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<blockquote data-quote="Assenpfeffer" data-source="post: 716609" data-attributes="member: 9061"><p>I liked the first movie as well, and own it on DVD. But I was another person who thought it could have been bigger and better. I didn't think the story was as interesting as it should have been.</p><p></p><p>What the first movie <em>did</em> do well was set the stage and establish the world and characters for the sequels. The <em>story</em> wasn't all that compelling, though.</p><p></p><p>I thought the cast was excellent, aside from Halle Berry, who obviously wasn't much into the role. And the wig was not done by the crew for the movie - Berry brought it in herself. Presumably that's why it looks like... well, a wig. It does look better in the new trailer.</p><p></p><p>I can't think of a better choice for Magneto, for a couple of reasons:</p><p></p><p>1. You need someone who looks roughly the same age as Professor X. Patrick Stweart was (rightly) cast in that role. So you really couldn't have gone with someone too mnuch younger. On top of that, you need somone who looks like they could have been a kid in 1944.</p><p></p><p>2. Aside from that, older acrtors have more <em>gravitas</em> than younger ones. Witness the kid villain from <em>Star Trek: Nemesis</em> for an example of the absolute nadir of movie villains. Without <em>gravitas</em>, Magneto would have been a chump.</p><p></p><p>3. McKellen is a great actor. Watch his <em>Richard III</em>, or, heck, even <em>Apt Pupil</em> for a demonstration of his awesome skills. A lesser actor would not have brought those skills to the role.</p><p></p><p>A great piece of dialogue that illustrates all this comes very early in the movie, in the confrotation between Xavier and Magneto in the hallway:</p><p></p><p>Xavier: "Mankind has evolved."</p><p></p><p>Magneto: "Yes. Into <em>us</em>."</p><p></p><p>McKellen's delivery of that line is chilling. If anyone thinks there were better actors for Magneto than McKellen, I'd be curious to hear who those were. And if the answer is "Sean Connery," I'll laugh at them. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Assenpfeffer, post: 716609, member: 9061"] I liked the first movie as well, and own it on DVD. But I was another person who thought it could have been bigger and better. I didn't think the story was as interesting as it should have been. What the first movie [i]did[/i] do well was set the stage and establish the world and characters for the sequels. The [i]story[/i] wasn't all that compelling, though. I thought the cast was excellent, aside from Halle Berry, who obviously wasn't much into the role. And the wig was not done by the crew for the movie - Berry brought it in herself. Presumably that's why it looks like... well, a wig. It does look better in the new trailer. I can't think of a better choice for Magneto, for a couple of reasons: 1. You need someone who looks roughly the same age as Professor X. Patrick Stweart was (rightly) cast in that role. So you really couldn't have gone with someone too mnuch younger. On top of that, you need somone who looks like they could have been a kid in 1944. 2. Aside from that, older acrtors have more [i]gravitas[/i] than younger ones. Witness the kid villain from [i]Star Trek: Nemesis[/i] for an example of the absolute nadir of movie villains. Without [i]gravitas[/i], Magneto would have been a chump. 3. McKellen is a great actor. Watch his [i]Richard III[/i], or, heck, even [i]Apt Pupil[/i] for a demonstration of his awesome skills. A lesser actor would not have brought those skills to the role. A great piece of dialogue that illustrates all this comes very early in the movie, in the confrotation between Xavier and Magneto in the hallway: Xavier: "Mankind has evolved." Magneto: "Yes. Into [i]us[/i]." McKellen's delivery of that line is chilling. If anyone thinks there were better actors for Magneto than McKellen, I'd be curious to hear who those were. And if the answer is "Sean Connery," I'll laugh at them. :) [/QUOTE]
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