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[@NatalieGoldReacts]

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[@WowoeMovieMedia]

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[@SebastianJung422]

You Looking Beautiful In This Video You Should Watch The Mummy From 1999

[@fikilemkhize5776]

The peple at fox did not know hiw to write 4 wanda because she is soo strong, so they left her out

[@saturdaythe12th89]

Hey Natalie you should watch icejjfish on the floor and watch slipknot dead memories and watch scream 1996 and watch Ninja Turtles 1990

[@waragainstsleepx2517]

If you need better sleep try weed.

[@CosmicTroubles]

“When they come out, does it hurt?” “Every time” Immediately puts so much depth to Logan’s character.

[@RichardBarclay]

Yeah and there's nothing any one can do about it, painkillers don't work, nerves grow back perfectly every time. Maybe if someone put an adamantium blockage in his brain in the exact pain center of the brain, maybe.

[@PhilBagels]

And that's just his bowel movements!

[@campbellsoup93]

​@@RichardBarclayWouldn't work. First he has an indestructible skull so you can't cut his head open for easy access to the spot you need, meaning you'd need to enter through his eye, ear or nose and have to cut through his brain to get to the right spot. It'd be difficult but not impossible. But then you have to KEEP cutting his brain until the blockage is in because it WILL be trying to heal itself while you're doing this. Plus the whole point is that painkillers don't work on him so the whole operation would have to be done with him feeling it all. Not pleasant. And then, even if you manage to insert the blockage, the nature of his healing factor means that at some point his body would either push it out of his head (again, through his eye or ear or nostril) or his brain would simply rewire itself AROUND it and he'd just have a hunk of Adamantium in his brain that no longer serves any purpose.

[@docsavage8640]

No, but it makes him sound like a badass.

[@Lia-uf1ir]

Wasn't this exactly the analogy that the mutants represent? A minority that has to live in the closet because they face discrimination?

[@tedg6589]

Fun fact: the actor who plays Toad also played Darth Maul.

[@bankbarcomo806]

Which is why he strikes the pose with the bar.

[@AdrianChazz]

That man is a freaking sith IRL.. have you seen him move?!

[@NastyHudson]

Ray Park

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

Also the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, and Snake Eyes in the GI Joe movies.

[@Jaxom35x]

And becomes the Abomination in Hulk

[@dalinkwent202]

- Logan wasn’t “given” his powers, he was born with them. His healing power is also the _only_ reason he survived the “procedure” of having metal bonded to his skeleton. - The reason Logan was the one who got airlifted by Storm, is bc he’s one of the few who’d survive the fall if he missed and fell. - Storm is a VERY powerful mutant. Sadly, writers rarely do her any justice. She can do a lot more than throw lightning and yep, her powers work indoors, outside, underwater, space, etc.

[@DTNNooby]

true, Storm is an Omega level mutant (Omega level basically means they can cause a mass extinction event or have no limit to their power, in theory) it would be kind of boring to see her just kill anything she comes across though, so it's understandable they downscale her

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

I mean, they work inside a vessel/station's interior in space, or she might still be able to affect nearby planets' weather with her power...but she can't make weather IN space. If she did it in the comics, then the writers were fucking morons.

[@mycroft16]

They gave Storm at least a little character interest in that they made her very reluctant about her powers. She knows how powerful she is. She has the control, but she still is afraid of her own power. You can see her reluctance and hesitation in a lot of situations in the film. She becomes much more of a leader going forward and really steps up. She is a literal force of nature and one of the handful that Magneto actually would think twice about directly attacking.

[@ItApproaches]

She probably didn't want to destroy the inside of the building lol

[@NecropsY1]

and storm is portrayed by a bad actress who cant act

[@noahartis1377]

“How can Magneto fly?” He uses the Earth’s electromagnetic field to propel himself through the air. His power is more than controlling metal. He can generate and control magnetic fields, making him one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel universe.

[@ianburns1167]

Honestly I always ignore that and just assume he has metal inserts in his shoes. At least for the X Men movies, in the comics he can do pretty much anything as long as he says 'magnetism' :p

[@lord2.0works]

@@ianburns1167 X-men apocalypse begs to differ with this

[@Starsaber222]

Either approach would probably work, but based on how often we see him use each part of his power, the metal insoles would probably be easier.

[@BUM-bz8vc]

He does have steel plates in his shoes. This is clarified in the comics

[@bastioncory6740]

if he uses electromagnetic fields to make him fly, he would be able to move anything, even plastic. He uses metal on his shoes.

[@mikewhite6138]

"This little Jewish boy is gonna be a superhero." Me: *stares into camera*

[@tfklouie971]

You meant Jesus, right?

[@xxraptorxx8180]

Jim halpert?

[@christopherjunkins]

well... i wouldn't qquuuiiite call Eric a villain in the worst sense of the word. He's more like... Anti-Villain. In that he does bad things, but with a sort of good reason behind it... just so dramatically.

[@john-1174]

More like the mutant version of Hitler

[@TJKoland]

Where's the lie?! #magnetowasright

[@christopherbacon1077]

"She's not even going to get a chair, she's going to do it on her knees" Don't you ever change Natalie Gold

[@nimz8521]

That's the loudest I've laughed during her videos

[@antonbrown3610]

Has she watched Golden Eye?

[@JakeNukem3D]

Had to pause at that because i couldn't stop laughing :D

[@artboymoy]

Damn. Good thing I wasn't drinking anything, I would've done a spittake.

[@caribbeanman3379]

She tells us to stay golden. She's not gonna change.

[@tickbox_]

“Its like forcing people to come out” BANG, 6 minutes in and the metaphor has landed 😂 great reaction!

[@Mauther]

The X-Men were always used as a surrogate for repressed or marginalized people. The early issues were stand ins for the civil rights movement. Various storylines over the years paralleled immigrants, AIDS victims, abuse victims, etc. Bryan Singer leaned into the gay rights metaphor with all of the subtlety of Charles Nelson Riley seizing the center square. Which always made it odd to me that his villains are also mutants. On the one hand he's sending the message that mutants/gays aren't a threat and just want to live their lives, but then he has mutant/gay villains who (in this movie) want to turn normal/straight people into mutant/gays. No spoilers for X2 but the plotline is equally a head scratcher as pro-gay messaging goes.

[@vanyadolly]

Unfortunately metaphors like these are always going to falls short and be problematic, because IRL marginalized groups don't shoot laser beams out of their eyes.

[@Vasharan]

@@vanyadolly Sadly, black men are shot by cops because of a disproportionate fear of their physical abilities (among other reasons), and many conservatives fear gays because they think the gays will convert their kids (or them), when in reality, it's more likely to be just a threat to their own sexual insecurities. So just because marginalized groups in real life are just regular people, that doesn't mean that the people who discriminate against them are rational about their fears. To respond to @Mauther, the mutants and the X-Men have also been a surrogate for discrimination against gays long before Singer's movie. The Legacy virus subplot from the Claremont era was a straight up parallel of the AIDS virus, a disease which was at first thought to only affect gays but had no problem infecting straight people. Not to claim that the comics were exclusively about gay rights, since the X-Men were a metaphor for many marginalized groups, but it definitely wasn't Singer who made that connection first.

