New 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer: 3 Heretical Biblical References?
Seems like comic book movies are constantly trying to push new borders on content and storylines. The latest film in the X-Men franchise might be pushing it on religion.
In a trailer released earlier this month by 20th Century Fox, the 2016 film "X-Men: Apocalypse" finds the group of superpower-laden heroes battling an ancient villain named Apocalypse.
"I've been called many things over many lifetimes," says Apocalypse, who lists Yahweh alongside the Egyptian god Ra and the Hindu god Krishna as the names he's been called.
Later in the trailer, it is noted that Apocalypse always chooses "Four Horsemen" to help him enact his will. When a character said "he got that from the Bible," another replies "or the Bible got it from him."
Does this mean that the newest X-Men movie will have a sacrilegious theme? Not sure. After all, the trailer is only 2 and a half minutes long.
Minor note: it looks like Nightcrawler will be in the cast of characters. The Nightcrawler character is known to be a devout Christian. Might be interesting to see if he gets to express his belief on all this comparing Apocalypse to the Almighty.
Does the new X-Men trailer have a heretical leaning? You decide:
