X-men First Class
Jul. 3rd, 2011 09:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katewritesDad and I went to go see First Class today and
The movie took an interesting approach because essentially they made Magneto the hero. Magneto was the one with growth: he essentially created himself from the ashes of who he was. He was the one who realized that after his vengeance was achieved, he'd have to move on.
Also, he was the one who was the most supportive of physical mutations. You could tell that Mystique was yearning for someone who liked her real physical form, and instead her love interest told her she was unattractive and her best friend... was kind of a giant tool.
Which was another interesting part of this. Xavier came off as a tool. A huge tool. A tool that eventually would grow up to be the Xavier that we know and love, but this was himself when he was so clueless about human interactions that he didn't understand what Mystique needed - what Eric needed without reading their minds.
I loved Mystique's development throughout the movie, I found her the most believable character. I found her growth the growth that made the most sense. She went from wanting normal to realizing that that was just self-hatred disguised.
And the ending... besides making very little sense (let's kill all the mutants? Really? And by nuking Cuba?)
It didn't make sense to me that anyone wouldn't join Eric's cause. If I realized that the government was going to kill me I would very quickly join the man who said that he wanted to save my life, not the guy who wanted to make peace with the people trying to kill me.
Anyway. Much love. Bring it on, fandom.
The movie took an interesting approach because essentially they made Magneto the hero. Magneto was the one with growth: he essentially created himself from the ashes of who he was. He was the one who realized that after his vengeance was achieved, he'd have to move on.
Also, he was the one who was the most supportive of physical mutations. You could tell that Mystique was yearning for someone who liked her real physical form, and instead her love interest told her she was unattractive and her best friend... was kind of a giant tool.
Which was another interesting part of this. Xavier came off as a tool. A huge tool. A tool that eventually would grow up to be the Xavier that we know and love, but this was himself when he was so clueless about human interactions that he didn't understand what Mystique needed - what Eric needed without reading their minds.
I loved Mystique's development throughout the movie, I found her the most believable character. I found her growth the growth that made the most sense. She went from wanting normal to realizing that that was just self-hatred disguised.
And the ending... besides making very little sense (let's kill all the mutants? Really? And by nuking Cuba?)
It didn't make sense to me that anyone wouldn't join Eric's cause. If I realized that the government was going to kill me I would very quickly join the man who said that he wanted to save my life, not the guy who wanted to make peace with the people trying to kill me.
Anyway. Much love. Bring it on, fandom.
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Date: 2011-07-05 11:10 pm (UTC)That is amazingly aptly put.
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Date: 2011-07-06 12:00 am (UTC)