[@Biggiiful]

@@Vasharan awfully biased and bubbled opinions you have there. I'm not even a conservative and I can tell you don't understand the majority of conservatives or their arguments on these things. I don't want to get into a massive internet argument, but just asking you to be more open minded yourself, as it seems you have your own bias towards a group of people you don't really understand.

[@coyotefever105]

Thematic metaphor

[@asivfc6055]

Natalie: "Do it girl, do it... She isn't even going to get a chair, she is just going to do it on her knees." Never thought I'd here those words coming from Natalie...

[@mercurywoodrose]

she left the words in. shes a very naughty person. thats so funny she can laugh at herself. if this was truly not something she would want to say, shed edit it out. what a character!!!

[@DLWalkerActor]

@@mercurywoodrose One of the reasons I started following her in the first place was because she made a "That's what she said " joke from something Luke Skywalker said. I can't remember exactly what the line was, but I knew we were kindred spirits. :-)

[@Galiant2010]

@@DLWalkerActor It was probably in ANH during the Death Star trench run when someone said "At that speed are you going to be able to pull out in time?"

[@dlweiss]

It's really interesting seeing this film 20+ years after its release, because in a post-MCU world it seems fun and decently-made, but maybe not extraordinary or all that special. But when this movie first came out in 2000, Hollywood had all but given up on superhero movies, and the few that did still come out were mostly super-cheap, super-corny, or super-niche. So this movie really felt like a major leap forward, and it almost single-handedly revitalized mainstream superhero movies in the modern era.

[@VegetaLF7]

Exactly. It's a combination of the original X-Men Trilogy and the Sam Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy that breathed new life into the big budget superhero film genre again. While there had certainly been some stinkers at the time, these films proved that there was an interest in seeing these beloved characters "done right" and helped to pave the road for the MCU.

[@billhicks6449]

@@VegetaLF7 don't forget Blade. That was huge back in the day. And though it's not a classic superhero movie its still a superhero movie.

[@k9commander]

@@billhicks6449 While comic fans would agree with you, the general audience would not. The general audience didn't know Blade was a comic book movie. To them, it was an action packed vampire movie. That probably worked in its favor.

[@Jokester954]

It’s crazy it’s been 20 years. Imagine what marvel will do now 😃👑😃

[@garyballard179]

@@Jokester954 Fail spectacularly.

[@chriswilliams9684]

The fact that Natalie really doesn't know the X-men or their stories will make this a great series of reactions.

[@-Devy-]

Really...I currently find it to be the most fucking obnoxious thing I have ever seen.

[@elijahb30]

@@-Devy- why

[@HeitorOliveiraJ]

@KAI PHAN "2 hours of me ugly crying for Logan"

[@loen1z]

@@-Devy- well i find you continuously watching and commenting hate on her videos creepy and cringeworthy. find a hobby maybe :)

[@jessicaross7288]

@@-Devy- Nobody's got a gun to your head forcing you to watch - oh, right, you just can't stay away from hating. What a sad sad life you must lead.

[@aidenmiles9029]

"I wonder if he's wearing that helmet to protect him from Charles getting in his head." Dang girl you nailed it.

[@masteroctagon6888]

I love how quickly you picked up on the mutant analogy. I took an entire course in college on X-Men and its analogy to race and politics, it's really fascinating to study. The X-Men are some of the most diverse and complex Marvel characters, I can't wait to see them on screen in the MCU.

[@docsavage8640]

You wasted your tuition money

[@dylancole1910]

Matt Celis shut the hell up and let people have their interests.

[@SpiralSine6]

Dude a college course on the x-men sounds dope

[@_ripVanWinkle_]

@@docsavage8640 thats a subjective opinion, you dont know what he gained that u would never from his college experience

[@joeshlong9614]

@@docsavage8640 knowledge is knowledge and knowledge is power Nuff said

[@moaayedfarooq4743]

Natalie: Predicts the most unpredictable scenes. Also Natalie: Misses out obvious details. Thanos: Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@DeSoRez]

I laughed so hard at the Bobby yellow eye scene 😆

[@Gyreck]

- Top tier comment ! | X D

[@kokosilenzio]

😂😂😂

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

I mean... that's what's so fun about watching a beloved flick through someone else's eyes.

[@phousefilms]

@@DeSoRez Maybe he was sleepy... XD!!!

[@RudeMekanicals]

Natalie about Wolverine: ''Oh, he's so good!'' One could even say... he's the best there is at what he does...

[@effigytormented]

And what he does isn't very nice.

[@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225]

@@effigytormented Aw snowflake. Nice mutant powers you have, snowflaking. Edit: Just editing the comment to let you know that I don't know shit & the guy above is referring a quote. Kudos!

[@inthelabgaming2092]

@@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225 no, you didn’t get the reference. Logan’s whole tag line in the comics is “I’m the best there is at what I do; and what I do isn’t very nice”. Stop being antagonist

[@ianburns1167]

@@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225 What happens to a troll when it gets struck by lighting?

[@pizzaparkerhotdogmaguire3225]

@@inthelabgaming2092 Ah, I see. You underestimated my stupidity.

[@JedHead77]

When Storm asks Toad what happens to a toad when it gets hits by electricity, instead of saying the line “the same thing as everything else”, she should’ve said “It croaks”. 🐸

[@testfire3000]

ba-zing! I love it. It is such a terrible line, thanks for fixing it. Hahahaha

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

Since he was also a sith Lord " careful not to Croak on your aspirations."

[@jerodast]

@@SergioArellano-yd7ik Hahaha, even better. I'll be honest guys I absolutely love the terrible line. It's actually badass because it doesn't care about being clever or funny at all. It's an anti-one liner. "I don't have to say anything cool right now because I can just KILL YOU WITH LIGHTNING MOTHERFUCKER." And the line is so clunky it goes past not funny and becomes funny again.

[@kayko6229]

I absolutely love X-men. When this first came out there wasn’t an over saturation of super hero movies. The trilogy has some flaws, but the first two will forever have a special place in my heart.

[@DaviniaHill]

Define "over saturation".

[@gracehiggins2666]

@@DaviniaHill If something is saturated, then it's holding as much of something (usually water) as it possibly can. So if something is OVERsaturated, it can no longer hold/withstand the amount of whatever it's trying to hold. An oversaturated sponge will be leaking water, for example. So in this case, if the market is oversaturated with superhero movies, that means more superhero movies are getting released than the general population is willing to watch/be interested in. Now, as with everything related to movies, whether or not the market is or isn't oversaturated with superhero movies is a matter of opinion. A new superhero movie could get released every single week and some people will still say it's not oversaturated. But it seems the general consensus is that we either are at or getting close to an oversaturation of superhero movies, just like how in the late 2000's/early 2010's the market was oversaturated with zombie content.

