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I went to see X-Men 3 yesterday…
Have decided that amongst all the things blowing up and special effects (which are awesome), this is in fact a movie about Choices. All of the characters can choose to either have the mutant cure or not, and Magneto can choose to, you know, not have a massive war. (which of course, he doesn’t.) And you’ve got Storm and Pyro saying that anyone who wants the cure is a coward, but their powers don’t automatically hurt people, and Rogue’s do. They’ve got no right to decide for her whether she takes the cure- only she can do that. And the only one who gets that is Logan- he tells her she should go if it’s what she wants. He’s the only one who understands.
*points to icon*
In a similar vein, I’ve heard loads of people complaining about how Magneto got shot with the cure in the end, saying that the good guys should never do something like that- but I think he deserved it. He should know, he’s witnessed what happens when one group of people want to be the dominant species on Earth- and he’s going ahead with his war anyway. He’s sending people out to kill children, for pity’s sake.
He may or may not have got his powers back in that scene before the credits though. I haven’t decided…
Jean was pretty awesome. I loved the make-up on her when she was Phoenix. And the big destruction-fest at the end (including Wolverine’s Amazing Stick-On Trousers, heh). I liked that bit- it seemed to me like they were trying to show the contrast between them: Jean destroys and Wolverine heals. (Although I never got the whole Wolverine/Jean thing, sigh.)
I was rather annoyed that Scott died almost straight away. I liked him. They should make a Cyclops movie. No, they should! I’d pay to see it, and if they make it good, so would more people. So there.
Ermm…what else? Storm wasn’t bad, but she didn’t do much except fight. Angel didn’t have nearly enough screentime. Kitty was good and I liked her, but I’d rather Rogue had taken her place.
I was actually really surprised that Xavier died. Wasn’t expecting that for some reason. (ps. Stay after the credits, everyone.)
And I believe that’s all I have to say. Except that I hope if they do make a Wolverine movie, Rogue will be in it.
May 31, 2006 @ 5:18 pm
And then there’s people like me who feel sorry for Magneto… villain-loving-sucker that I am. u_u Yeah, he desrved to lose his powers, but then I always think back to his childhood and how that must have really f***ed-up him up, so I’m thinking he does have *some* justification for what he’s done, and continues to do. Kind of. *looks innocent* I really enjoyed the film overall. The Xavier-death and Cyclops-death shocked me, as well, though! I was like “no way!” I’m really glad the movie managed to surprise me – not a lot of films can do that to me any more. It wasn’t always predictable, which was cool, and kept your attention. And Magneto didn’t die! I *so* thought they’d kill him off, but they surprised me again and he lived. Maybe to even fight another day. Maybe. Y’know, I really must stop sympathising with the “bad guys”. *goes to write lines*
May 31, 2006 @ 8:20 pm
I’m thinking he does have *some* justification for what he’s done, and continues to do. Kind of. Yeah- it’s the ‘road to hell is paved with good intentions’ thing, I guess. Like, Magneto starts off thinking ‘I’m the only one who can save my people from death, and if my best friend doesn’t agree with me then so be it’ and gradually goes to thinking ‘Humans will try to kill us, we all know it, so let’s KILL THEM FIRST.’ He’s quite a good villain- you can see the way his mind works… Xavier’s death really surprised me. I mean, he’s Patrick Stewart, you’d expect them to keep him on. ;) Cyclops, not so much. Sigh. They should have kept him… Did you know apparently there might be a Magneto spinoff? And a Wolverine one, too, but I’ve heard rumours…
June 1, 2006 @ 1:01 pm
My friend said to me that there’s definitely gonna be a “fourth” X-Men film, though what they will entail, I don’t know. I could see them doing more with Wolverine, but I’d rather they left Magneto alone, as much as I love him. I think we’ve seen the full extent of his powers and ambitions now and it’d just be “bringing him back for the sake of it”, really. I think he’s a fab character, don’t get me wrong, and maybe someone could come up with a cool storyline for him and prove me wrong, but I like how his story ended with that note of doubt over his powers and all. (And they would have to kill him if they did a “spin-off”, wouldn’t they? Death’s the only journey he’s yet to face. And I don’t wanna see him die. ^_~)