The Story Unfolding

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2003)

X2 had world premiere in Norway April 30th.
It is a great follow up to and even surpassing the first film. Without revealing too much it is basically about two of the main characters Jean Grey and Wolverine. There might be a hint of a spoiler here.
Among many themes, taken from 40 years of comics publishing history it is about Wolverine searching for his past and about Jean's increasing powers, escalating throughout the story. William Stryker, a bitter old man is initiating an attack on all mutants and they all have to be at their best to survive.
We're thrown into the story from the first image and it won't let go even long after we have left the theater. We see the story unfolding and it will only continue to intensify as more movies are made. They're really DOING it, telling the story about the next generation of mankind in all its horror and glory.
My only complaint is that they should have done a Matrix on us. The next movie should have come in 6 months, not in two years. But that's just a fan's natural instinct. The people behind the camera and the actors care about the story, they believe in it, and it shows. What most movie makers of today don't manage to do, what they fail miserably to do, namely creating engaging stories, these guys do with flying colors.
Indescribable