The X-Men Masterclass - X2: X-Men United (2003)

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This September is “Masterclass Month” at Catching Up On Cinema!

Every September, Trevor and Kyle celebrate the anniversary of Catching Up On Cinema by doing a deep dive into one of cinemas most famous franchises.

September 2022 marks the 4th year anniversary of the show, and to celebrate the occasion, Trevor and Kyle will be reviewing the first 4 films of the X-Men film series!

This week, Trevor is joined by Kyle's brother Nik to review Bryan Singer's, X2: X-Men United (2003)!

Often regarded as one of the best films of the X-Men series, X2 serves as both a bold escalation and remarkably seamless continuation of the narrative of the director's earlier effort, X-Men (2000).

Possessed of a higher budget and longer production cycle, as well as no longer hamstrung by the need for the heavy exposition dumps often required in franchise starter films, X2 features a number of show stopping sequences that largely blow the at times tepid prior film out of the water

Bolder in its exploration of themes and characterizations, X2 is at times melodramatic, though never insincere, with winning performances from new and old cast members alike.

In the 3 years between the release of the 2 films, many production elements of X-Men, namely the cast and visual effects team, proved to cure and crystallize in positive ways, resulting in a larger and more ambitious sequel that beautifully complements, but also betters the prior film.

One of the better superhero films of its day, and easily one of the best of a very spotty franchise, X2 is feels like a more complete thought than its predecessor, and as a result, will largely be remembered as the film that do away with introducing us to mutantkind, and instead insist on truly showing us what they can do.

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