Was the action that much better?

[X-Maniac]

Huh? I thought Brians idea was that Jean Evolves onto another Level and then gets corrupted by her powers. That's at least what I read everywhere else.

He set up the idea of her being affected at Liberty Island, we know that for sure. I don't know if he intended for that incident to have worn down barriers in her mind, but it's what's been said on here for a long time. I'd be interested to hear what exactly his thoughts were, whether he ever wanted to include mental barriers, or whether it was an evolution triggered by the radiation from the machine...

Xavier's line still doesn't make sense even if Bryan had intended her to evolve and not have barriers. She wasn't hesitant, she just didn't have the power (it either came later from her evolving, or from her barriers breaking down). That line, like some of the dialogue between Storm and Nightcrawler, makes no real sense.

 

[89123]

of course the action was better. the house scene was the best action sequence in the entire trilogy. there was some decent action in X2 but nothing like that. X1 had totally average action.

 

[chaseter]

of course the action was better. the house scene was the best action sequence in the entire trilogy. there was some decent action in X2 but nothing like that. X1 had totally average action.

I wish they would of had some more Juggs beating on Wolverine. I kind of wish Beast or Colossus had tagged along and took care of Arclight and Quills. But it was great none the less.

 

[BMM]

Yes, that line is odd.. Especially since Bryan Singer set up the idea of her powers being behind barriers Xavier had created.

But Xavier was teaching her to control her powers and develop them, she said so in X1. I think it's that line of dialogue that is out of sync, rather than X2 and X3 being out of sync. Jean was never hesitant, she simply couldn't access the power Xavier had locked away until the barriers started wearing down. And she then started evolving to the potential she had before the barriers were put there.

Are we to assume that Xavier was lying at that point, covering up what he had done?

I think that line works perfectly well within the context of the first two films. I can see how it seems a bit odd coming from Xavier given the explanation via X3 . . . regardless, it's not out of synch with what was initially established in the previous films. Jean was always hesitant about the use of her powers, looking to others for help, because she was relatively weaker than the rest of the X-Men. The same holds true in the comics.

Jean was always a support character and was never in the spotlight in so far as her powers are concerned, until she becomes the all-powerful Phoenix. She would be hesitant about the use of her powers and looking to others because perhaps she didn't think she was as effective a team member as the other X-Men were. This was true in comics . . . Cyclops (and even Storm) notices the changes in her personality as she becomes more and more confident using her new found powers (it's unsettling to them), whereas before she was good 'ol, fairly timid Jean . . . That's what makes her transformation into Phoenix fun to watch. The good girl, action support character Jean Grey becomes the one thing you least expect her to become . . . and that line was acknowledging this concept via her previous characteristics, and was ultimately preparing for her transformation into something different.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I think that line works perfectly well within the context of the first two films. I can see how it seems a bit odd coming from Xavier given the explanation via X3 . . . regardless, it's not out of synch with what was initially established in the previous films. Jean was always hesitant about the use of her powers, looking to others for help, because she was relatively weaker than the rest of the X-Men. The same holds true in the comics.

Jean was always a support character and was never in the spotlight in so far as her powers are concerned, until she becomes the all-powerful Phoenix. She would be hesitant about the use of her powers and looking to others because perhaps she didn't think she was as effective a team member as the other X-Men were. This was true in comics . . . Cyclops (and even Storm) notices the changes in her personality as she becomes more and more confident using her new found powers (it's unsettling to them), whereas before she was good 'ol, fairly timid Jean . . . That's what makes her transformation into Phoenix fun to watch. The good girl, action support character Jean Grey becomes the one thing you least expect her to become . . . and that line was acknowledging her this notion via her previous characteristics, and was ultimately preparing for her transformation into something different.

I like that part. makes me wanna see x1 and x2 and x3