x woman

you know, i rolled my eyes when i saw xmen was going to be the in flight movie on my way back to america for my first trip from germany. but i actually really liked it. that's so hard to remember, so i've been moving x2 down on my netflix list, cause there's always something i want to see more. but it's finally happened, it came and i watched it tonight, and - wow. that's all, wow. very few moments of painful diolouge. some great acting- patrick stewart and ian mckellen head to head! it's hard to make one care for all those different characters, but for me at least, they succeeded. there were strong women characters, and few men pushing women out of the way. they didn't talk down to the children. i'm not sure i buy the finale, but sometimes people make poor choices. i was on the edge of my seat, i cringed, i laughed out loud. i would have enjoyed it anyway, without coming to my realization.

did anyone else notice it's a thinly veiled allegory of gay society in america?

this select group who live in hiding across america, being told they way they are born is wrong, they try to hide in society, but society fears them. this drives them to band together, as they discover there are more like them in the world. they only want to learn who they are and where they came from, and to live in peace. there's actually a coming out scene, it's so transparent- the boy says to his parents, mom, dad, there's something i need to tell you. and his mom gives him all the lines. we love you anyway. couldn't you try and change? couldn't you just act human? he's like, mom, this is who i AM. and then there's the whole plot to get the government to turn against them, to weed them out, because they aren't HUMAN...
it's so familiar to me! these people, so few, so oppressed, just wanting everyone to recognise them as people!

so, right about now, i wanna know what my superpowers are. the xmen would be totally fucked if they didn't have superpowers. it seems to me we're at a huge disadvantage.