I dive into the X-Men movies after years of staying away from them.
Title: X2
Series: X-Men
Based on the Comic series started by: Stan Lee
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, and Halle Berry
Rated: PG-13
Released: 2003
Rating: 4/5
Basic Plot: An enemy has come that threatens all mutants. This leads the X-Men and Magneto's mutants to join as one team.
Nightcrawler
Many people love Nightcrawler in this movie. I must agree with them. While I don't love him in this movie, he is a very good character. The fact that he is religious doesn't take away from his good character (since he isn't one to shove a bible into your face or say you're wrong for not believing in God). He is also very amusing and I like the reason for his tattoos.
Jean Grey Foreshadowings
There are many instances of Jean Grey's future turn into the Phoenix in this movie. The fact that she suddenly gets increased abilities (that include her being able to explode bombs) and her eyes turn fiery indicates the coming change. I probably would've missed the foreshadowing if I didn't know that the Dark Phoenix Saga is dealt with in X3: The Last Stand.
Lady Deathstrike
I must admit she is sexy and cool. There are hints throughout the movie that she isn't all she seems to be. The constant knuckle cracking indicates she is a female Wolverine. I would complain it's a cheap trick to take a male character and make him have a female version, but I don't care in Lady Deathstrike's case. I realized early on that the sound she was making was too loud to be normal. She was one of my favorite characters in this movie, nevermind that she hardly (if ever) speaks.
Final Thoughts
This is a highly enjoyable film. It is, in short: Kick ass. Iceman's coming out to his parents draws a clear parallel to a gay coming out (one of the lines being: Have you ever tried not being a mutant?). While there is a connection with mutants being treated like gays (and that is very good and thoughtful) the action also holds up really well. In fact, if the action wasn't done as well as it was, the movie would've suffered.
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Weekly Update: 6/11/2011
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This chapter of S&N ends the section The Change with a bang!
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3: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
It is a very Christian film but the action is sort of worth it. Those looking for a good movie adaptation of the book (which was very allegorical) should look elsewhere.
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2: The Mechanic (2011)
Wow, this one wasn't written this week.
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1: Q&A: The Green 3
Thanks to you all for showing interest in this Q&A! Hopefully the majority of you who watched it will go ahead and read the series The Green!
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Top 5 Posts This Week:
5: S&N: The Change 5
This chapter of S&N ends the section The Change with a bang!
Views: 3
4: Weiner Photo Lie Revealed
Of course I had to write something about Weiner.
Views: 5
3: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
It is a very Christian film but the action is sort of worth it. Those looking for a good movie adaptation of the book (which was very allegorical) should look elsewhere.
Views: 6
2: The Mechanic (2011)
Wow, this one wasn't written this week.
Views: 7
1: Q&A: The Green 3
Thanks to you all for showing interest in this Q&A! Hopefully the majority of you who watched it will go ahead and read the series The Green!
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Sushi, Sake, and Tanuki: Another Viewpoint 5
I looked over Katashi's body and knew what I had to do. It wouldn't be good for such a strong person to be eaten by the wolves and vultures. No, he should become one with this place. I shifted into a large, bulky form with shovel-like hands.
A few minutes of digging in the dirt and there was a sizable hole. It wasn't a perfect shape, but it would do. I shifted back into a human and dragged Katashi over to the hole. Katashi was thin, but he still felt heavy to me. This was probably due to me not being used to lifting a human in my human form.
As I was about to drop Katashi in the hole, I realized that he deserved a better sending off.
"Katashi, I hope that, if there is an afterlife, you are being rewarded in it." I said and pushed him down. When his body crashed into the bottom of the hole, I wished I was one that could give a big speech. But I wasn't. He deserved something good to send him off. Something better than my words.
"Katashi, out of respect for you, I am adding your name onto my own." I said to his body. "With this I will remember you long after everyone else has forgotten you."
I then shifted back into the form I had used to dig the hole so I could fill it back up. Afterwards, I shifted into an owl and flew away into the night. As I flew I thought about Katashi's most important message. The message about just having sex and not loving so that one could stay safe and not hurt.
I remembered Sajoki and thought about how horrible it would be if I had never loved her. At the same time, if I hadn't loved her I wouldn't hurt now. Did I really want this much hurt to be with me every time I found someone that looked good? No, no I didn't.
With that thought, I decided to follow on in Katashi's legacy.
A few minutes of digging in the dirt and there was a sizable hole. It wasn't a perfect shape, but it would do. I shifted back into a human and dragged Katashi over to the hole. Katashi was thin, but he still felt heavy to me. This was probably due to me not being used to lifting a human in my human form.
As I was about to drop Katashi in the hole, I realized that he deserved a better sending off.
"Katashi, I hope that, if there is an afterlife, you are being rewarded in it." I said and pushed him down. When his body crashed into the bottom of the hole, I wished I was one that could give a big speech. But I wasn't. He deserved something good to send him off. Something better than my words.
"Katashi, out of respect for you, I am adding your name onto my own." I said to his body. "With this I will remember you long after everyone else has forgotten you."
I then shifted back into the form I had used to dig the hole so I could fill it back up. Afterwards, I shifted into an owl and flew away into the night. As I flew I thought about Katashi's most important message. The message about just having sex and not loving so that one could stay safe and not hurt.
I remembered Sajoki and thought about how horrible it would be if I had never loved her. At the same time, if I hadn't loved her I wouldn't hurt now. Did I really want this much hurt to be with me every time I found someone that looked good? No, no I didn't.
With that thought, I decided to follow on in Katashi's legacy.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Fahrenheit 451 Is Not About Censorship
Sometimes people have ideas about a book that are just wrong. Usually those ideas are left to a small group of friends and are never used as the correct meaning of a book. However, there are a few that slip through the cracks.
One of the examples of this is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It is famously stated to be about the dangers of censorship. There is a truth that censorship does come into play here (with the firemen starting fires to burn books in this book's future).
However, this book is really about the dangers of technology. While the book does mention censorship numerous times, there is a greater fear of technology in the book and the author's life.
Notice how the wife wanting her fake life is of a very great importance. And the fact that the main character only escapes when he goes to a place of not so great technology (the escaped band of people who memorize books).
This fear of technology is very true to today's culture. Notice WoW or Second Life as examples of ways people escape into a fantasy realm.
Whether people being consumed with technology or censorship is the greater danger, the truth is that Fahrenheit 451 is about the dangers of being consumed by technology.
One of the examples of this is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It is famously stated to be about the dangers of censorship. There is a truth that censorship does come into play here (with the firemen starting fires to burn books in this book's future).
However, this book is really about the dangers of technology. While the book does mention censorship numerous times, there is a greater fear of technology in the book and the author's life.
Notice how the wife wanting her fake life is of a very great importance. And the fact that the main character only escapes when he goes to a place of not so great technology (the escaped band of people who memorize books).
This fear of technology is very true to today's culture. Notice WoW or Second Life as examples of ways people escape into a fantasy realm.
Whether people being consumed with technology or censorship is the greater danger, the truth is that Fahrenheit 451 is about the dangers of being consumed by technology.
Q&A: The Green 3
Allow me to take you back into my series The Green. In this Q&A I answer why Philips "Plague" Noir was in the police station, talk about the plot of the series, and more!
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