X2 (2003) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watching

[@andre1999o]

Fun fact: Ian McKellen actually helped write the scene where Bobby tells his parents he's a mutant. He drew from his own experience coming out as gay to his parents.

[@MegMageReacts]

Brb crying forever

[@kR-qj7rw]

have you tried not to be'' yeah everyone who knows knows that one is a classic in those situations

[@Beachboy757]

Wow 😊 I didn't know that either

[@nathancruz9172]

Makes sense

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I feel like I should have known that but I didn't.

[@HobGungan]

"She's like a phoenix" Interesting choice of words.

[@crappleindusuries]

Saying the fight between Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike was pointless was wrong. I counted 16 points in that fight🤣.

[@MegMageReacts]

Oh nooooooooooo 😭😂

[@AshLee92490]

I love that you noticed Storm & Jean's friendship. They're really close in the comics, having kind of a sisterly bond with each other, some even considered (one of each others) best friends, but I feel like they don't really show it enough in the movies. I love that they had the two of them paired off/teamed up together for most of this film in particular, though...

[@cmrobbins88]

Wolverine’s pure mutant ability is his regenerative healing and heightened senses. The claws are also his mutant power but it’s actually an extra set of bones. The adamantium is all Stryker’s work. It’s just grafted to his skeletal structure.

[@2323stickboy]

Fun Fact: Nightcrawler was originally created to be part of the DC Universe as part of a super team called the Outsiders. DC decided at the time not to go forward with the book and soon after Dave Cockrum, Nightcrawler's co-creator, left DC to work for Marvel. He brought his character designs with him and the rest is history.

[@MarcReyes_]

Oh, wow. Very cool. Never knew that.

[@nyuszicsib]

And then he became my favourite character in my childhood when I watched the X-Men cartoon series.

[@yodudeyo100]

These movies did not do Scott/Cyclops justice in the slightest. And Scott and Jeans relationship is quite wonderful in the comics ( depending on who is writing it!) and the animated series. It's a shame because these movies kinda gave Cyclops a crappy reputation.

[@terogates1]

I’m just learning this now going through the animated series I’m on season 2 first time watching si no spoilers fir this or 97 please 😁( I had a couple already fir 97 though)

[@yodudeyo100]

@@terogates1 I hope you are enjoying the show! It's a favorite of mine! Also Chris Claremont's run on the comic series is quite incredible and worth checking out!

[@bitscrawford]

with how much love meg has for erik, mystique, and xavier, i can't wait for her to eventually watch first class

[@grantelsbury2224]

Yepp following magneto she may need tissues.

[@tsmith5420]

Professor X = Martin Luther King Jr. Magneto = Malcolm X

[@edwardosquidawardo]

For also anyone wanting to get into X-Men comics. This movie was based off of the book God Loves, Man Kills. Also a good jumping on point for X-Men would Grant Morrison’s run

[@Mercurial_Phantom]

I'd say start with Claremont's run. Giant size x-men 1975.

[@BenWillyums]

John Byrne's 1980s run is iconic as well

[@notavailable8514]

If I recall correctly, "God Loves Man Kills", the book this movie is based on, was a part of an "initiative", of sorts, Marvel did where they published Graphic-Novel-Only stories. They published "The Death of Captain Marvel" this way, too. Both books are well worth checking out if you can get your hands on them, in some capacity, or another. Enjoy!! :)

[@dakota5237]

Jean's death still hits hard all these years later!

[@residentfan1521]

Pyro does know his name. It’s not a John Doe situation. His full name is John Allerdyce. He’s Australian American. In the comics his first name is St. John.

[@BenWillyums]

I like their theory though, it would be good writing if that was the case

[@lithiumgreen105]

16:11 I’ve forgotten how beautiful Rebecca Romijn is. Also, isn’t it wild that she’s married to Jerry O’Connell, and the two of them would voice Lois Lane and Clark Kent in the DC Animated Movie Universe?

[@Traveler89_89]

Say what!?!?? That’s awesome I never knew that.

[@DataCab1e]

She's currently on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and a storyline in the last season mirrored Mystique's response to Nightcrawler's question "Why not remain in disguise all the time?"

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Wolverine vs Lady Deathstrike was awesome 😊

[@arbington]

Magneto is my problematic fave too, I completely get it. When I was a kid he was my favorite supervillain just based on his aura alone, then as I grew up I learned more about the guy and he remains one of my favorite Marvel characters even still.

[@MegMageReacts]

The Magneto aura is too real.

[@arbington]

I love how magnetism is such a simple power but he does so much with it, and everything he does he has this touch of dramatic flair.

