OOC: X-Men First Class
So, I just saw X-Men: The First Class and here are my thoughts. If you can’t figure out that there are spoilers, you need to seriously consider your life. Seriously.
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- First thought: That it was actually a really good reinvention of the comic canon behind Charles and Erik. When Marvel changes stuff for the movie verses I don’t always like it. Don’t get me started on things from the X-Men Trilogy that I hate, especially the third movie. Yes, I set Hope in it, it doesn’t mean I liked the whole story. Anyway, the real point is that First Class had a very good story, even if it does deviate a hell of a lot from comic canon.
- Second thought: Charles’ genetic flirting would totally work on Hope. She would be utterly and completely charmed by a guy who tried to pick her up using genetic lines and things about mutations. I totally ship Hope/Charles thanks to this movie. Well, I sort of shipped it before, but seeing young!Charles really cemented the ship for me. They’d make an awesome couple. For realz.
- The actors were very good. I really loved the casting for this movie. I could see these actors growing up into their Trilogy counterparts. And yes, I thought Emma was a bit flat, but I can see where that would come from Shaw always dominating her. I actually had a bigger problem with young Mystique’s acting. She seemed so… off sometimes. I knew she was acting in most of her performances. It annoyed me a lot.
- I know it’s X-Men which is its own alternate history, but damn it what they did to the Cuban missile crisis annoyed me as a history major. I especially hated the Moira was a CIA agent. It. Would. Never. Happen. Just no, never. I especially hated that they never explained how she got that position. It’s a huge plot hole to me and drives my inner history major crazy. Okay, sure they made the joke at the end about why women can’t be CIA agents, but fuck you writers, Moira should’ve been someone else and a man. Historical context!
- Can I just say I love Hank McCoy? Because I love Hank McCoy. I love his awkward geeky-ness and his shame and how they stuck to the story of him injecting himself and causing his own appearance. Throughout the movie I just wanted to snuggle him and tell him it’s all going to be okay. Part of me also ships Hope/Hank, but only as like nerdy science buddies. He needs to mature a lot more before I can see Hope falling into a romantic relationship with him.
- Erik/Mystique is now officially ruined for me. The age difference just weirds me out. I loved their dynamics in the Trilogy but now it’s all Catch a Predator to me and I hate that so much. It’s just creepy. She’s like sixteen or something and he’s in his thirties and ewww. In my head that’s all sorts of wrong and damaging. Stupid writers.
- I can get where the fandom is getting all the Erik/Charles from, but I don’t ship it. I can see the relationship for what it is, friends with opposing ideals and a deep understanding. Lovers? Nope, not even all the man tears made me ship it. Sorry fandom.
- However! And this might reveal things about my brain and thought process, but I totally got hints of Havok/Darwin. Sad, but true.
- And speaking of Havok, I’m kind of annoyed by his presence in the movie. He’s Scott’s brother! What’s he doing there? And so much older than Scott. Then again, Scott was in the Wolverine movie and if we go with that time line he’d be ancient by the time he showed up in the Trilogy. The time bendy-ness it annoys me! I realize I’m being picky, but come on, those are some huge bendiness.
- The special effects were often amazing and then sometimes, there would be moments where they looked utterly ridiculous and cheap. Mostly when Banshee was flying the first time. I felt like if I looked hard enough I’d see the wires. Other times, I was blown away. When Erik was lifting the sub? Totally awesome and drool worthy. When Azazel was blipping around and fighting with his tail? Totally awesome and drool worthy.
- And of course my favorite scene was the thirty seconds of Logan. I have read a few spoilers on the movie and most of them were about other people. I hadn’t heard a damn thing about Logan being in the movie, which probably means I wasn’t paying close attention. That doesn’t matter though. It was awesome. I almost squeed in the theater. Sad isn’t it?
- I think the best part of this movie was I left wanting to know what happens next. I want a sequel to see how Charles is doing, more about how the Institute gets built up and how Charles deals with losing his legs. What’s Erik doing? When do they clash again? What’s the government doing? God, I want a sequel.
- Now, if I was going to write Hope in… I’d actually start with when Charles and Erik were recruiting and I’d have them find Michael first. Hope’s naturally protected against telepaths due to her mutation. I can just see her and Michael enjoying sweet tea on the porch and the maid shows Charles and Erik in. They try to recruit Michael who turns them down. They don’t actually talk to Hope until she starts asking Charles questions and then he discovers he can’t read her mind. They exchange contact information, cue a little flirting. After things go down in Cuba, he contacts her and Hope ends up at the Institute as one of the first teachers as well as the team doctor. Also, more flirting and eventual Hope/Charles because I ship it like cargo.
