Don't get this. So you would have called X-Men First Class just First Class? The only movie that had the long awkward title was the first solo Wolverine movie and nothing could've saved that turd.
I was saying they shouldn't be hung up on using X-Men in the title of spin-off movies. With X-Men: First Class, I'm not sure if there's another more suitable title, even though it turned out to NOT really be the 'first class' at all.
K, still not addressing how Fox could right the ship should DOFP not work except for saying "The movies should be good."
You do not know that at all. Not in the slightest. You hope it is.
Well, from what we know or has been suggested/rumoured, DoFP is already 'righting the ship' by resetting the timeline and introducing younger versions of the original X-Men team who will next be seen in an 80s setting. This seems to be something like the Second Genesis comic. We'll get Scott, Jean, Beast, maybe Storm, and perhaps Gambit or Nightcrawler. Not sure about Havok or Banshee, but probably not Iceman, Angel or Colossus though, for obvious reasons. I don't know if we'll see a tonal change in costumes, colours, etc, though. Here's hoping.
Of course you are right that FOX will always pump out X-Men movies, partially because they have to. But if DOFP flops, which would surprise me no matter how it's received, and X-Men Apocolypse also doesn't connect, I do think Fox would have to consider altering the asthetic of this universe in a significant way. The uniforms the X-Men wear in these movies are carry overs from the first film, which were heavily influenced by The Matrix. That feels eons ago. It's just one thing but its representational.
What I meant was that there would likely continue to be X-Men movies in some form, whoever was producing, directing or owning the rights. For all we know, there could be changes such as more partnership with Marvel/Disney. Doesn't seem like it right now, but we can't rule it out altogether.
I do agree the aesthetics could be altered to make the films brighter and more accessible. They'd also have to drop/reduce the heavy underlying themes (which Marvel Studios doesn't have at all, it's really all about explosions, fighting and fun). They would have to move on from the Xavier/Magneto dynamic and the deeper parts of the humans vs mutants issue, which would probably be a good thing and help to freshen up the franchise.
I'm not at all averse to change.
