Apocalypse Oscar Isaac IS Apocalypse

[BoredGuy]

that manip is a huuuuge improvement, with such small tweaks

see, doesn't take much to make people happy

 

[Mars123]

The eyes have usually been done in post production (such as storms white eyes and mystiques in x2 onwards) so it's possible!'

 

[harryoscop]

No, they actually f***ing shouldn't.

Done.

 

[Mad Ones]

that manip is a huuuuge improvement, with such small tweaks

see, doesn't take much to make people happy

Yeah! All it takes is to show people what they're not getting! Because what we get is never ever good enough.

 

[Jekecy]

Really? You wouldn't pick up on the fact that this character is in a blue costume that is ancient Egyptian inspired while being futuristic with tubes and cables, and not think it's Apocalypse? I would.

Perhaps, in the same way if someone showed me this without speech bubbles:

I'd assume someone was trying to do a new Batman. Still doesn't satisfy the quench for more inspirations from the source material. ESPECIALLY when in the very same film they're surrounded by characters who are.

Careful with the unicolor assumptions. He may well have differently shaded lips. I don't think the makeup people ignored that his lips will need to be visible in the film.

1. The younger Apocalypse is standing IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. His light blue skin is being bombarded with light. Of course he's going to look paler blue in that environment.

2. We've seen Apocalypse in the shadows, in darker settings, and in a photoshopped magazine cover. His skin is going to look darker. It's still very much light blue.

3. Even if it is darker...this character evolves. Who is to say he didn't evolve slightly darker skin for some reason?

This is a non issue.

This particular discussion? Absolutely. It was a silly premise to begin with; ask someone what exactly is different, and then when provided with clarification, retort with various answers of why it's different. You've a talent for circular arguments.

 

[BoredGuy]

Yeah! All it takes is to show people what they're not getting! Because what we get is never ever good enough.

well, since fixing that mess would take a bare minimum amount of effort and CGI, there's no reason that that can't be what we get

 

[Kermit_The_Frog]

I'm really not getting these comments over Apocalypse. I think he looks great. Hard to tell Isaac is even under all that.

 

[xrs13]

I was gonna say I hadn't even realised there are infact lines down his face to his lips which is funny because if you look at his first appearance

its actually quite accurate isnt it....

quit whining

 

[Mad Ones]

well, since fixing that mess would take a bare minimum amount of effort and CGI, there's no reason that that can't be what we get

And then a whole new set of fans will start complaining. There is no "we".

 

[Gamma Goliath]

That manip from the last page is boss. Waayy better than what singer has given us.

 

[The Infernal]

If they slapped dark lips on Apoc with the look he has now... we would only be hearing "why does he look so much like"...

Not really the same thing. To me that's as valid as the people who lump in Thanos, Apocalypse and Darkseid together and say they're the same.

 

[The Guard]

Not really the same thing. To me that's as valid as the people who lump in Thanos, Apocalypse and Darkseid together and say they're the same.

Ironically, that may be why he's not gray. So he doesn't get endlessly compared to Darkseid.

 

[BoredGuy]

And then a whole new set of fans will start complaining. There is no "we".

true, there's always something for people to complain about
but I think theyd win over far more people than they'd lose if they made those few little touch-ups

 

[xrs13]

Not really the same thing. To me that's as valid as the people who lump in Thanos, Apocalypse and Darkseid together and say they're the same.

Sorry, I should have clarified what I meant. I simply mean that there is no pleasing everyone, if they did the lines dark people would say ronan, if he was purple people would say thanos.

As I just posted in my other comment, it seems he actually does have the lips in a colour similar to that of his first appearence.

 

[Matt]

Honestly, he looks horrible, IMO. He looks like a guy who is painted blue and wearing clothes that are too big for him. It is underwhelming, IMO.

I was always fearful about Singer directing this, because he lacks imagination as a director. If you want a down to earth, character piece, Singer is your guy. If you want a sci-fi/fantasy epic (which is the stage needed to do a villain like Apocalypse justice), you need someone else. His unimaginative and underwhelming use of Sentinels underlines his lack of a vision on this level, IMO. I hope he proves me wrong, but the early shots do nothing to reassure me.

 

[The Guard]

Re: No comic influences.

-The fact that his suit is blue is an obvious connection.

-Apocalypse himself has been blue in the comics before.

-His helmet is an obvious nod to the similar designs found on the top of his head in various versions of the character.

-His head has been rounded off not just with prosthetics, but with an under helmet, another attempt to bring it in line with the comics little round noggin in relation to the larger neck and shoulderpiece.

-His neckpiece is a clear adaption of the comic book character's, including the “little rectangle” thing, which is present in the film version.

-He has similarly placed tubes, again, quite a bit like the comics.

-He has the "facial lines" on his cheekbones, lips and chin.

-The shoulder pieces, again, an obvious nod to his enormous shoulder pieces in the comics.

-Something I think is kinda cool...iI you look closely at his gauntlets, you can see that there’s a nod to the “cutaway design” the comics version has, the sort of gauntlet under a gauntlet look.

-The “A” is present and accounted for.

The only real addition is that instead of generic "tights and armor" visually, he has been given an ornate techno-organic "Egyptian" look, which absolutely fits the character.

The whining about the relative faithfulness of this design is absurd. To suggest there’s no comic influence here is absurd.

If you don't like it, fine. Don't pretend like there's nothing from the comics in this visual. Because that's simply not true.

And hey, I'm sorry some of you didn't get roided out Fisher Price/muppet head Apocalypse. Truly I am.

 

[Jekecy]

Sorry, I should have clarified what I meant. I simply mean that there is no pleasing everyone, if they did the lines dark people would say ronan, if he was purple people would say thanos.

Such "complaints" would be severely offset by the fact we have the source material to point to such design choices. Of course there will always be naysayers.

But you'd have a lot less if they were more truthful to the book. Obviously.

 

[TeeKay]

Honestly, he looks horrible, IMO. He looks like a guy who is painted blue and wearing clothes that are too big for him. It is underwhelming, IMO.

I was always fearful about Singer directing this, because he lacks imagination as a director. If you want a down to earth, character piece, Singer is your guy. If you want a sci-fi/fantasy epic (which is the stage needed to do a villain like Apocalypse justice), you need someone else. His unimaginative and underwhelming use of Sentinels underlines his lack of a vision on this level, IMO. I hope he proves me wrong, but the early shots do nothing to reassure me.

Thank you. Well said!!!!!

 

[StarLord]

 

[Guard82]

The only real addition is that instead of generic "tights and armor" visually, he has been given an ornate techno-organic "Egyptian" look, which absolutely fits the character.

The whining about the relative faithfulness of this design is absurd. To suggest there’s no comic influence here is absurd.

I agree, and I can clearly see the influence of the source material in the design. The technical elements of his suit are a nice mixture of ancient Egyptian artistry and sci-fi tech, which is how Apocalypse should be represented.

 

[The Infernal]

It has to be said that visually, Singer's X-men films have generally lacked in that regard.

 

[Jekecy]

Brutal.

But accurate.

 

[The Infernal]

Hey, look! Madame Web and Carnage.

 

[Mad Ones]

Wow. How shocking. The X-men and Power Rangers are both science fiction properties that feature over-the-top villains. Except one of those three characters looks much better than the others. Actually, it makes me like the design even more.

If you don't like it there's always cartoon Thanos for you to enjoy in the Marvel movies.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Apocalypse looks a lot like Ronan to me. Like, A LOT like Ronan. I say overall, he doesn't look bad, but I do think it is a tad underwhelming. I think the movie is going to be awesome, though. That being said.