[@kratosGOW]

The very best scene in this movie is another banter between Logan and Scott: “He he! It’s me” - Prove it! “You’re a dick!” - …okay. 😂

[@bankbarcomo806]

Written by Whedon when he script doctored, but so was "same as everything else." (He said Storm was directed wrong in that scene.)

[@kratosGOW]

@@bankbarcomo806 Well… you nail some, you screw others, I guess. There’s also the Josstice League.

[@bankbarcomo806]

@@kratosGOW absolutely. He also script doctored Toy Story, so no complaints here.

[@WilliamButtlicker]

@@bankbarcomo806 it was supposed to be a throwaway line like 'eh, same thing that happens to everything else' so the reason that scene is weird was Bryan Singer didn't understood the line.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

@@WilliamButtlicker I thought that it was supposed to refer to a couple of scenes where Toad said something along those lines before defeating an opponent and she was throwing it back in his face - except those Toad scenes were all cut so the this had no context.

Natalie is literally preparing for multiverses of the MCU!

[@m2ger8]

will she watch all the spider-men movies too?

@@m2ger8 I hope so.

[@lucaspedro_]

The Sam Raimi triology!

[@fixer1140]

Yes! Now I can't wait to see her reacting to Deadpool!

[@erikgarciabat90]

I hope not

[@Rhodair]

The X-Men movies are a real mixed bag - there are so many amazing moments, but the story doesn't always come together and these movies continually ditch their own continuity, so you just have to take what good there is

[@phousefilms]

Lol, especially with the constantly diverging timelines. Deadpool even commented on it. I'm still trying to figure out how things work...especially after the after credits of 3 and how it fits into that character returning in "Future Past". Best of the earlier movies were this or X-2. Best of the later ones was DOFP though.

[@fong03]

@@phousefilms Xavier explains in the movie that you can transmit someone’s consciousness into another person’s body. That’s what he did before Jean kills him. What the movie doesn’t explain, but apparently is a thing in the comics, is that Xavier had a twin brother who was in a coma. Convenient. Lol That’s whose body his consciousness went into and how he is alive in DoFP.

[@mizrolist]

@@fong03 Xavier didn't have a twin brother in the comics. He did have been cloned a couple times, and he had a twin sister in the womb - but he sensed that she is evil, so he killed her there. Unfortunately, her "soul" survived and became a psychical entity, mostly known as Cassandra Nova. He also have a foster brother without any natural powers named Cain Marko, who got hold of a gem called The Gem of Cyttorak and became the Juggernaut.

[@fong03]

@@mizrolist ah, so that was an invention for the movies. Thanks!

[@cytorakdemon]

You only really need 4 X-Men movies to get the complete timeline. First Class, X-Men, X2 X-Men United, and Days of Future Past. Everything else is purely optional... and not good.

[@halostingray87]

Fun Fact: Rogue in the Comics and Animated Series has Superstrength and can Fly. She gained these powers permanently as a result of using her ability on Captain Marvel (that actually left Ms. Marvel in a coma for some time). When this happened she also imprinted a piece of Marvel's mind onto her own and acquired a somewhat "split-personality" as a result.

[@LifeisANovel]

That's pretty interesting. Thanks.

[@kashaanalisiddqui3780]

They did her pretty bad in Fox's Trilogy Was hoping to see Rogue's Badass Style in Live action

[@JamesDarcon2007]

@@kashaanalisiddqui3780 Would've been hard to explain, "oh yeah on her first day as an X-Men she got in a fight with Captain Marvel and absorb so much of her power that she gained permanent flight, strength and invulnerability..." People would've been like wait, what? Why didn't we see this fight? Who's Capt. Marvel? Why were they fighting?, etc.

[@kashaanalisiddqui3780]

@@JamesDarcon2007 if you watched X-Men in 2002 you have watched X-Men animated Series for once in your life... They literally gave Jubilee's role to such a Badass Charecter

[@halostingray87]

@@kashaanalisiddqui3780 yep. And they even put Jubilee in the films as a background/extra. Rogue was rewritten for the movies as Jubilee. I think it's mainly because they nerfed pretty much all the characters except for Wolverine, Prof. X & Magneto

[@vetarlittorf1807]

The final scene perfectly displays the moral ambiguity of the franchise. Notice that Xavier is wearing black and his chess pieces (representing the X-Men) are white while Magneto is wearing white while his chess pieces (representing the Brotherhood of Mutants) are dark. It feels like a good way of showing that their battle is not good against evil, but a struggle of humanity. The relationship between Xavier and Magneto is kind of like yin and yang

[@artee4297]

Wow, good eye. Never noticed that symbolism before.

[@chrisschweitzer5558]

The characters are also based on the real life figures Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Both fighting for the same cause (Equality) but disagree on the best method for accomplishing it.

[@cyclone8974]

Magneto seems pretty solidly evil

[@Eidlones]

@@cyclone8974 To play devils advocate, in what way?

[@crimsonghoul8983]

​@@EidlonesA few years ago, I would have questioned if Magneto is solidly evil or not. Now I dont.

[@Cau_No]

The power of flying is explained in several ways in the comics: - Magneto uses the earth's magnetic field - Storm uses wind, she's the one wearing the cape (sorry, Edna Mode ...) - Jean Grey uses telekinesis. - Rogue can borrow that power from anyone who has it. btw. Rogue's hair at the end is taken from her character design in the comics. The "would you prefer yellow spandex?" line also is a reference to the suit Wolverine wears in the comics.

[@houseofaction]

its more than just the earths magnetic field, he can control the entire electromagnetic spectrum and if the magnetif field is strong enough even not magnetic objects can be magnetized.

[@rowdeemunkee]

@@houseofaction i also assumed metal shoes

[@Cau_No]

@@houseofaction It is every kind of magnetism he can manipulate (there are ferro-, dia- and para-magnetism) If the electromagnetic spectrum was within his grasp, that would mean he also could bend light ... but I don't think that's canon. (That's something different, but yeah, Marvel physics ...)

[@CraneFast]

Rogue had super strength and could fly because she held onto Captain Marvel for too long. In the X men series Mystique tricked Rogue into killing Captain Marvel by touching her until she died, giving Rogue permanent abilities. I don’t think Captain Marvel actually died, but it was a long enough absorption that Rogue had those powers for good.

[@TheDetailsMatter]

And being able to defy gravity is just part of the naked blue lady's Mystique.

[@Atlas_Redux]

"She's not even gonna get a chair, she's gonna do it on her knees" - Nat Gold, 2021

[@Zackarykant]

Legend

[@joshholland8564]

Whoa whoa phrasing

[@goji3755]

Storm's "What happens to a Toad" line feels weird on its own, but the reason it exists at all is because the script originally had Toad spouting random facts about toads throughout the movie. It was basically Storm telling him to stfu. They ended up cutting all of Toad's toad trivia but for some reason decided to leave Storm's line in.

