hafabee — 9 years ago(October 04, 2016 09:21 PM)

When Apocalypse is about to absorb his host-to-be, Charles Xavier, did anyone else get the impression that the energy tendrils extending from his stone slab to his hosts' were reminiscent of The Thing's assimilation process? Because it sure looked that way to me.
The way the energy moves out from Apocalypse to his prey looked so much like what the alien monster did in John Carpenter's sci-fi classic,
The Thing
. Overall I found this movie had a strong John Carpenter influence (and an overall 1980's influence too), in the way it was so over-the-top, dark, silly and dramatic all at the same time. That's John Carpenter's style, and one that was prevalent in the 1980's (which is when
X-Men Apocalypse
takes place).
I thought it was a cool homage, the way Apocalypse's essence would snake out from his body when he was lying on the stone slab was frightening. Nice use of savage horror.