Oh, Fox. What have you done? Yeah, the new trailer sure has a lot going on and would most definitely be described as "kick-ass," but what's really going on here. Well, this set of profiles from USA Today seems to indicate that almost everyone in this film has super-healing ability. Hmmm.Really?
All comic book geekery aside (which includes straying from canon--bone claws anyone?), let's just think about that. Everyone heals quickly. Now, this obviously takes away from Logan's uniqueness. Afterall, it is that ability which helped him survive the process which fused adamantium to his bones. But the other effect this has is what you will be seeing on screen; yes, all those "gee-wiz" action scenes the movie is selling, and most likely all it will have to offer.
You see, when no one can really get hurt or at least suffer something permanent, it's an excuse to stage over-the-top action in the hopes that the audience will think, "wait, that's impos--oh yeah, they can take the damage." As I've always believed that action scenes are little stories in and of themselves, if the repercussions of these mini-stories, be it physical or emotional, can't be felt beyond those scenes, the story ultimately suffers.
This is the last film properties that Marvel "farmed" out to another production company before taking the reigns of their franchises. Now that Fox has that pesky Bryan Singer out of the way, who fought to keep rosters down and the action more grounded, we've got mutants coming out of the woodwork, shooting, jumping, skipping, roaring their way across some odd millions of dollars in effects. With all that's going on in that trailer, I have my doubts that the film will have time to breath some life into the characters. I could be wrong, but haven't we learned anything from X3?
Anyway, Gambit's in the film....
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