him struggle far more with being accepted in a new world, and this in turn could drive tension between him and Reed. That's something they didn't really have in First Steps: internal fighting. Besides a little bickering between Reed and Sue.
Did anyone else think of this after watching the movie? Did you guys instantly fall in love with this team or are you also waiting to see more of them? What are you hoping to see next for them?
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F4, I've only seen it the one time in theater, I don't think it will have the same staying power. I thought it was good, but is it a movie I would watch any time it is on? I don't think so. I do think it may be a good start towards the next phase of the MCU though.
Fantastic Four gets better the more I watch it. First Avenger doesnt have that effect for me.
First Steps is unlike any other MCU movie before it. It was never suppose to be some big, goofy comic book punch fest like Superman turned out to be (still a fun movie). First Steps has more in common with Star Trek and the original Kirby/Lee comic than any other MCU movie. It painted a hopeful picture of a world coming together to defeat a cosmic threat. It makes you wonder if Galactus will learn from his mistake of underestimating the human race and return to try again. I really hope we get more F4 movies like this, but if not, I’m glad we at least got one.
Things looked a bit different, flying cars, spaceships landing in cities, and I loved the aesthetic and vibe, but it also felt largely samey.
It was a perfect opportunity to wind up some big swings. What if the population didn't just settle down and attacked the 4? What if their rogues gallery smelled blood and popped up to cause a bunch of strife amongst it all? What if Surfer didn't ultimately help them? What if the city couldn't realistically have been totally friggin emptied? What if the Earth teleporting worked, but had weird consequences like, it accidentally also destroys another planet? Or they actually teleport realities and destroy another Earth?
I dunno. Just feel like we've been at the point where they need to take risks for at least a whole phase now.
The scenes on his Galacti-station were epic, he felt like this ancient, primordial being. Like the Celestials but, with more personality etc. Was underwhelmed with the Earth bits with him though.
One way I think it could've been improved is to view him from ground level. He's basically a kaiju, so make his size the focus. As reference, the 2014 Godzilla flick was much more faithful to this approach vs how the Monsterverse has progressed. But the best example is Pacific Rim. You generally see these big things from realistic perspectives, like if you were there. (And paired with that, they move like giant things should. I think Galactus did move nicely in that regard, he felt huge in how he was lumbering around). Then watch the sequel and see how shit it can be when you abandon that.
My only issue is that I really wish this movie came out earlier in Phase 4. That way we would have more time to care about the characters and have them grow and become beloved by the audience. I really likes Galactus and that bit of cosmic horror that he kind of embodied.