MCU X-Men: 5 Things Disney Must Learn From Fox's Movies
Yes, we would prefer yellow spandex, ACTUALLY.
For the most part, Fox's X-Men movies were very enjoyable, featuring some fantastic performances, spectacular action and more than a couple of emotional encounters along the way.
Though, with the films being some of the first of the many superhero blockbusters that released across the early 2000s, there are plenty of mishaps that have happened across the saga. From broken timelines to bland costumes, issues have ranged from the mind-bogglingly stupid to the only just acceptable, meaning that there are many lessons that Disney and Marvel Studios need to learn when introducing these characters into the MCU.
There's a lot to be said about keeping true to the comics, something which was both exemplified and also forgotten by Fox's movies. With their films tending to focus on blockbuster set pieces, the underlying message of equality that defined the original Stan Lee and Jack Kirby books often felt like little more than an afterthought, something which should be at the forefront of the MCU take on the team.
And sure, while not all of these lessons may be from the mistakes the X-movies made, they are still things Feige and crew should be sure to observe...
5. Broken Timelines Are Not Fun
When it comes to Fox's X-Men films, it would be foolish to say that there is one solid timeline. The movies featuring the younger cast blatantly contradict the original films, which makes sense after the timeline was reset in Day Of Future Past, but it was happening even prior to that, with the flashback scenes in the initial trilogy showing Xavier and Magneto being friends for far longer than First Class showed.
Little things like this, as well as more egregious examples, such as the three different versions of Emma Frost, simply mar the viewing experience and, sure, most of these movies are enjoyable in their own right, without audiences having to pay much attention to the timeline.
For a collection of movies that are supposed to exist in the same continuity, however, wouldn't it make more sense to just make sure that the films actually fit into the same puzzle?