[@lithiumgreen105]

He’s my second favorite Marvel villain, behind only Doctor Doom for me. But he’s WAY better depicted in the movies. Sir Ian is just too good

[@plocky4275]

@@arbington Magnetism, or more accurately electromagnetism, is one of the four fundamental forces that govern the universe as we know it. It's anything but simple. The extent of Magneto's power is mind-blowing once you start considering the physics behind it. He can alter the electromagnetic spectrum itself. Think about that for a moment: he can manipulate at will radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and even gamma rays. He can also create electricity from magnetic fields and generate extreme heat (see eddy currents) if he so desires. And that's before going into his comic book feats, which include abnormal telepathic resistance, the ability to create literal wormholes, astral projection, and his capacity to alter actual living organisms by changing their internal chemistry (which again involves electromagnetism)!

[@arbington]

@@plocky4275 You also forgot his magnetic personality. Can’t forget that. lol But yeah that’s kinda what I meant. On a surface level, it’s a deceptively simple power to have. And compared to some other mutants, you’d think he’d be small fry. But he’s very smart and he knows a million and one ways to apply his control of magnetism. Like you say, it’s a fundamental force of the universe. Used properly it can be so much more than just twisting metal around. And in a world where we’ve fashioned practically everything from metal, that alone can be quite impressive in the hands of someone clever. He could exercise truly godlike powers on a whim but why bother, when he can accomplish all he needs just by making a show of tossing cars and bullets back at people. To most people that alone is more than terrifying enough to get the point across.

[@Sonofbatman45]

I love the consistency in your videos with Caleb wearing coheed and cambria merch best band ever!

[@charlesjames5059]

The fact that you accidentally but correctly predicted Jean's alter-ego name of Phoenix is kind of wild and hilarious. Yes, she is also known as the Phoenix. And the comics lore and the story behind all of that is A WHOOOOLE THIIING. LIKE A BIG THING.

[@rogertemple7193]

Another awesome X Men movie X2 is a really good sequel have a wonderful week Meg and Caleb.🎇🐕🎇

[@arthurfields1639]

"When will these people learn how to fly?" That may have been a joke in the script because I believe in the comics, Jean, Rogue, and Storm all have the ability to fly.

[@arthurfields1639]

In the first movie when Rogue and Logan were in a car together, it was Logan who was ejected from his vehicle because he wasn't wearing a seat belt. This time Rogue was ejected from the plane because she couldn't fasten her seat belt.

[@cheshirekat528]

24:22 😂😂😂 there is always time for Erik to be a petty b*tch, and that’s one of the many reasons we LOVE HIM so much!!! Sir Ian McKellen is perfection! I am so excited for you to continue with your X-Men journey!!!

[@bradybimson9106]

Man you guys are gonna love X men 97...great reaction as always!

[@tiglath40]

Um, you do know that wolverines aren't wolves, right?

[@JK9C]

yea they're the largest land living weasels

[@a_fine_edition2746]

I mean to be fair, neither did Hugh Jackman lol.

[@JK9C]

@@a_fine_edition2746 yea true

[@lithiumgreen105]

I remember the summer of 2003 very clearly. We were fresh off a summer the previous year where “Spider-Man” lifted us up from the seriousness of 9/11. Heck, I recall how my high school band mates and I spent one hot day after marching band practice going to the local movie theater to see “Finding Nemo”, and we had a blast. This film was just as much of a blast. This film continued to build on the promise of a proper live action adaptation of the fantastic X-Men animated series, which adapted the magnificent comics. “X-2” more than lived up to the anticipation, and we were just a summer away from the fantastic “Spider-Man 2” and “The Incredibles”, and two summers away from “Batman Begins”. If it weren’t for Marvel and its Cinematic Universe changing the game for comic book movies, who knows how many more X-Men movies we could have had…

[@SungJaeUng3]

I can see how Magneto can come across as a mutant supremacist, but to me, I see him as someone that knows on a deep and fundamental level what it feels like to he treated as subhuman/ lesser, and so he when he talks to younger mutants who have experienced that same discrimination, he wants to build them up. He wants them to feel proud to be their authentic self. Magneto loves Xavier like a brother, but Xavier's power allows him to look inside people's minds and find the good in them. Charles always was trying to give Magneto hope Xavier's was could work, because he could build on that goodness he saw in them. Magneto's counter point to that is "it doesn't matter if deep down they're a good person, if they're obeying their orders to round up mutants and put them in camps. After surviving his own time spent in a concentration camp, he adopted the outlook of "never again." It's hard to fault him for that.

[@supersizesenpai]

X2 still has my favorite opening of any superhero film and it easily in my top 5 across all movies. It doesn't help that Nightcrawler is my favorite X-men character. Shit, I have him tattooed on my back. 🤣🤣

[@BenWillyums]

Doesn't hurt that it's backed up by the very last thing the world's best composer of all time ever wrote. Maybe Mozart was a mutant

[@supersizesenpai]

@@BenWillyums You're goddam right.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Where? He's not there. Wait, no there he is. Oh? He's gone again!

