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About 95% people believe Hugh Jackman was a great Wolverine, I disagree. I grew up with the 90's Animated Series and the actual comic books themselves.
Let's discuss Wolverine and the real character.
Wolverine was not a pretty boy, that all the women fall in love with. That is my main problem with Hugh Jackman. Hugh Jackman is a 6 foot tall pretty boy that came from Broadway who women fall for. That is completely not Wolverine. His mere presence , no matter how great of an actor he is, just is not the Wolverine character. It doesn't matter how much he bulks up, or how much he makes the anger face, it doesn't work. If I had the option of hiring Hugh Jackman, I would honestly thought he would make a better Cyclops!
The Character of Wolverine is very similar to Marv from Sin City. He was a rugged, ugly, older, maniac who had a major problem with authority and sort of an animal, who couldn't not get the girl, Jean rejected him, he was a complete loner. He hated the world around him and sort of joined the X-Men because deep down, he secretly admired Xaiver. He knew that he would never lead any of the team, he knew he couldn't win the beautiful Jean Grey, he knew that no one cared for him, but however he believed in the same ideology that Xaiver created.
Not only did the miscast Wolverine, but by the third movie, you almost believe Wolverine was running the X-Men ! Which was completely out tune with the comics / cartoon / mythology. Wolverine was sort of a backbone of the team, the one that did all the dirty work. He was no leader and never cared to be one. He was a guy that was the rebel in the background. It just so happened that people loved the rebel in the background so much, the writers / film makers just couldn't help by making him the star of the show when in fact that's not what it was. Wolverine was an icon for the thrashing he put on the bad guys that crossed the path of X-Men.
Another thing, Hugh Jackman was wayyy too sensitive. Hugh Jackman's greatest performance was The Fountain, which required him to be ultra sensitive. He was perfect for that. In X-Men, he was way too sensitive. He had feelings for Jean, then Rogue, and he cried. It was so awful to see those scenes because it was just film makers screwing up a great character.
So now that you read all that and are ready to call me an a-hole, nerd, too much time on my hands, need a girlfreind (im married btw), I suppose the question is "Well, if you're so smart, than who do you choose as Wolverine"..
Well, I would look like a hypocrite if I were to avoid that question. Would I pick an unknown? No, I wouldn't.... I can choose someone right now that I believe could have been a better Wolverine.....
Let's discuss Wolverine and the real character.
Wolverine was not a pretty boy, that all the women fall in love with. That is my main problem with Hugh Jackman. Hugh Jackman is a 6 foot tall pretty boy that came from Broadway who women fall for. That is completely not Wolverine. His mere presence , no matter how great of an actor he is, just is not the Wolverine character. It doesn't matter how much he bulks up, or how much he makes the anger face, it doesn't work. If I had the option of hiring Hugh Jackman, I would honestly thought he would make a better Cyclops!
The Character of Wolverine is very similar to Marv from Sin City. He was a rugged, ugly, older, maniac who had a major problem with authority and sort of an animal, who couldn't not get the girl, Jean rejected him, he was a complete loner. He hated the world around him and sort of joined the X-Men because deep down, he secretly admired Xaiver. He knew that he would never lead any of the team, he knew he couldn't win the beautiful Jean Grey, he knew that no one cared for him, but however he believed in the same ideology that Xaiver created.
Not only did the miscast Wolverine, but by the third movie, you almost believe Wolverine was running the X-Men ! Which was completely out tune with the comics / cartoon / mythology. Wolverine was sort of a backbone of the team, the one that did all the dirty work. He was no leader and never cared to be one. He was a guy that was the rebel in the background. It just so happened that people loved the rebel in the background so much, the writers / film makers just couldn't help by making him the star of the show when in fact that's not what it was. Wolverine was an icon for the thrashing he put on the bad guys that crossed the path of X-Men.
Another thing, Hugh Jackman was wayyy too sensitive. Hugh Jackman's greatest performance was The Fountain, which required him to be ultra sensitive. He was perfect for that. In X-Men, he was way too sensitive. He had feelings for Jean, then Rogue, and he cried. It was so awful to see those scenes because it was just film makers screwing up a great character.
So now that you read all that and are ready to call me an a-hole, nerd, too much time on my hands, need a girlfreind (im married btw), I suppose the question is "Well, if you're so smart, than who do you choose as Wolverine"..
Well, I would look like a hypocrite if I were to avoid that question. Would I pick an unknown? No, I wouldn't.... I can choose someone right now that I believe could have been a better Wolverine.....