[@jerodast]

Because it's hilarious, presumably :)

[@SimianJack]

Nat: "is this little boy going to grow up to be a superhero??" Xavier: "Aah, well, about that -" Magneto: "YES."

[@tuckercline5477]

Magneto: Kills a thousand humans Also Magneto: Why do humans hate us

[@jp3813]

@@tuckercline5477 Magneto never bothers asking why since he already hates humans.

[@rinesin]

Professor X:" I don't think it's Wolverine that they were after." Natalie: "Oh my god so they're after Wolverine?" lol

[@JakkFrost1]

If I'm not mistaken, she thought he meant Magneto was after the metal in Wolvie's body.

[@Logan_Baron]

Yeah, to be more specific "I'm not entirely sure it's Wolverine Magneto wants". Interpreted as 'he doesn't want Wolverine, he wants the admantium in him' rather than "He wants the girl".

[@FreddieHg37]

I agree, a lot of people though this when it first came out when they first watched it, they thought that Magneto was after the adamantium

[@ttmirs]

In the novelization there was a line after Prof. X says he's unsure they were after Wolverine; another character (Storm, I think?) asks, "the adamantium?" So that was the mislead they were going for.

[@dracoargentum9783]

hey, at least she didn't do the usual first timer watching an old movie thing and suddenly know the plot twists.

[@dm_dude]

The "turning the cops weapons against them" is such a classic magneto move. When Wanda did it in WandaVision, everyone freaked out about it a bit.

[@phillytothej4001]

Shoutout to everyone else who answers Nat's questions to themselves

[@bambamnj]

Wolverine was the better choice for Storm to lift because, if something went wrong, Cyclops most likely would have fallen to his death. With Logan's healing ability and his adamantium skeleton he could survive such a fall. On top of that, he ended up being the better choice because he was able to hold onto the metal structure with his claws, which then gave them the few seconds needed for Jean to use her telekinesis to steady and hold him in place, which allowed Storm to reduce her elemental weather powers and let Logan drop onto the structure.

[@adjustedjunk9377]

Came here to clear that up if no one else did. Kudos, great explanation.

[@homersmith4057]

He also weighs more due to the merryl skeleton, so he would float away as much as a normal. Person

[@markcruz359]

You're forgetting that in case Wolverine fails, Cyclops can still be the back up to blast the structure

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

the rationale they give in film is that if Storm messed up with Wolverine then Cyclops could still blow up the machine from where he was standing - he didn't need to get any closer it was just that it would be dangerous and probably kill Rogue. But I think we all understand that the REAL real reason is that the writers needed to fabricate some way for the whole group to work together as a team, so.. Wolverine destroys the machine, Storm blows him up to it, Jean steadies him, Cyclops shoots Magneto.... when it would have been much simpler if Storm just flew up there herself probably.

[@j.scottvanlester4584]

Also, Wolverine weighs like 500lbs with all that metal inside of him. That'd make him the better choice to throw when you're worried about accuracy.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Magneto’s plan in a nutshell: ‘If everyone is special, then no one is.’

[@existenceisrelative]

Except for the part where it makes people turn into _water,_ i'd actually be way into his plan. Let's give everyone something special!

[@sagnikadhikary2917]

Syndrome much?? (If you catch my drift)

[@Bolvar4dragon]

@@existenceisrelative I was always under the impression that that was just how the Senator's body happened to mutate and that it would be different for everyone. Though it's certainly possible the forced mutation would be similarly unstable in a lot of outcomes (although for all we know there are probably lots of natural mutants who don't survive long due to their mutations either).

[@ApesAmongUs]

More like "if the politicians and rich people are special, they won't make rules to hurt people like themselves." I think he might underestimate "power corrupts" a bit too much.

[@LucY-mc3uc]

more like he’s turning them into the things they hate

[@GOPsithlord]

Natalie, really loving all these reactions and bravo on your intuition predicting some of the plot. Fun fact: When X-Men premiered in 1963 it was NOT popular and even got cancelled, before undergoing a renaissance in the 1970s with writer Chris Claremont. Mutants are a decades long metaphor for experiencing racism and discrimination. Claremont's original arc was to be the redemption of Magneto as an anti-hero, though it was never fully realized by him (with Magneto reverting to the villain in other storylines).

[@davidb4516]

Can’t wait for the Days of Future Past reaction, best X-Men movie imo

[@christelledarazi3606]

I prefer first class a bit better

[@coyotefever105]

Agreed!

[@fong03]

One of the best in the genre period!

[@goji3755]

X2 and DoFP are THE highlights of the main X-men films, though I also love First Class in particular because of how absolutely terrifying Micheal Fassbender is as Magneto in that film.

[@capitaokaede]

"It's like forcing someone to come out". Natalie perfectly managed to get the symbolism XD

[@Caseytify]

Given they regularly beat you over the head with the symbolism in every movie, it's hard _not_ to catch it.

[@ericjanssen394]

She got Bryan Singer’s unsubtle vindictive “Roy Cohn died of AIDS” metaphor with the Senator on the first try, too. 🙄

[@Polymathically]

Some fun facts about this movie: Hugh Jackman's terrified reactions when he meets Ian McKellen are real; he was told Magneto was going to tear open the train car, and assumed that meant ripping off the door, not tearing the entire car in half. When he stops falling at 26:48, he lets out a real yell of pain; this is because the harness he was wearing slipped and pinched him in the groin. Also, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos accidentally kicked the senator for real at 12:13. Also, Ian McKellen actually declined the role of Gandalf because he was busy filming this; director Bryan Singer changed the filming schedule so McKellen could finish his scenes first at the end of 1999, and then travel to New Zealand in January 2000.

[@lotsofotherstuff]

What do you mean Jackman's reactions are real? Did Ian McKellen rip the train in half for real or something?

[@Polymathically]

@@lotsofotherstuff The special effects crew used hydraulics to tear the train in half for real. Jackman thought they were just going to take off the door or something similarly small-scale, hence why he was so scared.

[@natecloe8535]

Holy cow! So SINGER is responsible for LOTR being legendary? Think about how close we came to never having OUR Gandalf......it's terrifying.

[@nathanlawson313]

Another fun fact: Hugh Jackman knew the character, Wolverine, but didn't know a wolverine is an actual animal. He said he had to look it up.

[@TheDetailsMatter]

Here's another fact. Don't know if it's fun; that's kind of a personal choice. Mystique's costume is essentially nudity, blue body paint, and yellow contacts. A few latex "alligator skin" appliances here and there are all that stand between Rebecca Romjin-Stamos doing a whole movie in her birthday suit and an X rating for the film.

[@steveflair7815]

Natalie you should watch at least the first season of the 92 X-Men animated tv show it's on the Disney plus. The first season alone has great back story of the main Hero's and super villain's like Magneto. Plus the animated show is comic accurate and overall will help with viewing the X-Men movie franchise

[@reno5298]

The only reason I watched the Spider-Man cartoons on Saturday morning was because it was on before X-Men.

