X-Men Dark Phoenix - 8 Things It Must Do
3. Tone Down The Excessive CGI And Action Scenes
X-Men: Apocalypse was less of a film, and more of an excuse to move between impressive set pieces. That was due in large part to the insistence to use so much CGI. Which wasn't even that good.
This film is obviously going to be PG-13 instead of an R, so we're not looking for the visceral realism of Logan or the gory carnage of Deadpool. Rather, it's time for a return to basics, like in Days of Future Past. While there were definitely massive CGI set pieces, there was space in between each of them that allowed the story and the characters to breathe.
Apocalypse, on the other hand, barely allowed a moment before cramming in yet another action scene. By the end of the movie, everything had blended together so effectively it just felt like one long battle. There was no room to process Havoc's death, because the movie immediately moved to yet another action scene.
Obviously, with Cyclops and Storm involved, there will be significant CGI. Instead of overdoing it, it would be better to make the fight scenes more memorable by having fewer of them. The phrase "quality, not quantity" comes to mind here.
Plus, we'd all really prefer it if as much money as possible was spent on making Dark Phoenix look look terrifyingly threatening.