The X men

About a week ago a friend showed me the X Men: Days of Future Past trailer and it was like falling in love all over again. Coincidentially I caught the original X Men movie on tv soon after and picked up X2 for a few bucks at a pawn shop. So then I started watching all the movies since I missed a few and finally just finished The Wolverine tonight. Well needless to say my interest in the series has completely returned. Anyone else here a fan of X Men movies, comics, cartoons, etc? I think they're hands down my favorite superheroes, and for sure the ones I empathize with and admire most.

 

I'm gonna go on the record and say I've never read any X Men or Superhero comics in general. Most of my understanding of them comes from their movies and games but I'm certianly open to different interpretations of the characters. If anyone who reads the comics has any recommendations I'll be sure to check them out +o

Now the movies. My favorite by far I have to say is X2, loved it since I first saw it as a kid. Definitely got alot more out of it rewatching it now that I'm older. I also like X3 though it always felt short to me. I feel like it brought most of the character's arcs to a satisfying conclusion and worked fine as the last installment of the trilogy. X1 was ok but I didn't think it was amazing. It was weird to me that Sabretooth being wolverine's brother was never addressed and I prefer the way Magneto is handled in the later 2 movies.

I know X Men Origins: Wolverine was badly criticized but I actually didn't hate it. It was my least favorite of the movies but I at least appreciate what they were trying to do with it. Same with First Class, though Xavier and Magneto are my favorite characters, I was divided on that one cause it felt sloppy, had continuity issues and didn't really match my idea of how their past was like. I did like The Wolverine more as a movie than I did Wolverine Origins, First Class and possibly even the first X men. Only things I would really say about it is I agree Wolverine has had the spotlight to himself for long enough, and that it's sad when 1 minute long Post Credits scene is so amazing it overshadows the entire movie xD

 

I was disappointed by how small a role he played in the movies since I've heard in the comics he's actually capable of leading the team. I always liked him anyways, and how in the movies wolverine and him were always taking shots at each other lol

Besides the Professor and Magneto my favorites if I had to choose are probably Storm, Cyclops, Iceman, Nightcrawler and Beast. Pretty much everyone has either an interesting ability, personality or both.

On a random note, if anyone remembers the scene from X3 where the boy with angel wings escapes his dad from forcing the Mutant Cure on him and flies out the window, was that a beautiful visual metaphor for coming out or what? ^^

 

Those interviews were interesting to look through, I like the equation of Xavier and Magneto to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. That makes so much sense I can't believe I never thought of that before. I think the social/political commentary in the X-men trilogy is a big part of what sets them apart from other blockbuster superhero movies for me. Obviously being part of a minority group myself, scenes like when Bobby Drake comes out as mutant to his family, or Angel (should have guessed that was his name lol) tries to shave his wings off, are super effective cause they hit so close to home.

1 of my favorite lines in all of the movies, from X2, is when Bobby's mom tells him she still loves him and then politely asks him to "Try not being a mutant?" It's funny but so sad cause of the basis in reality that ignorance really has. I wanna laugh at it but cry at the same time >_>