[@Hnatko3]

It's really fun watching someone enjoy these movies who doesn't have a bunch of the comic knowledge. So sweet and innocent. I almost wish I could do the same.

[@Andrew_Thannen]

I love how you very quickly made the connection of how mutants are treated to how Jews, homosexuals, and so on were treated during WWII... Stan Lee actually created the X-Men originally to serve as an allegory for racism during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Also fun fact: Russell Crowe was the first choice for Wolverine, but he was already filming Gladiator, so he was unavailable. To make up for it, he told him about a very good friend of his, Hugh Jackman, who was practically unknown at the time, and they gave him the role instead.

[@PhatLayCes7825]

I was scrolling to look for this specific post.. Knowing your comic books and the inception of X-men into the Marvel Universe. Kudos to you, Sir and RIP Stan Lee

[@thereturningshadow]

Actually, Dougray Scott Was cast first after Crowe couldn't do it but it didn't work out and Jackman was third in line. There is even audition footage of Dougray with the part.

[@CameronJamesPhillips]

The Holocaust imagery in the opening tends to help make that connection

[@CNash85]

He was cast relatively late in pre-production - just three weeks prior to filming - and didn’t have time to “bulk up” as he does in the later films, which explains his leaner, more wiry physique in this first film.

[@markcruz359]

I knew Dougray Scott had the Wolverine role but he was filming Mission Impossible 2 at the time. Funny how Katie Holmes didn't come back for The Dark Knight and Dougray Scott couldn't go from one movie to a superhero movie. Notice the common denominator...... Tom Cruise!! Didn't he tell Katie not to come back for the Dark Knight? i could be wrong

[@TazorNissen]

Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Sir Ian McKellen has the most amazing friendship. Seeing interviews with all 3 of them always makes me smile. Such gentlemen.

[@RichO1701e]

especially on the Graham Norton show on the BBC

[@TazorNissen]

@@RichO1701e Exactly. I have seen those interviews many times. He is so good at making the guests feel at ease and it is clear that the 3 gentlemen love eachother. So good!

[@jkfozul2316]

@@RichO1701e bahaha I think I know exactly what you are referring to

[@CaptainFrost32]

28:55 As Rogue loses the temporary loan, Logan regains full ability. In the meantime, he was at reduced healing, but not total loss of healing. Rogue in the comics always had the white stripe of hair.

[@EvanSaltare]

The lack of X-Men and Marvel knowledge makes these reaction so much better. It's like showing my little nieces and nephews something but she's able to articulate her thoughts and opinions more clearly. That sounds a little patronizing now that I've read it back but I meant that in the best way possible.

[@MrZampanov]

"Why can't cyclops go?" Well they were concerned about precision so if they accidentally overshoot and drop Wolverine, he ain't gonna die. Cyclops not so much. Edit: Also, throwing Wolverine at villains is a time-honored X-Men tradition.

[@TheGrymtongue]

Yes but his body mass would be more controllable

[@IanJenn356094]

Not just that, but cyclops is the team leader. You don't send out your team leader like that.

[@seannovack3834]

@@IanJenn356094 except in the original series of Star Trek

[@razycrandomgirl]

@@TheGrymtongue if he hit those turbine things ... plat.

[@danieljc98765]

There you go. Came here to say this

[@jackpartmann532]

The scene in the beginning with magneto and Charles in the hallway always gave me chills, two amazing actors, two amazing friends, who respected their characters and delivered amazing performances

[@JeffreyBezeau]

And two real friends too, in real life.

[@markcruz359]

If only they were younger, we could have had them for more years in the MCU

[@TheTodd5761]

As an avid animated series watcher at the time seeing these two meet in that scene on the silver screen with two actors who couldnt have been more perfect was a dream come true. I'll always have an affinity for the x-men.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

It really sets the tone for the entire film. This was the first time we had a high budget superhero team on film, and they were taking it completely serious for the most part.

[@Cinemabu11]

The first x-men has such a nostalgic feel to it. I really enjoyed this movie and the reaction. Also to answer your question, Magneto can fly because he not only has the ability to manipulate metal, but also the Earth's MAGNETOsphere. That's also how he got his name.

[@PoniesNSunshine]

One of the keys things that I enjoy about this in particular is that they had to cram the equivalent of a Avengers cast into (+extras) into one movie vs. five, but explained it well enough that a total newbie like Natalie immediately understands what's up.

[@VegetaLF7]

One of the earliest Stan Lee cameos is in this film. When Senator Kelly emerges from the ocean and walks up to the beach, Stan is in the background as one of the people crowding around.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

actually stan lee cameos go back to the incredible hulk mad for tv movies

[@drakocarrion]

@@JohnMiller-zn9pf Not just the movies. He was a narrator on several of the show's episodes & did the entire series of Spiderman & His Amazing Friends before the Hulk movies.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

@@drakocarrion very true, but Hulk on trial was the first time I remember seeing him live. then of course there is his appearance in MallRats

[@Mauther]

He had a cameo in Blade as one of the cops responding to the disco attack, but he got cut in editing. Last time Stan let that happen.

[@jkhoover]

Not to mention Mallrats.

[@izecubez]

Nat, if you empathize with Magneto, you will love his story arc in X-Men: First Class

[@ninjanibba4259]

Funny, I never emphasized with him till then

[@izecubez]

2 mths later, here we are.. Nat finally got round to X-Men: First Class

[@jp3813]

26:12 Magneto simply uses his powers to grab onto the Statue of Liberty and "fly", according to director Bryan Singer himself.

[@spdcrzy]

Within the first five minutes of your reaction, you struck to the core of the X-Men. Many superheroes, both DC and Marvel, were written in the 50s by Jewish writers as a direct response to the Holocaust. The "othering" of those who are different is a direct parallel to the treatment of mutants and subsequent creation of the X-Men. Xavier's School for the Gifted was the first safe space in comics.

[@lanagievski1540]

Also they severely nerfed storm in this cause she’s basically one of the most powerful mutants to ever exist. She can control and create all weather, not only storms

[@TheLovelyflight]

truly. I was trying to communicate to Natalie on my screen that Storm is one of the most powerful characters in the entire series lol

[@Liesmith424]

If I remember correctly, she was a literal African goddess before joining the X-men.

[@johnsensebe3153]

She also had a fear of letting loose because she could lose control, which may be why it takes her so long to use her powers in this film. It's a shame they never explored that in the movies.

[@FreddieHg37]

She was a literal: witch, vampire and goddess at some point, separately and all at once, so…

[@larob9160]

Also she can fight her ass off in a hand to hand fight. She lost her powers for a long time and was the leader of the Xmen when she had no powers,

[@maul_2184]

Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart could read a bottle of sauce ingredients and make it sound like the most interesting read ever.

