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nevannaIn recognition of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first X-Men movie, I talked about the aspects of the setting that appealed to me and informed my creation of original characters.
In the podcast episode that I reference in my post, Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes agree that looking back on a movie that we experienced as teenagers allows us to be grateful that we're not teenagers anymore. (They're a couple of years older than I am.) I agree, but sometimes I'm convinced that this movie - and other parts of the X-Men franchise - have shaped me in ways that wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't discovered them as an awkward, highly emotional fifteen-year-old who had issues with authority and self-control.
By the way, X-Men: Evolution also turns twenty-five this year, and I'll be making at least one separate post about that in November.
In the podcast episode that I reference in my post, Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes agree that looking back on a movie that we experienced as teenagers allows us to be grateful that we're not teenagers anymore. (They're a couple of years older than I am.) I agree, but sometimes I'm convinced that this movie - and other parts of the X-Men franchise - have shaped me in ways that wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't discovered them as an awkward, highly emotional fifteen-year-old who had issues with authority and self-control.
By the way, X-Men: Evolution also turns twenty-five this year, and I'll be making at least one separate post about that in November.
