The best thing about First Steps is the aesthetic. It’s far and away my favorite part of this film, and that’s a problem because as much as I do enjoy a solid retrofuturistic aesthetic, it’s not enough to make a mediocre movie worth watching. This is all style over substance.

Though the Fantastic Four go to the very origins of Marvel Comics, their movie forays have been marked by missteps and disappointments.

In November 2019, Trank took to the movie review social media site Letterboxd, where he left an uncommonly honest two-out-of-five star appraisal of his film which, while tinged with regret, was far from dismissive.

First Steps features incredibly visually stimulating and nostalgia-inducing retrofuturistic aesthetics, but falls flat plot-wise as it follows a generic superhero movie formula

The latest Marvel film, starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, is a charmingly retro adventure that focuses on the strongest power of them all—a mother’s love.

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As Sue ( Vanessa Kirby) and Reed ( Pedro Pascal) are tasked with a big decision surrounding the fate of the planet in exchange for their son, the stakes not only feel high but also cruel and difficult. It’s an easy story to devour and digest, and one that makes us question our own choices alongside having a blast with a bunch of heroes.

In 1964, Canadian communication theorist Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “the medium is the message,” arguing that the medium of communication is as, if not more, important than the message

Is the new “Fantastic Four” movie fantastic? No, and not everyone will love the amount of downtime in this one. But good is good enough for a Marvel superhero movie these days.