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timepiececlock::rewatching X-Men 2 for the first time since it was in theaters::
I still can't believe they included Rogue in Mystique's various "temptation" forms for Logan. I love that they did, but I can't believe that they did. I'm so used to movies (especially movies with this much draw of a younger audience) being tamed down, that for them to have that allowed that blatant suggestion of cradlerobbing to be included boggles me. Movies just don't do limit-testing things like that in uber-commercialized films.
It is sort of a continuation of the first movie. The first movie had a hundred times more UST between Rogue/Wolverine than between Wolverine/Jean. Still does, though the W/J chemistry did get a bit better this time around. But I thought that the R/W sexual tension could be rationalized away as an unintended result of the actors doing their thing and covered by the writers attempts at a W/J/Cyclops love triangle. The same thing in this film-- only now instead of just the actors gazing at each other, the UST has actually been written in.
Now, one could say that it was meant to be just Mystique freaking him out and it doesn't mean that there is any sexual attraction at all on Logan's part, and that Mystique was fishing for things to bait him with.
But come on. That just doesn't fly with the cast you've assembled here. Maybe if Hugh Jackman and Anna Pacquin had played it completely platonic and paternal from minute one of the first film, maybe that would fly. But the director just forgot to mention that or something I think.
That or the director wanted the semi-flirtation there as a contrast to the Jean/Wolverine thing... or maybe just to titilate the audience.
Either way, I'm surprised it got past all the censorship from the moneybackers.
And now I'm getting a desire to read Mystique/Wolverine NC17 fic of that scene with Wolverine/Rogue hints. Cause they never really explain why she went in there.
I guess she was just horny.
Oh well, good for her I guess. Get laid with a hot guy and take a moment to emotionally screw around with your enemy at the same time. Two birds with one stone.
I still can't believe they included Rogue in Mystique's various "temptation" forms for Logan. I love that they did, but I can't believe that they did. I'm so used to movies (especially movies with this much draw of a younger audience) being tamed down, that for them to have that allowed that blatant suggestion of cradlerobbing to be included boggles me. Movies just don't do limit-testing things like that in uber-commercialized films.
It is sort of a continuation of the first movie. The first movie had a hundred times more UST between Rogue/Wolverine than between Wolverine/Jean. Still does, though the W/J chemistry did get a bit better this time around. But I thought that the R/W sexual tension could be rationalized away as an unintended result of the actors doing their thing and covered by the writers attempts at a W/J/Cyclops love triangle. The same thing in this film-- only now instead of just the actors gazing at each other, the UST has actually been written in.
Now, one could say that it was meant to be just Mystique freaking him out and it doesn't mean that there is any sexual attraction at all on Logan's part, and that Mystique was fishing for things to bait him with.
But come on. That just doesn't fly with the cast you've assembled here. Maybe if Hugh Jackman and Anna Pacquin had played it completely platonic and paternal from minute one of the first film, maybe that would fly. But the director just forgot to mention that or something I think.
That or the director wanted the semi-flirtation there as a contrast to the Jean/Wolverine thing... or maybe just to titilate the audience.
Either way, I'm surprised it got past all the censorship from the moneybackers.
And now I'm getting a desire to read Mystique/Wolverine NC17 fic of that scene with Wolverine/Rogue hints. Cause they never really explain why she went in there.
I guess she was just horny.
Oh well, good for her I guess. Get laid with a hot guy and take a moment to emotionally screw around with your enemy at the same time. Two birds with one stone.
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Date: 2004-06-19 11:17 pm (UTC)I was also kinda impressed/surprised that they put the Rogue-as-possible-temptation thing in there, making a direct reference to it, even. I mean, for such a mainstream--and PG13!--movie it's pretty daring, in that respect. Taboo, even.
Since I'm such a big fan of the Wolverine/Rogue ship, I remember trying to stay objective and rationalizing that just because Mystique makes an assumption about their relationship doesn't mean it's true. But I agree that Jackman and Paquin would've played it more obviously platonic, if that's the case. If I knew more about the comics the director's intentions might be clearer to me, depending on how true to cannon he was being.
I'm pretty sure I remember reading at least one fic that meets those requirements. I wish I could remember where for sure so I could link it to you. It might have been on Te's site. Either a fic she wrote or recced. You might want to check there.
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Date: 2004-06-19 11:39 pm (UTC)Oh irony. I just now recced a fic by her, a crossover. I don't know if I linked to *her* site or not, beause it was a general archive. What's her site?
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Date: 2004-06-20 01:40 am (UTC)Heh. Now *I'm* gonna read the fic you just recced. *g*