[@ravenwraith1017]

Ever see the Mark Hamill and Patrick Stewart commercials from the past year? I don’t know where else they aired, but they were hilarious to watch whenever they popped up on tv here in Canada

[@Guhndoi]

Sauces typically contain a liquid, thickener and various flavorings and seasonings. French mother sauces use milk (béchamel sauce), white stock (veloute), brown stock (Espagnole), clarified butter (Hollandaise), and tomato (tomato sauce) as the liquid base for each type of sauce

[@Slicedude2004]

“I almost feel like I’m watching Firefly” As I’m scrolling through your videos that one comes up!

[@bob513993]

“This little Jewish boy is gonna be a super hero??” Umm. About that.

[@ianburns1167]

I mean... yes? For a bit? But that's prequel stuff and spoilers.

[@bob513993]

@@ianburns1167 Not exactly. There’s a reason it’s the very first scene of any of the movies. Grounding Erik as a kid with a horrific past is extremely important for understanding Magneto’s future. Even with just this intro, she’s plenty smart enough to piece together that the kid who moved the gate then is the guy controlling metal now. And I don’t think I’d ever call him a hero. He’s too broken to ever fully embrace what that would mean.

[@taz291819]

@@bob513993 It's a direct comparison to MLK Jr. and Malcom X. Always has been.

[@elijahbarrett8818]

When you get around to “X-Men Days of Future Past” I would highly recommend watching the “Rogue Cut” version.

[@peterhecker1343]

I don't know this Version . Could You Elaborate without spoiling ? But ,,,, there's also the Gifted assing on to the X-men (also in the same Universe). 2 Seasons only , super easy to watch, barely an inconvinience ;)

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@peterhecker1343 The movie had two options with Rogue/Iceman outcomes.

[@sagnikadhikary2917]

Gee thanks. I had absolutely no clue that existed. Gonna try to find it now.

[@elijahbarrett8818]

@@peterhecker1343 theres a whole plot-line that was cut from the Theatrical cut involving Rogue. It’s restored in “The Rogue Cut”. A few things were reshot for the theatrical version due to them cutting this plot line. (Scenes from it are still in the first few trailers for the movie.).

[@KevyNova]

YES to the Rogue Cut! It’s far superior. The first time I saw it I was shocked at how much great stuff was cut from the theatrical version.

[@aaronmoen7402]

Important thing to note. The continuity in this franchise is very inconsistent so it is best not to question anything that is retconned and just go with it xD

[@grevoron]

26:19 The whole world is a magnet. Erik can repel himself from the ground up. Looks like we're gonna look forward to another set of superhero marathon from you. Yayyy

[@alexsclewis]

more importantly, he wears metal to pick himself up by.

[@OldTechNerd]

The X-Men Mutant Academy is actually Royal Roads University in Victoria British Columbia Canada. It was so cool to watch them filming it there and then going to see the movie.

[@MrPhooey442]

You'll see Hugh Jackman evolve like a pokemon in this series. From in great shape to shredded beast.

[@zenclover8468]

yeah he roided up hard for the role but he always skipped leg day. His body looked very weird for a while with the huge upper body and pencil thin legs. I'm glad to see him back to a normal looking human nowadays.

[@browncoat13]

@@zenclover8468 he got leaner instead of bigger. That is why he look ripped. All steroids do is help your muscles heal quicker. You still have to work your ass off to get bigger. You can just work out more often.

[@Burtonesque413]

@@zenclover8468 yeah he definitely didn’t skip leg day. He just has naturally skinny calves, and he’s usually wearing some kind of shorts or pants so you never really see how massive his thighs are.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Don’t skip Logan. It’s honestly incredible and somehow still under-seen and under-appreciated.

[@spaceodds1985]

Er… nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar… was on countless ten best films of the year lists… I think it has its earned spurs recognised just fine.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

@@spaceodds1985 It still doesn’t have the audience or appreciation of some of the other best in genre. Not many people talk about Logan anymore. My point stands just fine.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Logan yes, Origins: Wolverine on the other hand...

[@Lady_Vengeance]

@@christopherbacon1077 haha let’s never speak of that one again :D

[@lambyi]

Logan is massively appreciated and talked about even 4 years later wdym lmfao

[@DarthEyesDragon]

“….The same thing that happens to everything else.” “Clever” First time I’ve heard that line described like that 😆 love it

[@lazyperfectionist1]

13:25 "So much _tension_ between these two." The love triangle between Wolverine, Jean Grey and Cyclops is a consistent theme in the X-Men series. It's popped up in _every_ iteration I've followed. I once even saw a parallel universe where a new enemy killed Jean Grey and their mutual grief over her death made Cyclops and Wolverine allies.

[@misterknister18]

"It is like forcing somebody to come out" - She got the whole subtext after 6 minutes: Very Good.

[@bslayer1232]

Meanwhile right wing fanboys are all, "Dont make comics political." and the rest of us are like "MFer have you ever read a comic book? Theyve always been political."

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

@@bslayer1232 I mean the comics were about the race problem throughout American history, not what sexual orientation you are. It was a literal metaphor for the Civil Rights Movement at the time. The X-Men were without a doubt the most political of any comic at the time too, but in regards to the major race problems going on for decades.

[@chill4201]

@@bslayer1232 Politics are fine. Just remember politics have two sides and neither is right or wrong. Wish more people had the maturity to understand this.

[@bslayer1232]

@@StopReadingMyNameOrElse Superman was an alegory for jews in America in the 40's. (His origin is basically space Moses) Wonder Woman was a statement on feminism and BDSM in general by a guy (William Moulton Marston) who was so "sexually liberated" he lived in an non traditional marriage with his wife and their girlfriend, Olive Byrne. (again in the 40's) Namor wavered back and forth in his support of WW2, going between helping the allies, and then a few issues later turning on them because he opposes everyone usually having his "both sides" thing bite him in the ass. And Cap himself debuted literally punching Hitler. My point was all comics have ALWAYS been political, and those politics have always taken the side of whatever the writers believed in. Usually human rights, because.... yeah, HUMAN RIGHTS. Now thats not to say their politics were always right either, you go back and read those books from the 40's youll be shocked how racist they are. (Particularly toward black and asian races) But politics in some form have always been there. The X-men in particular just kinda stand up and shout the message at the top of their lungs and arent shy about it.

[@taz291819]

@@bslayer1232 I disagree. Everyone with an IQ above 70 understands what the X-Men stories are about. And most people love the characters.

[@acereporter73]

I love how this movie series really led to the great friendship between Sir Patrick and Sir Ian.

[@christopherjunkins]

Life imitating art.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

A true bromance

[@JackWard66]

"Oh the poor girl... Oh the poor girl" (Guy lies near death).

[@chaidie7056]

If Natalie ever watches Schindler's List, I will never stop crying. Just seeing her reaction to the start of this movie is proof enough

[@SimianJack]

I saw a photo of Sir Ian wearing a t-shirt that said (essentially) "I'm Magneto AND Gandalf. I'm a badass." That's not a direct quote, just basically that.

