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Post by Martin Brundle - Martinfly on Sept 30, 2021 22:53:14 GMT
People keep underrating the figure of Jean Grey in the XCU. Jean Grey was a lead character in the movie franchise, even more than Mystique.
We got:
X-Men: she was involved with Wolverine and seemed the "centerpiece" of the X-Men, despite being the less powerful member. X2: she started to morph into Phoenix, and was given even more screentime along with Storm. Her death at the end was pivotal. The Last Stand: like it or not, she was the main villain of the movie, and she was menacing. Apocalypse: she became the "Jean Grey" from the comics, and she was already Phoenix (even if she didn't know it). Dark Phoenix: it was a great movie, and she was absolutely the main character.
Her brief cameos on The Wolverine and Days of Future Past were also significant.
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Post by Skaathar on Oct 3, 2021 7:45:23 GMT
Fox mishandled Jean Grey. She was portrayed as just way too damn boring. That said, they at least handled her better than Rogue or Storm.
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Post by Martin Brundle - Martinfly on Oct 5, 2021 17:20:57 GMT
Fox mishandled Jean Grey. She was portrayed as just way too damn boring. That said, they at least handled her better than Rogue or Storm. I think either Famke and Sophie depicted her as an apparently "quiet" but deeply fascinating and mysterious character. They did a superb job with her, as well as the screenplayers.
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Post by Skaathar on Oct 5, 2021 17:42:52 GMT
Fox mishandled Jean Grey. She was portrayed as just way too damn boring. That said, they at least handled her better than Rogue or Storm. I think either Famke and Sophie depicted her as an apparently "quiet" but deeply fascinating and mysterious character. They did a superb job with her, as well as the screenplayers. Sure, that was the intent, but the execution of that intent ended up just giving us two boring versions. Sophie's especially. Ask the casual movie audience and the only Jean Grey they'll know is probably the one from X-men animated series.
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Post by Martin Brundle - Martinfly on Oct 5, 2021 18:25:25 GMT
I think either Famke and Sophie depicted her as an apparently "quiet" but deeply fascinating and mysterious character. They did a superb job with her, as well as the screenplayers. Sure, that was the intent, but the execution of that intent ended up just giving us two boring versions. Sophie's especially. Ask the casual movie audience and the only Jean Grey they'll know is probably the one from X-men animated series. I don't agree at all. The execution for both the versions was very powerful, X1 apart (where she was still "quiet"). It was a very complex character. And mind you, she was heavily featured on X2, 'The Last Stand' and 'Dark Phoenix', so casual movie audience will always remember the movie version.
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