Cinephile No. 579 "X-Men: Apocalypse"

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Written By Nathan Box

As a kid watching X-Men the animated series, Apocalypse always felt like the most difficult and challenging villain ever conceived in any comic book series. Since, this movie acts as the third prequel before the original X-Men movies, that feeling was lost on me. To me, this movie would have made more sense before revealing the Phoenix Sage that closes the series. Instead, the writers chose to make it part 3 of 6 and therefore the power and god-like abilities of Apocalypse were lost on me. Instead, he just seemed like another villain; something else to be conquered on our way to a formulaic comic book movie. To me, this isn't what I wanted nor do I think it was the intent of the writers. So, just like Venom in the Spider-man movies, we lost the power of another villain thanks to poor placement. 

Be good to each other, 

-Nathan 

Nathan Box
Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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