X-Men 3 - A Must See for LGBT?

[dkstories]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=34861

 

The link above is to an article in the Sci Fi Wire magazine about the upcoming X-Men 3 movie. Now, growing up I always thought the X-Men story had a lot of relevance to being gay...and still do today. However, I think this movie, now, can really make an impact, just as much as Brokeback Mountain did, and without the stigma of being a 'gay' movie attached to it.

 

 

I plan to go see it...how about y'all?

[Drewbie]

I'm going to see it DK. I watched the series as a kid.

[CoLeYy]

IM going to see it the first day it comes out

[LittleBuddhaTW]

I wonder how many people would really make that connection, though. I think the average movie-goer isn't going to spend a lot of time "thinking" about any sort of social message in an X-Men movie ... I think most of them are just going to see a good action movie. In that respect, I don't see it as having more of an impact than "Brokeback Mountain."

[Xandra Kitee]

I agree with LB. I know I certainly won't be seing it for any kind of message. I'll go see it for the hot guys in black leather suits, the cool sfx and that's about it.

 

Like I didn't gave much thought to nuclear stuffs after seing Godzilla or genetic experimentations after seing Jurassic Park. Those movies take my mind away from reality and I don't think I'm the only one like that. I have a one track mind and after the movie I have the feeling I'll once again reflect on only one thing : Are Wolverine's claws his only steeled retractable appendages ?

 

People are dense. Best being loud and clear when you want to explain or show something because chances are they'll get distracted by the details of the metaphors and totally miss the big picture. DK said it before : People are lazy they won't even want to see it anyway.

[JamesSavik]

Like duh, what's my avatar?

[Ibuprofen]

I cannot express how much I love X-Men and how much I want to see that movie. I think I freaked my sister out a bit the first time I saw the commercial for it, my voice went all squeaky and everything I was so happy.

[Myr]

It has been on my calendar for months to see. And I've spent the last few days playing the X-men game on Xbox 360.

[Drewbie]

Like duh, what's my avatar?

 

Beast !

[Xandra Kitee]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=34861

 

The link above is to an article in the Sci Fi Wire magazine about the upcoming X-Men 3 movie. Now, growing up I always thought the X-Men story had a lot of relevance to being gay...and still do today. However, I think this movie, now, can really make an impact, just as much as Brokeback Mountain did, and without the stigma of being a 'gay' movie attached to it.

I plan to go see it...how about y'all?

Ok, I said that I was certainly not going to have much thought about X-Men 3... But of course I did.

 

And the more I think about it, the more I think that the impact, if impact there is, could not be that good.

 

I'm a fan of Gambit -oeuf corse-, always have been and when you think Gambit you think Rogue. How much did those two suffered because of Rogue's power ? Far too much for me to believe that there is, in HER case any relevance with being gay. Rogue does not suffer that much from prejudices like most mutants. She mostly suffers because of her power and how it limits her in the most basic human behaviour.

 

Rogue's power is more like AIDS. You can accept and love people with AIDS all you want, fact is that no matter what there will always be a barrier because of it and a threat of death. I don't see how you'd not want a cure in HER case.

 

Now, more generally, being gay is not a threat. Mutations can definitely be and there are serious reasons to be affraid. When you have somebody as disturbed as... Let's say Feral (apparently killed her younger sister and brother and without doubt her mother... what a babe!) with superhuman powers it's like giving a gun to a psychopath. If you don't feel threatened by it you seriously lack common sense.

 

It doesn't mean that mutants should be eradicated. It just mean that fear of them is understandable. Now I don't see where fear or hate of homosexuality could be understandable. A crazy gay with a gun is dangerous because he's crazy and has a gun. Only the insanity and the weapon are threats here. Same reasoning goes with the color of the skin and so on.

 

So in the end, I'd rather people do not associate mutants with gays and lesbians. I don't think McKellen made a smart move with that comparison.

[Kain]

i went to see Xmen and found it cool especily jugganaut but iceman and pyro are still the cuttesst pair on the hole film

[exca]

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[SonoLuminus]

I don't know...I think the metaphor is pretty obvious. X-2 even had a 'coming out' scene with Iceman telling his parents he was a mutant ("Have you tried not being a mutant?") Even my husband noticed the parallels and mentioned it before I had a chance to bring it up. Maybe I'm giving people too much credit, but even if they don't notice it consciously, maybe the message of tolerance will seep through.

[Bao]

im in love with strom and jean lol. they're soo hott!!!

 

i never really thought it was about fear or hate. to me it was always jealousy. its like i can hear their thoughts in this whiney voice going, "omg why cant i have those power, it isant fair." lol.

[exca]

I don't know...I think the metaphor is pretty obvious. X-2 even had a 'coming out' scene with Iceman telling his parents he was a mutant ("Have you tried not being a mutant?") Even my husband noticed the parallels and mentioned it before I had a chance to bring it up. Maybe I'm giving people too much credit, but even if they don't notice it consciously, maybe the message of tolerance will seep through.

Well

[JamesSavik]

But maybe I

[Howie]

ho-ho-ho

 

misunderestimate

 

hee-hee-hee

[exca]

But maybe I

[Matthew]

I saw the second one as very allegorical to homosexuality, especially the coming out scene. I've read a few interesting articles about the third one being related.

 

Is about being gay: http://www.nycny.com/movies/x-men_the_last_stand/index.html

 

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/movie/...26_1_0_,00.html - "''You can't cure being a mutant

Edited June 8, 2006 by hi_college_guy

[Guest raz]

I totally saw the connection, but meh. Others might not.

 

James Marsden looked so HOT! Good lord. I was pissed when they killed his character.. lol. He wasn't on screen nearly enough. He looked really good in this role though. Best ever.. I never really thought of him as being hot.. but in this one he really was.