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- First thought: That it was actually a really good reinvention of the comic canon behind Charles and Erik. When Marvel changes stuff for the movie verses I don’t always like it. Don’t get me started on things from the X-Men Trilogy that I hate, especially the third movie. Yes, I set Hope in it, it doesn’t mean I liked the whole story. Anyway, the real point is that First Class had a very good story, even if it does deviate a hell of a lot from comic canon.
- Second thought: Charles’ genetic flirting would totally work on Hope. She would be utterly and completely charmed by a guy who tried to pick her up using genetic lines and things about mutations. I totally ship Hope/Charles thanks to this movie. Well, I sort of shipped it before, but seeing young!Charles really cemented the ship for me. They’d make an awesome couple. For realz.
- The actors were very good. I really loved the casting for this movie. I could see these actors growing up into their Trilogy counterparts. And yes, I thought Emma was a bit flat, but I can see where that would come from Shaw always dominating her. I actually had a bigger problem with young Mystique’s acting. She seemed so… off sometimes. I knew she was acting in most of her performances. It annoyed me a lot.
- I know it’s X-Men which is its own alternate history, but damn it what they did to the Cuban missile crisis annoyed me as a history major. I especially hated the Moira was a CIA agent. It. Would. Never. Happen. Just no, never. I especially hated that they never explained how she got that position. It’s a huge plot hole to me and drives my inner history major crazy. Okay, sure they made the joke at the end about why women can’t be CIA agents, but fuck you writers, Moira should’ve been someone else and a man. Historical context!
- Can I just say I love Hank McCoy? Because I love Hank McCoy. I love his awkward geeky-ness and his shame and how they stuck to the story of him injecting himself and causing his own appearance. Throughout the movie I just wanted to snuggle him and tell him it’s all going to be okay. Part of me also ships Hope/Hank, but only as like nerdy science buddies. He needs to mature a lot more before I can see Hope falling into a romantic relationship with him.
- Erik/Mystique is now officially ruined for me. The age difference just weirds me out. I loved their dynamics in the Trilogy but now it’s all Catch a Predator to me and I hate that so much. It’s just creepy. She’s like sixteen or something and he’s in his thirties and ewww. In my head that’s all sorts of wrong and damaging. Stupid writers.
- I can get where the fandom is getting all the Erik/Charles from, but I don’t ship it. I can see the relationship for what it is, friends with opposing ideals and a deep understanding. Lovers? Nope, not even all the man tears made me ship it. Sorry fandom.
- However! And this might reveal things about my brain and thought process, but I totally got hints of Havok/Darwin. Sad, but true.
- And speaking of Havok, I’m kind of annoyed by his presence in the movie. He’s Scott’s brother! What’s he doing there? And so much older than Scott. Then again, Scott was in the Wolverine movie and if we go with that time line he’d be ancient by the time he showed up in the Trilogy. The time bendy-ness it annoys me! I realize I’m being picky, but come on, those are some huge bendiness.
- The special effects were often amazing and then sometimes, there would be moments where they looked utterly ridiculous and cheap. Mostly when Banshee was flying the first time. I felt like if I looked hard enough I’d see the wires. Other times, I was blown away. When Erik was lifting the sub? Totally awesome and drool worthy. When Azazel was blipping around and fighting with his tail? Totally awesome and drool worthy.
- And of course my favorite scene was the thirty seconds of Logan. I have read a few spoilers on the movie and most of them were about other people. I hadn’t heard a damn thing about Logan being in the movie, which probably means I wasn’t paying close attention. That doesn’t matter though. It was awesome. I almost squeed in the theater. Sad isn’t it?
- I think the best part of this movie was I left wanting to know what happens next. I want a sequel to see how Charles is doing, more about how the Institute gets built up and how Charles deals with losing his legs. What’s Erik doing? When do they clash again? What’s the government doing? God, I want a sequel.
- Now, if I was going to write Hope in… I’d actually start with when Charles and Erik were recruiting and I’d have them find Michael first. Hope’s naturally protected against telepaths due to her mutation. I can just see her and Michael enjoying sweet tea on the porch and the maid shows Charles and Erik in. They try to recruit Michael who turns them down. They don’t actually talk to Hope until she starts asking Charles questions and then he discovers he can’t read her mind. They exchange contact information, cue a little flirting. After things go down in Cuba, he contacts her and Hope ends up at the Institute as one of the first teachers as well as the team doctor. Also, more flirting and eventual Hope/Charles because I ship it like cargo.