Bryan Singer's approach to Apocalypse is questionable, yet manipulatively genius.

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2016)

Singer is undoubtedly one of the best known superhero film director, notably, for his 2000's X-Men, 2003's X2, and 2014's X- Men: Days of Future Past, but none of which provides the quenching little details like his 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse. Bryan Singer's approach to Apocalypse is questionable, yet manipulatively genius. For comic book fans, it may be the worst film of the X-Men saga, but for others, it may be the salvation you were looking for in the series. Singer's explores the element of history, or rather background, behind many of the characters we are privileged to have come to know and love as Apocalypse attempts to recreate a new world order, over which he will reign, after woken from a long slumber and discovers that the world is run by the weak – non-mutants. Apocalypse gives rise to some of the most iconic character in the world of Marvel.
Singer answers many questions arose from the previous X-Men films. For instance, why is Professor X bald? Contrary to common belief, Xavier's hair loss was not due to aging but by the evil villain, En Sabah Nur, or Apocalypse, through Singer's truly mesmerizing cinematic vision. At the beginning of the film, Apocalypse is introduced in the midst of a transference ceremony where an ancient celestial device was used to allocate his consciousness, including his powers, to a new body – preferably a mutant – and each time, he would become more powerful. The ceremony is attempted on Xavier by Apocalypse, resulting in Xavier's unfortunate hair loss but created one of the most quenching cinematic reveal to date.
Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), who is usually associated with Wolverine, gets her own plot line in Apocalypse. Before the Wolverine era, Jean was a student at Xavier's school, learning the ways of her power and struggling to find control. Upon Apocalypse's awakening, Jean dreams of the end of the world. The extent of Jean's power was realized more so than in the rest of the films, especially at the final battle. Her powers were fully graceful, yet chilling.
Singer also provides a heartwarming twist and overwhelming development to the plot line. Quicksilver, as we know him from Days of Future Past, is a troubled mutant who still lives with his mom. However, in Apocalypse, he stresses to approach the missing link to his identity – his dad. It's one of the most shocking unveil in lines of "I am your father". Who'd have thought?
Because of its character developmental means, Apocalypse consists of many plots and subplots, lacking cohesion of the previous films from the saga. However, it is made equal now that we know the past of many X-Men if not all through Singer's inventive, inspiring, and imaginative cinematic style, particularly the rescue scene by Quicksilver to Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics.