So there's this silly looking man running Egypt. At least I think he's running Egypt, he's got this massive Cult around him and he's got a lot of power quite literal power.
So you would think that he's running Egypt. Maybe the Pharaoh still running about, actually controlling everything and just using this man for his own means. I honestly can't remember, it's been a month since I've watched this freaking film.
One has to feel sorry for the Egyptian people in the fictional world of Hollywood. They bury this scary looking purple man under a big pyramid. Then they think to themselves: ''Oh boy we don't have to deal with this ever again.'' But then 2,500 years later this other weirdo shows up called Imhotep and he has mystical powers. And they have to bury him too. Then both of these men are going to be Resurrected sometime in the 20th century.
I think Brendan Fraser got the better deal. He got a fun adventure and a crap ton of treasure when he was fighting his Egyptian mummy.
What do the X-Men get? Not much.
Half the world gets destroyed by a crazy Magneto and they have to rebuild cerebro again. Oh and I guess Professor X lost his hair because of a human Transportation accident.. That kind of sucks for Apocalypse when you think about it. No matter whose body he transfers into, he's going to lose the hair every time. For all time Apocalypse will be bald.
If I was Apocalypse and I came into the modern world only knowing language I knew was ancient Egyptian and then I acquired all the info of the world via television I think I would change my plans. Wouldn't all that info alter his thinking. It's clear that he also acquires all the intellect of the world at one point. That means he understands the Philosopher, the humanist, Aristotle, Karl Marx, Beethoven, Rafael, 600 Popes from the eastern and western churches. He has the Chinese ideologies of Communism along with the Russian one. He knows about Watergate, he sees the world Wars. The rise of Islam. The spread of Buddhism.
Monarchies and Dictatorships barely survived intended leaders. And even if they do there's no real growth in a dictatorship. Everything just gets kind of stagnant and some dictators become complacent and try to create new conflicts so they fight again. It's most likely what the Nazis would have done if they had won the second world war. They would have made up another excuse just to keep on fighting. Why not create a banking Empire like the Rothschilds. Conquer the world through financial gain and then control how the industry works. increase your technological capability maybe create a bureaucracy so complex that you're the only one who can comprehend it. Thas creating a dependence on Apocalypse. Even if the people don't like him they have to deal with him, he's the only one that can keep the system running. like a super-powered Bismarck!
There's another famous world leader. Could we presume that the ideas of Bismarck would completely alter the mindset of Apocalypse?
Prolonged Republican based Financial systems last thousands of years. No dictatorship last that long, and with all that info he'd know how to make the perfect one.
Maybe that shows just how clueless the big purple man is. Even with all the world's knowledge he refuses to change his own ideology. Or even too update it. It's like dealing with extreme fundamentalist Christian.
And speaking of Christians doesn't Apocalypse know about the Dutch radicals? I don't know if I'd have any true religious values left or even think of myself as a God if I was confronted with all the knowledge of liberal Christian theology or the mythicist for that matter.
I hate to say it but I really don't like seeing Stan Lee in these movies anymore. He's supposed to be a little Easter egg, something you notice out of the corner of your eye. Or he's a funny little gag that pops up in a doll or simple moment. Seeing Stan when all the nukes are launching into the air is really quite annoying. Every time I see Stan Lee I'm reminded that I'm watching a movie. It takes me out of the universe. Once again that's not so bad when you're in a simple moment, just a couple characters walking down the street or having a little conversation about an off plot. But the see him at the most dramatic part of the film! That's a little daunting.
When I first watched this movie I was quite annoyed. There were so many small things that bothered me about this film. But then over time I forgot about all the small things and the only thing I remember now is the silly looking purple man and that one scene where Magneto's family dies.
I felt like Homer Simpson when his son gave blood to Mr. Burns and he didn't get any cash reward. he wanted to strangle his boss but he was told to sleep on it and the next day he felt a lot better. that's how I feel about this movie I finished watching it and I was annoyed. I wanted to tell the whole world how much I dislike this film. Now I don't care it's just another movie it doesn't matter now.
I mean how many movies have there been? eight, nine possibly more. What was I expecting at this point.
What was anger has becoming difference. And that's probably the saddest thing about this film. It doesn't stick with you, maybe none of the X-Men movies do.
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