There’s going to be a slowdown in the Bondlet postings for a bit. Amazingly, after only two or three years of subtle hints, direct suggestions and outright declarations, my daughter listened to me about trying the X-men films and is now excited about seeing all of them before the next theatrical release hits.
She started by asking if
the kid in the opening concentration camp scene was important to the plot, but
once he demonstrated his Magneto-ness she was hooked for the whole ride.
I’m not sure which
weighed more, but a combination of how negative racism is portrayed in our
current society, and how much she loves superheroes influenced her opinion of
Senator Kelley. She was convinced his
constituents referred to him as “Senator Butt.”
As he pressed his point
against mutants, it sparked her to comment, “I like him less than anybody else
ever.”
This does not mean she
felt he deserved the “disgusting” transformation into water, however.
Not that she thought
that was a bad idea though.
“Oh, they made him a
mutant….
That’s actually a good
plan.
Evil and all, but
still.”
That kind of sums up how
she viewed Magneto in these films. The
combination of the anti-mutant racists proving him right fairly often and Ian
McKellan’s stellar acting job brought her some internal conflict.
She let loose with
excited “Whoah” noises when Magneto unleashed his powers, and tended to agree
with many of his sentiments and motives.
Yet, since she knew he was a super villain, she constantly called him,
“a poop.”
Her internal workings
and school conditioning also reared their heads for Wolverine’s introduction.
She was very concerned as to why he was smoking…
not why he was cage
fighting.
Personal Note:
Marie looking at the
wounds fade where the claws retracted, “Does it hurt?”
Logan, “Every time.”
Way to go Bryan Singer
and company, you summed Wolverine the character in two words.
She proved she was my
daughter by laughing uproariously at Logan being thrown from the car just after
Marie asked about his seatbelt. This was
further confirmed by laughing at Wolvie’s claw middle finger, rude insult to
identify himself and Cyclops’s crack about yellow spandex.
Poor Scott. She actually thought Cyclops was pretty cool
when we read Secret Wars and other
comics he showed up in. The movies came
along late enough to completely cast him as the “uncool” one in the triangle
with Jean, and gave him a raw deal. My
daughter still cheered when he got in a powerful optic blast though.
Proving that I’m not the
only parent that influenced her, she had some choice words about Logan’s, “Wild
hair, there,” and Storm’s, “kind of obvious wig.” Considering the film opened in Georgia, she
was justified in asking about Rogue, “Isn’t she supposed to be southern?”
And some combination of
engineering and interior design genes sparked her interest at the 3D
holographic display table.
Her skills at understatement continued.
Her- “That’s a nice
place.”
Me- “It is called, ‘the
X-Mansion.’”
Her – “Oh yeah.”
Since she only knew her
from an action figure, she was surprised to find Mystique was bad. She didn’t have the same issue that occurred
for male villains though:
“I like her anyway,
she’s cool.”
Toad, she did not
like. Barfing on Jean was only the final
straw in that one, since she was already calling him, “Creepo McGee with the
CGI tongue.”
Surprisingly, it took
the scene where he ate the bird to make her recognize him as Darth Maul.
Unsurprisingly she
reacted to Storm finishing him by saying-
“Do you know what
happens to a toad when it’s struck by lightning?”
“The same thing as
everything else.”
With the same response
as everyone else who saw the movie:
“That’s it?”
I think she surprised
herself by how much she pays attention this time.
She started calling
Iceman a “poop” and then went, “Ooh! It’s Mystique!
Hey, I remembered she
was in the movie!”
In general she proved
herself a seasoned super hero film viewer, by both knowing what to make fun of,
like the panicked UN delegates:
“Run?!? Where?
You’re on an
Island.
Swim! Maybe.”
And knowing what
conventions of the genre to expect:
“She’ll be okay.
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