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So, finally, Fox decided to release the trailer for Fantastic Four - it was about time, given the fact that the movie is set to be released in about 4 months or so.
We can remind you at this moment that the teaser was met with disappointment by most of the fans, because it didn't tease the powers more, because it didn't show the villain, because there were no suits, and so on. Where does Fantastic Four stand now? Did it repent and win back the fans of the comic books?
The plot of Fantastic Four
Quite frankly, it is quite a sight to see the Fantastic Four back into fantastic action (although we don't really know how fantastic that action really is). But besides the display of the awesome superpowers we would have expected for something more, something which will clear for us what the plot of the reboot might be.
Sure enough, we know (now) that Doom is indeed the villain with which the Fantastic Four will start. But now we have even more questions than before - like, why do they need to save the world? And what project lasted for 6 years? Why did they need to cross dimensions from the first place? These three questions, and the lack of any hint of answer, make us believe that the plot will be a shoo-in at best.
The setting
We do see however the characters developing under our own eyes, with the members of the Future Fantastic Four meeting for the first time. And we do get a sense that Sue and Reed will be involved, maybe in later movies, in some sort of relationship, with Ben being brought in the team only as a friend of Reed.
Victor Domashev is also being developed, or at least more than the previous version, from the first Fantastic Four films.
The funniness
There are quite a few examples of funny moments in this first full trailer for Fantastic Four, with Johnny Storm shaping up just like in the comics: right, funny. And all that because of Michael B. Jordan's timing.
But there is also a sense of tragedy - this Ben Grimm is quite a physical character even before his change into the Thing. And that is a good addition - he isn't a scientist (or, at least, he isn't presented as such in this trailer), so the fact that he is an outsider (so to speak) even before his full and irreversible transformation makes the character even more round than we have thought.
The action
Yes, the action and the special effects are much better than we previously thought, with a better look at the Negative Zone, as well as the team itself. The Thing looks pretty awesome - when he is in action, of course, Johnny Storm flaming on (without saying the line, of course), looks even better, and so on.
There is a sense of realism even when these superpowers are concerned, and the shot of Reed stretching on the table is a particularly suggestive one. And the way the Thing gazes in one of the shots makes us believe that indeed there will be a struggle to adapt to this new condition (and this is very, very fine by us).
Oh, and are those blue outfits just like in the Fantastic Four comics? It sure appears so"¦
Lastly, Fantastic Four"¦
Lastly, we can say that this full trailer of the Fantastic Four does get our hopes higher than before. However, the lack of any hints as to why they will eventually become the team does make us a bit concerned.
All things considered, this looks like a pretty good sci-fi film, doesn't it? But we did expect something more from a Fantastic Four one"¦
