Tonight on TV: The most misunderstood film in the X-Men saga

In the post-credits scene of X-Men: Days of Future Past, with the crowd cheering “En Sabah Nur”, a teenager builds a pyramid using his powers. A way for director Bryan Singer to introduce a new super villain who would then find himself at the heart of X-Men: Apocalypse. Thus, Oscar Isaac lends his qualities to a terrible enemy of a group of mutants who threaten all of humanity thanks to his almost unlimited powers.

on the surface X-Men Apocalypse It promises to be amazing. But despite the commercial success (2.1 million admissions in France), the film is disappointing. The lack of charisma of the famous villain hiding under the prosthetics, the amazing budget spent on many scenes of mass destruction (in the scene of mass destruction), the general unreality… even the eagerly awaited arrival of Quicksilver failed to convince fans.

Later, screenwriter Simon Kinberg ruefully admits that “Visual effects took precedence over emotions and characters.“. Another story from Olivia Mooney, Psylocke’s translator, who didn’t hesitate to weigh in: “I was surprised that the director and screenwriter didn’t even know that Psylocke had a twin brother. I had to explain a lot to them about my character and the world that they didn’t know much about.“

X-Men: Apocalypse Bryan Singer with James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…

from the age of 10

tonight on TFX at 9:05 p.m.