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Anya Taylor-Joy as Ilyana Rasputin aka "Magik" in THE NEW MUTANTS When I finally got around to watching THE NEW MUTANTS in December I was already bummed because I had not seen it on a big screen in theaters - probably the first (but not even the last that month). But even though I watched … Continue reading Just Stating Facts: The New Mutants’ Magik Should Join The MCU (But Probably Won’t)
PART 3 - THEMATIC SIMILARITIES There are themes that run through both WW84 and SUPERMAN 3. In SUPERMAN 3, many of these themes came from Richard Lester’s less successful films like PETULIA. These themes are very unique for a superhero action film and when I grew up and re-watched SUPERMAN 3 as an adult it … Continue reading WW84, Superman 3 and Movies About Movies – Part 3: Themes
In my first installment, I talked about the visual similarities in Patty Jenkins' WW84 with 80s superhero films in general and Richard Lester's SUPERMAN 3 specifically. I talked about how they became a vector for Patty Jenkins to create a movie about 1980s superhero movies - as both a tribute and a means to address … Continue reading WW84, Superman 3 and Movies About Movies – Part 2: Characters
[Please note - SPOILERS THROUGHOUT for WW84 and SUPERMAN 3] With "Wonder Woman 1984", director Patty Jenkins made a movie about movies, among many other themes, filming it in the distinct style of 1980s superhero (and action) films. And Jenkins expands on the source material, creating new roads branching off from old ones, a character … Continue reading WW84, Superman 3 and Movies About Movies – Part 1: Visuals
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