[@SimianJack]

@@Alastarr1 Like I said, something to that effect. :) Fake? Well, that's disappointing!

[@evanflynn4680]

Was photoshopped www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.themarysue.com/ian-mckellen-gandalf-magneto-shirt/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwjh0Im9_rDyAhVOzDgGHVFMCiQQFnoECAMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0HN2wsCranf_YQJiB9VaD3&ampcf=1

[@GriffinPilgrim]

It was "I'm Magneto AND Gandalf. Get over it." He was wearing it at a Pride parade, as his version of the classic "I'm gay, get over it" t-shirt.

[@tarmil]

"I'm Gandalf and Magneto, get over it" It's a pretty famous picture but it's actually a photoshop, the real t-shirt said "Some people are gay, get over it" (he wore it at an LGBT event, maybe pride but I'm not sure).

[@SimianJack]

Well, that shirt rocks too. Thanks for the info!

[@njebei]

After the comments about how some of the scenes looked 'early 2000s', it's because the studios weren't confident about superhero movies at the time. Some of the scenes haven't aged well and I wonder if it is because of the budget. It will be interesting to see if Natalie feels different about X2 which had a much large budget. I don't think it is an overstatement to say almost singlehandedly X1 rekindled studios' faith in superhero movies. It sounds crazy now but I'm not sure if the next set of movies (Spiderman, Batman Begins, and X1) would have been made without the success of X1. It certainly would have been tougher to get the big budgets for special effects.

[@Rocket1377]

The problem was that superhero movies were hugely popular in the past (Superman in the 70s, Batman in the 80s), but their awful sequels killed those franchises. It took X-Men to rebuild studios confidence in the genre. Marvel also struggled to achieve the results DC had with their movies.

[@rocky2332]

The younger generation won't understand how Nerd culture held its breath while we waited for the box office results for this movie. When it opened with $50 million (a massive sum in those days) it opened the floodgates and changed everything. No more small budget Spawn or Steel movies, it was time for Spiderman, Hulk and eventually the MCU.

[@mitsukitai2713]

The opening of X2 still holds up so damn well. Definitely one of the best of that era's superhero movies

[@sargentocapitao9668]

I thought you were going to say "After the comments about how some of the scenes looked 'early 2000s', it's because it was done in the early 2000s"

[@Jellycakelap]

Also - the reason Storm is willing to wind blast Wolverine up there, is because he both has a healing factor and he weighs like a ton more because of his metallic skeleton.

[@Alucia0]

To answer your question about Magnito flying. Apparently his shoes have metal Sole's, so he just lifts the metal so he can fly. That's why he uses the iron disk to stand on in that one scene in X2

[@RedmoonIndustries]

"Hey, it's me" 'Prove it' "ok, you're a dick" one of the best lines in the movie and she doesn't play it for us, lol

[@Michelle-DiPalo]

I was waiting for it. It's my favorite.

[@JPuReTaLeNt]

I wanted to see that too. She was all about the snarky between the two

[@riggs1971]

I was waiting for - What do they call you? Wheels?

[@dracoargentum9783]

nor the dig about yellow spandex.

[@Nick9Three]

‘She’s not even gonna get a chair, she’s just gonna do it on her knees’ -Natalie Gold, August 2021

[@frankrodriguez2999]

She should have shirts made in time for Christmas 🤣🤣🤣

[@darrenyoder5114]

Both of the introductions to Magneto and Wolverine are still my favorite superhero introductions of all time!

[@Goobergurl]

So about Wolverine having a dog tag. IIRC He served in both World Wars. He even fought alongside Captain America, and they both rescued Magneto from a conservation camp!

[@Sev1439]

Natalie: Is this a mutant academy? that would be so cool Me: (grinning like an idiot)

[@h4rdi7g3]

"This little Jewish boy is going to be a superhero?" Hehe no I don't think he will Natalie 😂

[@satortenet]

Well... eventually.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

I prefer... Magneto.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

The second series has more details about his experiences in the camp, but also different actors.

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen comparing the opening scene from X-Men to the opening scene from First Class I find is an excellent lesson on how pacing and editing can really change how a scene feels. It's, at one level, a shot-for-shot remake of the scene. But then the scene as it plays in the original film is so much more impactful just because it lingers a little longer on different shots. The First Class remake feels rushed and doesn't hit as hard.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

@@nooneofconsequence1251 in a way, but it is revisited later with the scene in Shaw's office (though he operated under a different name while working for the Nazis, if memory serves.)

[@moramorandobianchi7093]

Yes! This is my favorite superheroes series! It helps that I was a fan of the animated show growing up, but also I like that it has many more female characters from the beginning, compared to other superhero movies.

[@Sage2000]

The cast is stellar indeed. But the best part is the different approaches from Charles and Eric. Mutants don’t just have powers, they are different and suffer all the prejudice you can imagine. Magnetos story makes 100% sense, but Charles approach focusing in education, science and leadership is amazing.

[@Slvrdrgn77d]

An interesting fact: The dude that played Toad in this movie is Ray Park. He Played Darth Maul in Star Wars, and Snake Eyes in the GI Joe series.

[@rccraig7580]

I was wondering if someone was going mention that . Not that Natalie would have recognized Ray park as Darth Maul or at least I don't think she would have.

[@brandonthompson8640]

Ian Mckellen and Patrick Stewart as Magneto and Xavier is probably, some of the best casting ever. up there with RDJ as Tony, Harrison Ford as Han Solo.

[@basaljones9681]

When she said Magneto wanted Wolverine because he could control metal I almost LOST IT LAUGHING OMG 😩🤣

[@LuLu-Sil]

Raven (Mystique) is my favourite mutant 🖤 I love how you spent the entire movie saying "wouldn't it be crazy if they..?" and then it happens 😂😂

[@brendanoconnor1550]

Natalie: “This Little Jewish Boy is going to become a Superhero?” Me: 😬😬😬

[@coolwoop]

Well a superhero to some just not humans lol

[@Mortismors]

Every war has Heroes on each side.

[@scalefree]

FYI in addition to healing & the claws (under the metal they're bone, part of his mutation) Wolverine has enhanced senses so he could smell Mystique (the shapeshifter) & figure out who she really was.

[@willarms5510]

The idea that there are big, roundish, lumpy, stick like, bones inside/underneath/behind -- or whatever -- of Wolverine's, kitchen knife thin claws (depending on the artistic license of whoever is drawing him at the time) was not added to the comics until well after the character was established. I am a huge fan of much of what writer Larry Hama has done in comics, but everything about the story that revealed Wolverine's 'bone claws' is dumb, and the bone claws themselves are super dumb, but yeah, at this point, depending on where you want to call the 'time of death' for the 'canon' Marvel Comics Universe, bone claws are technically canon. Wolverine's metal skeleton, and the claws that come with them, are all considered by the scientists/agency that created them to be part of a program that was intended to turn Logan into military 'product'. As the process of installing the Adamantium components into their 'product' would kill an ordinary human, Logan's healing factor put him on top of a short list of individuals the people running the experiment considered viable. If the evil scientists already had a guy who can not die, and can run around and pop out sharp stabby things that don't set off metal detectors, why would they add metal to the equation? His healing factor was the reason why they chose him to put the metal system, claws and all, inside of. It makes no sense for him to have mutant claws to start with.

