I feel like ultimately X-Men has good potential to be like James Bond; a series of movies that follow some skeleton continuity, but allow themselves to change if necessary.
You can dislike it, that's your perogative. I think the point I would, and have, made about this is that it's not really inconsistent with the comics. Xavier has a string of odd and very fleeting romances. I would consider him a man ****e, especially if characters like DareDevil, Johnny Storm and Hal Jordan get this reputation. If Xavier sought political power with his gifts I would be against that interpretation since Magneto does that and this is where I would say they differ. What they share is a certain deference to their own kind, and they both seem to use their powers for forms of personal gain. Sexual gratification is not something that is out of the question for Xavier, and many writers from Stan Lee to Grant Morrison have touched on this aspect of him.
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Well, he's not a real person so that doesn't really apply. His status as a confirmed bachelor has always been a large part of his character. As I say if you read enough X-Men there is more than enough source material to indicate that he was a bit like Austin Powers in his youth (sans the comedy). I don't think it's right to add hyper-active libidos to every character in comics, no matter how much sex they could get out of their powers, but for Xavier it seems to me consistent with how I've seen him written.Apart from the oddness in some of relationships what he has gone through is not unusual especially as young male. However, the vibe getting from this film is that he's some kind of Austin Powers
You make something like TDK & tick enough of the right boxes (doesn't need to be perfect) & these complaints become inaudible. Comic fans have a bad reputation but part of that is due to most of the films being made for them (up until recently) being average, below average or failing to reach potential. With every good film made you see that the favourable voices vastly outnumber the complainers.
I think comic accuracy is paramount, but at the same time I think fans are fickle, and often 'comic accuracy' and 'personal interpretation' become one in the same thing. I think Xavier being a sex addict is a perfect example. It's not as though they've violated the comics by giving him lots of sexual partners, but because fans have a high regard for him having this moral failing is seen as an afront to the character.
I agree that it's all about personal interpretation which can be wildly different from one fan to the next. I also don't disagree that TDK & X-franchise aren't perfect comic-book replications but the complaints from the fans are not very strong when the films are very good as long as they don't deviate TOO much. If you go too far or make a ****e film you're gonna get & probably deserve a lot of criticism.
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I agree that it's all about personal interpretation which can be wildly different from one fan to the next. I also don't disagree that TDK & X-franchise aren't perfect comic-book replications but the complaints from the fans are not very strong when the films are very good as long as they don't deviate TOO much. If you go too far or make a ****e film you're gonna get & probably deserve a lot of criticism.
Making significant changes is completely necessary when making these films but it takes skill to ensure the identity of the source material is still strong while making a good film.. or you're just left with a good film. Schindler's List is a great film but I'm not going to be rewatching it 20 times & wasting time speculating about sequels on internet messageboards.
If you exclude the very stupidest comic fans, I think there are many who are sensible with their criticism & know when to speak up & when to shut up. First Class has quality written all over it but Vaughn now needs to make sure it feels like an X-men film, which he's certainly capable of doing.
To be fair I'm pretty sure those costumes are based on the New X-men outfits which were pre-dated by Singer's first X-men movie.it makes me wonder why they didn't go with the first class costumes to begin with
honestly they look great
I was referring to the past X-Films, not the unreleased ones. X-Men FC definitely has more of a comic feel than the previous installments. It's far more ridiculous and far less realistic than X1 or X2.
This point is moot because ultimately those fans are not making the movie. Iron Man was my previous example, Donner's Superman is another of films that roughly adapted the comic. The costumes, the general chronology, almost all the characters could be linked back to a comic story and by and large their appearance was preserved. I'm also betting that most fans could identify which films were more comic accurate than others. I also don't think making a good movie trumps comic accuracy. You could conceivably make a good movie which barely resembled the comic and then call it whatever the heck you wanted.
