X-Men: Apocalypse



X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2016 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It had the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past returning where Apocalypse (played by Oscar Isaac) awakens from his slumber and plans to reshape Earth. It had Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Kodi-Smitt McPhee and Alexandra Shipp playing young versions of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler and Storm. The film got mixed reviews but audiences loved it. It was followed by Dark Phoenix in 2019.


 * Big Bad: En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse.
 * Bullet Time: The Quicksilver scene at the X-Mansion uses this to portray his speed.
 * Darker and Edgier: Since it has one of the more terrifying X-Men villains, it goes to that route.
 * Distant Prologue: The beginning takes place at Ancient Egypt.
 * The Eighties: The film is set in 1983.
 * First of Its Kind: Apocalypse is the very first mutant.
 * Generic Doomsday Villain: Apocalypse can be seen as a typical doomsday villain.
 * Horsemen of the Apocalypse: As in the comics, Apocalypse has four horsemen as his allies.
 * Mind Rape: Apocalypse uses this to take control of Charles Xavier.
 * Luke, I Am Your Father: Quicksilver learns that Magneto is his father.
 * Precision F-Strike: Magneto says to Apocalypse "Who the fuck are you?"
 * The Stinger: It was revealed that Essex Corp was in charge of making new mutants.
 * Truer to the Text: The costumes are notably more colorful than in the first three films.