"Fox understood the X-Men more than Marvel ever will..."

"Fox understood the X-Men more than Marvel ever will..." Dec 29, 2017 20:17:57 GMT

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Post by Skaathar on Dec 29, 2017 20:17:57 GMT

Dec 29, 2017 18:56:41 GMT Lord Death Man said:

Dec 29, 2017 5:22:59 GMT Skaathar said:

Sigh. You know what, forget it. You're obviously completely blind. If you think movie Mystique is perfectly similar to comic Mystique then there's obviously no reasoning with you.

You're not wrong.

Mystique, as portrayed in the movies, differs significantly than her comic book counterpart. You would have to cherrypick atypical characterizations from the source material to defend Fox's version.

It's okay for the two versions to be different. It's also okay for you to like one version more than the other. It's not okay to claim that they are the same character because they look the same and have similar powers. The two Mystiques are only similar on a very superficial level.

I prefer the Mystique from the comic books who is more of a mercenary and a spy. The comic book version has deeper tradecraft and regularly uses weapons and gadgets as a part of her arsenal. Her motivations, allegiances, relationships and even her sexual politics are fluid. The comic book version of the character actually lives up to the name Mystique.

There is nothing mysterious or intriguing about the Fox-Men version of the character. Her motivations are not subtle or sophisticated and her character arc is - IMO - is dull and plodding.

There is nothing wrong with having different versions. There is nothing wrong with people liking one version over the other. But I find it hilarious that some people keep saying how Fox "understood" the X-men more than the MCU can. Because that's just flat out false. Fox pretty much butchered the X-men characters.