MCU Fantastic Four: 10 Lessons Disney Need To Learn From Fant4stic
4. Sticking To A Genre
With the amount of scarcely different genres contained within the 100 minute run time of this film, it might be easy to blame the studio's interference. But after seeing the movie we can all agree that we don't want to see this in a Fantastic Four reboot.
In fact, some of the genres were new for superhero films and seemed very appealing, such as the monster horror scenes.
In these they are dark and traumatic for both the characters and viewer. We got to see Reed Richards incapable to manipulate his body, to the degree he can in the comics, and he couldn't escape the doctors table because his body was undergoing so many changes.
Yet since the film switched between this genre, sci-fi, action adventure, teen drama, and thriller, the story and its message were confused.
If a single branching genre was instated throughout it would be easier to carry the themes for the duration of the film length and naturally up the stakes for our characters. This would have the side effect of having the audience there with the protagonists, and not losing their attention on the most exciting scenes due a poorly timed shift in genre.