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Inarguably for me, the Fantastic Four are one of the most critical groups for Marvel expanding out their universe, the first family, the child of the beloved Jack Kirby, so have Marvel nailed them? Of course they have, the leading four were sensational in their roles, Johnny firstly, His essence, his character and his charm all encapsulated wonderfully by Joseph Quinn. He's the perfect bridge between the intellect and people power of the Fantastic Four and that was perfectly reciprocated by the script and by his performance. Another strong showing from the film was Vanessa Kirby's Sue, a mother, a wife, a superhero and a saviour. Reed is great his intellect is perfectly conveyed and the arc he takes on is prolific. Pedro is great. For me Ben is the weakest out of the family, he didn't undergo any major arc that felt anywhere enough impactful for me, dwindled too much on the surface level of his character rather that getting into what makes his tragedy so much more emotional. And the last character I'd like to touch on is Shalla Bal- I mean honestly she is incredible, given enough emotional depth to bring out the strengths of the character and just sheer skill in Julia Garner's acting, the line deliveries, incredible, and a nice dynamic with Johnny too.

But for me, the biggest strength has to be the visuals. Tell me, when has a Marvel film looked this good? Opting for a retro futuristic take on these characters is honestly one of the greatest decisions made by Marvel in recent years, every piece of set design, every prop, every extra and every single piece of dialogue flourishes because of the setting. The colour too, fabulous. Just tell me why most of the mcu is left so grey when we could be having this magnitude of vibrancy in all of the shots. The space sequence is specifically aided by this choice I mean every single frame of it is a feast on the eyes, the Silver Surfer's board journeying through space, honestly such a gift to look at. Galactus aswell he looks as perfect as he could, and the fact that some of his shots were practical helps the world feel lived in so much more. So I have no doubt in saying this is the best a Marvel film has ever looked.

And for the score... the whole journey home all I was doing was humming that theme. A masterpiece of sound design, each piece: Galactus' theme, the main score and everyone in between were perfect. Perfect not just for the setting but the family I'm astonished by the sound Design throughout.

My one very major criticism comes in the form of pacing, not because of a lack of breathing room just that the best parts of the movie went by too quick and I'm talking especially about the first half, the film was always going to be family orientated so the fact that we were thrown out of it and into action so many times just through me out the loop. Extending the run time and dwelling on key details a hair longer really would have helped selling the entire family dynamic and the status of the Fantastic 4 as heroes.

But here we are. Marvel once again hitting the spot in terms of films as we gear up closer to the next big event, and so it's safe to say Marvel's next group are in safe hands as it stands. Since their first outing finds itself emotionally good, visually outstanding and full of great action.

It's been just under a week since I've watched this and I've taken most of my time to reflect upon it, and all it's done is float and float in my head, I'm constantly reminded of what I watched. And when I walk out of a movie feeling like I want to become different person or having the movie stick with me for so many days, that is how I can determine just how special James Gunn crafted Superman.

Superman has always been one of those special characters for millions, including myself but I've never quite given myself the time to truly look in depth and explore the character, so with this film on the horizon I did just that, and of course James Gunn nailed it. How he managed to cast: Corenswet, Brosnahan, Hoult and Gathegi alongside the countless other supporting acts is beyond me. Since the chemistry they so masterly reciprocate is unimaginable. I mean I can go on and on about several scenes that embedded this for me. But I'd honestly argue there are just too many to name.

Why is this take on Superman so good? Well, Corenswet's emotional outpouring whilst still balancing the comedic esque moments prove this for me, because Superman is such a complex character with his patriotism despite his foreign origins, the moral dilemma Clark faces in the climax is just so engaging. Is Superman destined to destroy those he practically grew up alongside or does he take the side of his parents? Although I'd prefer more ambiguity on the legitimacy of the parents true message I think it works wonders in setting up further arcs for James Gunn to lay the foundations upon his Superman construct.

Speaking of starting up, where this film excels is laying the groundwork for what is to come from this new dc universe, by throwing us in media res the nature of this comic booky universe comes to life, there is no need to constantly remunerate these origins that audiences should be familiar with, the establishment from just a few lines of ominous text is more than enough. The opening shots are delightful and most of the film is visually bewitching, although I'm not fond of sone flying shots that's just down to personal preference not fault of the film maker. The reconstruction of John Williams's iconic score is amazing too and the theme is used and the greatest points throughout the film, such a great reimagining of the score.

So here we are, the beginning of a fresh start for DC with a man: me and hopefully many more have instated our trust in at the helm, because there is just very little at fault with this, in fact it's so incredibly crafted it just makes you want to be a better person, isn't that what Superman is about? Isn't that the real punk rock?

What a call from the BBC, an evening showing of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl debuting to the local masses. Of course it excels at everything it attempted to. From a technical and just genuine enjoyment perspective its great.

Firstly, Aardman have managed to retain their exceptional status as he greatest stop motion producers we have seen in film. Challenges have been faced across the company by being lack of clay and so much more but again they provide. A spectacular 78 minutes of pure joy and love soaked into the most beloved British film franchise of all time, as they still achieve a 100% record for Wallace & Gromit. But how?

Now a foolish claim would be that these films are made for children, but it's simple to shut down masterful entertainment retaining the witty humour from previous entries keeping the established narrative contracts of both Wallace, the man trying to keep up with the times but runs to fast. And Gromit, less of a myopic take on situations. The dichotomy built between them is magnificent and in the closing sequence as it bridges through the sheer power of friendship and love brought a tear to my eye. Character development isn't everything but the sheer attachment you can have for this duo speaks for itself. Of course you can't speak about characters without mentioning Feathers. The foil. The comic relief. The sly penguin. Back to his best swiftly establishing himself amongst the great villains of cinema, his body language forged in the clay work sustains this construct, even minor head tilts or arm movements encapsulates so much fun and depth into a character who hasn't even opened his beak once, a true icon.

The filmmakers aren't subtle with there hidden allegories specifically the anti-AI message referenced in the films. The "norbots" evident microcosm of this, as clearly a flicker of there code creates potential travesty's if put into the wrong hands, emblematic of real world danger as pressure mounts amongst, ai. Hidden allegorical messages blanketed amongst a vastly entertaining feature, refreshing in the animation genre of film, and yet another top tier entry into what is rapidly becoming one of my favorite franchises in film.