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Fantastic Four: First Steps

I really enjoyed this film. This really felt like the team’s movie, rather than one character’s film with three supporting teammates. While there was some humor in the film, the dialogue wasn’t as snappy and humorous as Thunderbolts. That’s not a criticism, just a matter of fact. Similar to Thunderbolts, there was no MacGuffin in this film. The conflict with Galactus was a problem to be solved.

I really enjoyed the Silver Surfer in the film. I’m not really familiar with the character outside of F4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. But I thought the action with her was pretty good. I also really liked Julia Garner’s voice. As far as changing the Silver Surfer from Norrin Radd to Shalla-Bal, I think this made sense for the story. First, her reason for becoming Silver Surfer was similar to the F4’s reason for wanting to stop Galactus. And second, part of the plot was the connection that Johnny made with her.