[@ok3708]

The best x men movie in the trilogy

[@ivanzamarripa9393]

jean and storm 🩷🩷🩷 "make them mind your weather sister" "and them wheather your mind.." LOVE THEM

[@nathanhittle348]

I love when Caleb joins in :)

[@supremedream1764]

Fun fact: Neil Patrick Harris auditioned to play Nightcrawler before Alan Cummings got the role.

[@TheWizardsTales]

Think about this: Lady Deathstrike isn't dead. Logan has reconstituted himself from a single drop of blood, but if he could have regenerated around his adamantium, he would have by now. Lady Deathstrike is still alive and conscious, constantly regenerating, unable to breathe, speak, or move. "I have no mouth and I must scream."

[@shutupyou5426]

As a comic book fan, im glad i discovered this channel. You guys get it! I cant wait for yall to finish the rest of the xmen movies and daredevil!

[@johnwalkeristhatdude3018]

i get Stryker jason tortured he and his wife to the point she killed herself. right there stryker saw charles as an enemy and that mutants like jason can be stupid dangerous. Look at the smart people who worked on the atom bomb by all accounts good people with genius level skills. we cant think every mutant will be good look at people with no power who do bad now add powers to that equation disaster happens

[@slchance8839]

good point. hadnt thought of this plotline like that. you're right: not all who are gifted are lucky. or good.

[@Lucas_Carvalho616]

The thing most people, including myself don't get in the first time seing this movie is why Jean sacrifice herself. Why se didn't do all that inside the Jet? Thats because she's afraid. In the begining of the movie, during Scott and Jean's converstion at the museum, it was said that her powers had grown and tha she was diferent after the battle in the last movie, with Jean saying that she's afraid that something terrible gonna happend. There's a deleted scene in the extende cut that we see her drifiting away during the flight and starts controling the Jet changing it's course without even realising she's doing it. She has the glowing eyes and a look of joy on her face by realising the growth of her powers, scaring the others and herself. When Jean snaps out of it, she looks away in shame. That's why she do it. Because she knew her powers where growing beyond her control and she was afraid of what she could become and that it would hurt her friends.

[@BadassRaiden]

Another fun gay fact: Alan Cummings, another openly gay actor, who played Nightcrawler said that X-2 is the gayest film he's ever done/been in.

[@shadowfire_08]

CALEB OF THE FENCE! 🤘🏻🔥🍻 always glad to see you reppin our GOATs 🫡

[@floor413]

19:44 I love the instantaneous reaction lol

[@jessielallier9483]

Yay! More X-Men content, just what I needed!

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite X-Men movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@floor413]

I'd love to see some reactions to one of the animated X-Men shows some day, X-Men Evolution is always a favorite! Also, I'm coming to realize these movies never really had a flattering depiction of Scott lol

[@cje499]

One of my top 3 X-films, alongside DoFP and Logan

[@nedzed3663]

I saw this in theaters back in the day and it blew me away how much of an improvement this was compared to the original movie. I remember seeing this at the same time that my friends and I were playing X-Men Legends on PS2, Lol. Yeah it was still just the Adventures of Wolverine and his pals, but it was so cool seeing the X-Men on the big screen, after years of reading the comics, growing up on the old cartoon and playing several video games, including an arcade game

[@makimoto2386]

Nightcrawler is Mystique's son hence the blue. Such a missed opportunity in this movie.

[@curtiszyr]

These x men movies feels more relatable than any other marvel movies. It has the same feel as Sam raimi Spider-Man movies

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

28:53 Well, in a first instance they were both part of the "X-men" but they got splitted due to their point of view.

[@WretchinWilson]

The Qui-Gon Jinn tattoo is on point!

[@parkerboy795]

5:00 This especially true with Legion. That's worth a watch.

[@curtiszyr]

Magneto is basically Malcom x , a more radical approach

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387]

Nightcrawler is my favorite X-Men character. He looks like a demon but he's a man of faith.

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

32:37 No, that´s Wolverine and Sabertooth´s natural power.

[@ardenaudreyarji]

The best X-Men movie to this day.

[@anthonyklis3124]

Just a quick sidenote, a wolverine is not a wolf, it's a different animal ;)

[@ZACKBLACK-tu9ph]

NEVER IN MY LIFE WAS I FIRST TO COMMENT IN ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS SO IT'S WEIRD FOR ME BUT ALSO SATISFYING TO WATCH MY FAVORITE COUPLE OF NERDS

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

42:10 It deepends on the form.

[@SonsOfSparta562]

Mystique is Rogue and Nightcrawlers mother

[@karlgarcia2609]

Jean Grey (Phoenix), Ororo Monroe (Storm), and (Wanda Maximof (Scarlet Witch) are arguably some of THE most powerful Mutants in the whole of Marvel..

