Fantastic Four 2015

The first thought that occurred to me when I heard that Fantastic Four was being made again was this: Chris Evans. The 2005 version had Chris Evans as the Human Torch and having him again as Captain America provides some conflict in the Marvel world or so I thought.

A reboot is meant to be better than the original or at least that is the idea and so it was a complete disappointment to me. Fantastic Four 2015 was just poor in every regard. The critics condemned the movie while it bombed in the box office but I’ve learnt not to always follow the bandwagon and I looked forward to watching the 2015 version. 

The box office and the critics were right.

The plot for the movie concentrated on how the Fantastic Four got their powers. The movie concentrated on this and spent more time on the dimension where the powers were obtained than in the earlier movies. Character development was also poor as depicted by Michael B. Jordan’s portrayal of the Human Torch compared to Chris Evans’s. Human Torch is reckless, enthusiastic and has a devil -may -care attitude. Jordan played that role with some restraint visible to the audience. The chemistry between Richard Reeds and The Thing was also underplayed. The anguish felt by The Thing and the constant guilt felt by Reeds and his desire to cure The Thing was not just captured as it was done with the previous movies. Initially, it was attempted. The director then decided to throw that complex relationship out of the movie, and just like that, it was over and done with, without even a simple explanation as shown at the end where Miles Teller (Reeds) coined the name Fantastic Four for the group.

The special effects were horrible, for this time and age. Johnny Storm looked like a cartoon character when flying or talking in ‘flame “mode. The Thing was horrible and do not be fooled by the movie poster that showed him ‘hulking’ up behind the other three .In the movie, he looked smaller and looked like a walking doll.

There is meant to be a sequel in 2017, I hope they realize their mistakes and make a better movie or better still shelve the idea.