『X-MEN:ファイナルディシジョン』
監督が途中で交代しただけで、ひとつのシリーズが定めていた主題と、掲げていた到達目標を、こうもあっさりと反故にしてしまえるものだろうか、と、観賞後に暗澹とした気分にさせられました。この映画で展開されるのは、これまで2本の映画で積み上げられて来た考察を否定し、追い求めて来た希望に「不可能」の答を安直に返す一種の破壊活動。確かにこれでは、これ以上シリーズは続けられません。
B.シンガーによる『X-MEN』2作は、現代社会の中に登場した超人を描く事と同じ位に、超人の登場によって現代社会がどの様に変質し反応していくかに重点を置いて描き出されていました。「現在の我々より進化した存在」の出現によって、現実と同じリアリティを備えた社会ならば何が起こり、それがどのような反作用を引き起こし、それらが如何なる立場と勢力を生み出し、結果社会はどちらの方向に転がり出して行くか。そうした部分を徹底して突き詰め、その延長線上のどこかにある筈の、「異なる種の平和共存」の場所を探そうと勤める事が、シンガー監督による『X-MEN』2作の基盤となっていたのでした。
アメリカンコミックヒーローが相次いで映画化されてきたここ10年来の中で、とりわけ『X-MEN』のシリーズが好評をもって迎えられたのは、そうしたシンガー監督の姿勢が、アメリカンコミックの世界と私達の住む現実の世界(そこもまた"異種"同士の争いに翻弄される世界です)を重ね合わせ、ヒーロー達とその行動に大きな説得力を持たせたが為だったのでしょう。
シンガー監督が、降板までにどの程度3作目のプロットに関与していたのかは判りません。プロットに見られる幾つかの設定は、これまでのシリーズで掘り下げて来た物を、更に掘り進める為に誂えられた様に思える物もあります。ミュータント能力を抑制するミュータント能力や、それを元にした「治療薬」の登場は、社会が最終的に「進化」をどのようなものとして扱うかを見せる為のガジェットとして機能したでしょうし、ジーン・グレイの別人格が形成された原因は、「特殊能力と倫理観」というミュータント自身の立ち位置を見つめ直す切り口になった筈です。
しかし、後を引き継いだB.ラトナー監督と彼のクルー達は、そうした分野に踏み込む事に興味は無かった様です。ラトナー監督はあくまでも、既に人気を確立したキャラクター達が劇的に闘い、劇的に最後を迎える事だけを念頭に置いて映画を作り上げてしまいました。
「進化を否定するか否か」という治療薬を巡る考察は、単に増え過ぎたキャラクターを整理し新登場の超人を紹介する為だけのガジェットとして使用されます。超常能力を捨てるか持ち続けるかの選択肢を手に入れた「ヒーロー」達には、彼等自身を見つめ直す契機であるにも関わらず、前2作で結論を出した筈の葛藤を繰り返させられる羽目に陥ります。そして「特殊能力を如何に倫理的に使うべきか」という問に関しては、その問を提唱した当人が軽々と倫理を無視してしまう事で、問題そのものを棄却してしまうのです。
中でも最悪な改変は、シリーズそのものが目標として来た「異なる種同士の共存」が究極的に不可能だと断じてしまった事でしょう。自身の特性が過剰な"力"だとしたら、力の持ち主が他者と関わるには力(即ち自分自身)を抹殺する以外に方法が無い、と、本作はシリーズの1作目から登場していた二人の女性の末路を通して断言してしまいます。それは『X-MEN』という作品群が成立していた基盤を破壊してしまうものでした。
結果として、映画の最後に用意された「良いミュータントと悪いミュータントの対決」という安直なクライマックスは、劇中の彼等が置かれた状況を何も好転させないまま繰り広げられる事になりました。コミックの世界では著名なキャラクター達による、ハリウッド一流のVFX技術を駆使した肉弾戦は、それが何の結果ももたらさない事が判っている以上、実に白々しい空気を醸し出します。派手なクライマックスとシリーズ最終章に相応しい全面決着「だけ」を求めたラトナー監督は、そこに至るまでに彼の前任者が積み上げてきた諸々を自分が打ち崩してしまった事に、まるで気がついていないかの様です。
結局、『X-MEN』の3作目は、丁度『ターミネーター』の3作目が辿ったのと同じ結末に落ち着いた、という事になりそうです。見せ場満載のサマーシーズン向けアクション映画であることを指向しすぎるあまりに、本来シリーズが何故好評を博していたかをすっかり忘れ去り、結果としてシリーズの汚点となってしまう。
その責を誰に求めるべきかと言えば、やはりシリーズを途中で降板したB.シンガー監督が追うべきなのでしょう。彼は自分が積み上げて来た物に、(それがどのような結末に至ろうと)相応しい結末を与えられる唯一の人物でした。彼は語りだした物語を中途で語り止めてしまった話者、聴き手の興味をかき立てた上で聴き手を放り出してしまった、最低の語り手となってしまいました。このシリーズが始まった当初の、アメコミ原作の映画化作品には似つかわしくない程の志の高さを思うと、シンガー監督の(観客に対する)裏切り行為と、結果シリーズが惨憺たる状況で締めくくられてしまった事は、大変に残念です。
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