[@taz291819]

@@willarms5510 His claws aren't really bones, they are more like made of keratin (same as your fingernails). The Weapon X program couldn't just give him the claws, how would he be able to control them? Since he had keratin claws to begin with, they simply laced them with adamantium.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

6mins in - and she's got it ! X-Men comics were released at the height of the Civil Rights movement. some of the most brutal and heartbreaking comics ever written.

[@clodadd468]

I remember seeing this movie in the theater when it came out. That part when they showed you "northern Alberta Canada " i remember hearing almost everyone in the theater clapping and cheering and shouting "wolverine "

[@coolgareth101]

X2 has one of the best openings of any movie, so enjoy!

[@mohamedsadek3940]

Watching Natalie feels like wrapping up in a blanket with a hot chocolate on a freezing winter night, jus feels comfortable, cozy and like home..thank you nat♥️

[@phousefilms]

Toad is played by Ray Park(who was Darth Maul in "Phantom Menace", hence the spinning the pole like the double bladed lightsaber). Magneto can't fly, he just floats from reversing the polarity of his magnetic field(similar to putting opposite ends of two magnets together).

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

6:15 - That's the point. The X-Men series has made the characters stand-ins for marginalized groups of all kinds. With the characters of Magneto and Xavier being representations of the opposing ideologies of Malcom X (violent resistance) vs. Martin Luthor King Jr (nonviolent protest).

[@detrashstkn6599]

Magneto imho is perhaps the most justified antagonist/anti-hero in all of fiction.

[@joshhood7624]

Especially since he doesn't know that the machine is going to kill everyone (well except Rogue, he knows he's going to kill her)

[@davidbergfors6820]

to borrow a line from a newer work, He may be out of line, but he is right.

[@TimedRevolver]

How is he justified? he wants to do to humanity what was done to the Jewish people. You know, that thing he lived through as a youth. He's literally Hitler 2.0, and the fact he doesn't see that is not a great sign.

[@lanagievski1540]

This blew the mind of every kid when this came out. No one knew such a movie could be made because we have only seen these characters on the pages of comics or in cartoons

[@Eidlones]

This was a way for my mom and me to bond over something she hadn't given two shits about cause it was cartoon stuff for kids. She really liked these movies, and let her finally understand what I enjoyed about them.

[@sumonjamal1653]

X-Men comics were really iconic in the 80's...they were created by Stan Lee, but modified by writer Chris Claremont. Basically, they started w/ Charles Xavier & Erik Lensherr meeting in college and becoming friends to protect mutantkind. But they deviated in philosophy - Xavier wanted co-existence w/ mankind... Lensherr wanted supremacy. Charles formed X-Men as Professor X, while Lensherr formed Brotherhood of Mutants as Magneto. The original X-Men were Cyclops, Jean Grey as Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman (Bobby Drake) and Angel (Both Angel & Beast appeared in the X3 movie) Later, new X-Men joined... Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Kitty Pryde as Shadowcat, Nightcrawler & Rogue. The villains besides Magneto & the Brotherhood, were Apocalypse (the 1st mutant)... Mr. Sinister (a mutant scientist)... the Hellfire Club (another mutant group) ... Juggernaut (Prof. X's step brother empowered by a magic gem)

[@wesleypatterson2989]

Interesting bit of X-Men comic trivia: Stan Lee admitted in a later interview that he first came up with the idea of mutants because he was running out of ideas for ways for superheroes to get their powers. Literally he went "Screw it, they were born with these powers"

[@allison4516]

The school scenes were filed in Toronto in Casa Loma - a castle right in the middle of the city. It’s open to the public (in normal times) so you can see all the sets they used for the stables, interior of the school, the gardens etc.

[@CNash85]

It’s often used as a stately home or mansion in other productions which film in Canada. For example, it’s Oliver Queen’s family home in Arrow, and Lex Luthor’s estate in Smallville.

[@justinblackfacetrudeau8943]

Correct! I've been there myself! Went on a school trip years ago.

[@garyballard179]

It's also Jade's home in Bulletproof Monk.

[@AlexisLopez-pb8ms]

Do not concern yourself with timelines or continuity. I would just enjoy the movies and you’ll be just fine. Can’t wait to watch your upcoming reactions in the X-men universe. Oh and I can’t wait for your Deadpool reaction, gonna be epic.

[@tylerdurden343]

Oh I’m excited about these! And the reason storm and Jean “levitated” Wolverine instead of cyclops at the end is because wolverine would survive if they fuck up and launch him off the Statue of Liberty lol

[@jonathanross149]

A little comic book lore: In' the comics Anna Paquin's character permanently steals all of Captain Marvel's powers.

[@taz291819]

That's correct, but there's another little nugget about Rogue from the comics, which is a big deal.

[@Richard-kf2vh]

Read up on the history of how and why the X-Men were created. It’s really interesting. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created them to be a metaphor for the Civil Rights Movement. A great book is Supergods by Grant Morrison. It has a history of how and why certain heroes were created

[@Falcun21]

The correlation to the Civil Rights Movement is also why Marvel took off like it did. DC wasn't concerned with the real world while Marvel dove head first into the struggles of the times and that resonated with people. Marvel also made sure to use real world locations while DC leaned heavily into made up places like Metropolis, Gotham, Central City, Gateway City, Coast City and the like.

[@CaptLoquaLacon]

@@Falcun21 To me, that is why the X-Men films still have a resonance. I find the MCU films rather empty spectacles (ironically when you consider that Marvel's greater engagement with reality was a key to their success) - they look great, but I don't often get that invested in the characters. To be honest, the only one I may seek out to rewatch is "Ant-Man and Wasp" since the conflict in that one is deeply personal, with the main antagonist desperately trying to survive rather than pursuing a big agenda

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@Falcun21 no, that is 90's revisionism. When the Silver Age started, Lee & Kirby were still writing about The Other, not tied to Civil Rights inherently. Mainstream vs. subgroups. Adults/teens, conventional/fringe, contemporary/futurist, etc. As the baton was passed to later contributors, it took on more significance in the Bronze Age.

[@sunnymango1473]

Fox X-Men Universe watch: X-Men ✅ X2 X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men Origins: Wolverine X-Men: First Class The Wolverine X-Men: Days of Future Past Deadpool X-Men: Apocalypse Logan Deadpool 2 Dark Phoenix The New Mutants

[@soundaholixx]

Exactly! Magneto uses bits of metal on his armor to fly, especially his heavy belt