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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9754201" data-attributes="member: 78087">Finally watched it. Here’s what I loved:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The original expedition was official, not “my launch got cancelled so I stole the rocket with my friends” (which I’ve always thought was a terrible plot point in the FF’s origin, to start their careers with an act of incredible irresponsibility, so I’m very glad they fixed that). This means that all he members of the team, not just Reed, are world-class scientists or at least as competent and well trained as the average Star Trek protagonist. This is a massive improvement (sometimes it can feel in the comics like Reed is the only one allowed to do any science or thinking) and really helps the rest of the film, such as giving Johnny a really substantial role based on his having figured out multiple alien languages from a single phrase (which is an act of linguistic genius).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I love the casual sci-fi stuff, which feels very much like a modern FF story. Sure, their lab is frankly completely inadequate for the science they’re doing, but yup, they casually have a hyperdrive booster in orbit they made earlier and the world can build a hundred teleport stations to TELEPORT THE ENTIRE EARTH MILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS in about a week.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">And speaking of global cooperation, I love utopian Earth 828 and would like to move there at the first available opportunity. Racial and gender equality, 1960s stylings, global cooperation at the drop of a hat, incredibly advanced technology (just the display screens in the street, even), and no social media? And everyone puts down their torches and pitchforks after one frankly lacklustre speech from Sue about humanity being one happy family? Yeah, looks amazing, sign me up.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">500’ Galactus on screen! Fantastic.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I actually really liked the Galactus-Franklin plotline because it makes complete sense for the comics characters, and also gives us the punchline on the FF being worshipped early on. Yes, their choice is selfish, even if it’s one every parent would make, and the world has every right to resent them for it.</li> </ol>What I liked less:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I agree that the movie lacks heart and emotional punch. The FF do feel detached from the world, maybe because it’s so utopian it doesn’t need them to do anything apart from entertainingly fight the Wizard on Saturdays.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It all feels a bit anaemic, a bit washed out, rather like the film’s colour palette.</li> </ul>But overall, it’s very competently executed and I’m happy with it as a building block of the MCU.</blockquote>

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