Today it's obvious, but in '03, it flew over a lot of heads as just a quip, rather than a loud gay conversion metaphor. The line delivery and the montage have an undeniable, synchronized comedic timing.
I mean, I remember it being discussed pretty thoroughly at the time
I was a 19 year old straight boy and I caught it immediately
That said, I agree that most of the Fox movies were pretty surface level, Black Panther was much more pointed than any of the X-Films in its message
and @Sithborg you've been complaining for years about Marvel kowtowing to China... who'd have thought it would be American authoritarianism that would be the real problem
Funny thing, Logan and Jean never got to "consume" their love in all of the franchise. It just makes all the "dead wife" flashbacks in The Wolverine more out of place, since he's technically fantasizing about another man's girl the whole time.
He barely knew her. The events of X1 last a few days, then he leaves for Alkali Lake, comes back, and that same night, the Mansion is attacked by Stryker. They hang out for a couple of days, then she dies the first time and comes back as the Phoenix a few days later before dying for good.
but she is "the love of his life" right, Logan?
Why exactly is crying a bad thing?
A lot of creatives seems to look at Jean either as Logan's love interest or "she'll eventually become Phoenix". Hopefully they can move on from that.
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