Yeah, the sexual politics was Neanderthal, comparable to what they did to Starship Troopers. I like your characterizations of Tokyo Drift and Super Ex-Girlfriend!
Some of the consistency and motivation problems represent stubs of long-standing comic plots, where they tried to cram in the references, but didn't take the time to support them. For example, Logan had a prior relationship with Jean, and while he got along well with Scott, there were regular hints of tension there. Likewise, Magneto evolved over time from terrorist to teacher to ruler of his own mutant nation. The comic-book Phoenix had several major story arcs, making Jean one of the most-resurrected characters in Marveldom. There was no way they could have gotten all that into the movie, especially given the violence they'd already done to the team's backstory....
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I like the interpretations...
Date: 2006-06-05 04:38 pm (UTC)Some of the consistency and motivation problems represent stubs of long-standing comic plots, where they tried to cram in the references, but didn't take the time to support them. For example, Logan had a prior relationship with Jean, and while he got along well with Scott, there were regular hints of tension there. Likewise, Magneto evolved over time from terrorist to teacher to ruler of his own mutant nation. The comic-book Phoenix had several major story arcs, making Jean one of the most-resurrected characters in Marveldom. There was no way they could have gotten all that into the movie, especially given the violence they'd already done to the team's backstory....
-- Dave Harmon