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

42:20 More or less, she has certain power ups.

[@TheBlond49]

Jean's sacrifice made no sense, she could've easily lifted the Jet inside it, so contrived.

[@acidrain92]

The characters at the end of the film question why she got out of the plane too. I think its likely that the filmmakers were trying to tell us that this was an INTENTIONAL transformation, and that a part of Jean was trying to break free, essentially.

[@BenWillyums]

​I have an explanation but it's a possible spoiler so I can't say it here

[@parkerboy795]

And Iceman and Storm can affect moisture.

[@Eidlones]

Did you miss the part where Mystique injected the guard with a MASSIVE syringe?

[@Fatalbeast22]

Tgeres a cycle of chheer on magneto because he legit has some very good points, and then remember he plans to genocide non mutants and it's like "oooooo hang on a sec there champ" this is a cycle that has effected me as an xmen fan for years lol.

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

26:19 She´s her mother.

[@garethking5322]

Yea! You had a half formed thought about why did Jason present themself as a girl. I doubt myself that it was the director's conscious intention, clearly he intended Jason to present themself as a sweet innocent person that you would do things for. But to me as an audience member in 2024 it really does read as a trans experience! Jason presenting themself as his true nature, the last time he was happy, as a child. Would certainly fit with mutants being othered, and a parent rejecting them, and Stryker even going further to want them "fixed". Especially as we had the "tried not being a mutant" scene as an allegory for queer people. I wouldn't put too much weight into my half formed thought - but it is interesting!

[@MusaFinderi]

X2 surpassed the first one in every way. I too love the early 2000s look in the movies, Spiderman, Fantastic 4 and so on.

[@cirinoso1818]

15:09 I began to sing at the same time hahahahahahah

[@KingApeiron]

Mystique could have warned Charles about the assault on the school... I think it's out of character that she didn't.

[@slchance8839]

im not sure she knew about the attack. she knew Stryker was ON TO the school being the X-men HQ, but i like to think William "Black Ops in Vietnam" Stryker didnt telegraph his tactical strike.

[@grantelsbury2224]

Just when you think you know magneto....

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

42:27 Indeed

[@romheadliner994]

Damn i cant wait for yall to react to xmen97 its just better than all of these live actions.

[@Mercurial_Phantom]

Animated series first!

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

:) Love Kurt One Of My Fav X Men

[@nathancruz9172]

18:41 you shall not pass!

[@JadenByrd-y7z]

Please react more x-men movies, u are my favorite KZbinrs

[@MegMageReacts]

We plan to!! Thank you for the kind words!

[@JadenByrd-y7z]

@@MegMageReacts u are welcome 🤗

[@Saulo_Santos]

Mystic inject iron in the gard! The aspirin is just down him.

[@jon3262]

Jean in the comics is more powerful than scarlet witch if you are familiar with mcu. That should give you an idea of the scale of her power.

[@cheshirekat528]

Instant 👍 but will have to wait until after work to watch ☹️

[@jsuperboy]

wait a minute does he have a tattoo of Qui Gon on his arm

[@grantelsbury2224]

40:25 40:26

[@randomfox7261]

its nice when Caleb is here

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Wait until you see X-men origins : Wolverine

[@grantelsbury2224]

😂

[@chloec4009]

I don't think Meg's questioning of why Jason chose to portray as a girl is unfounded. The queer allegory is obvious in this series, and even though trans visibility was very low then, I don't think it's impossible that that was the subtle intention of the filmmakers.

[@Traveler89_89]

Girls are often viewed as innocent and to be protected so Jason used a girl to get to Charles. And it worked

[@chloec4009]

@@Traveler89_89 ok man

[@acidrain92]

Im with you. Regardless of if this was the original intention or not, I think it adds a lot of characterization to Jason. Its also fitting for Jason of all characters to be trans given that he seems trapped in his body, and underwent more trauma by his father rejecting his identity than anybody else in the film. I do think this being intentional is somewhat unlikely given when the movie came out, but I think its a solid head canon at the very least that adds more depth to the character. Also, we DID have movies like The Matrix that had intentional trans allegories, and that came out 4 years earlier, so its definitely not impossible.

[@williamrobinson4513]

To reference your closing thoughts, as the saying goes "MOST PEOPLE FEAR WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ". In my opinion, Jesus Christ gave an example of THAT QUOTE and this applies to what Marvel's X-MEN is representing.

[@alexandresousa338]

Caleb is hot, damn

[@PanzerShrek94]

gay

[@alexandresousa338]

@@PanzerShrek94 exactly 😋

[@earendilsenordelamuerte9963]

5:07 Well, it´s rather a matter of personality, she´s very unstable.