tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post115076477073574713..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: X-Men, dinner with Fr. BillFr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1150845011486619312006-06-20T19:10:00.000-04:002006-06-20T19:10:00.000-04:00thank you for posting that up father. actually i d...thank you for posting that up father. actually i did see those parallels esp when Charles Xavier died and i think it was magneto who pointed out his sacrifice to his minion, the fire guy. one thing that stuck to me was i thought 'the cure' paralleled abortion. there was one part when rogue looked almost ashamed to line up to get the 'cure' and it was also a tough decision that all mutant had to faced. the irreversible decision. and i thought a lot of their dilemma have similarities. some embraced their being even though it meant being different and it's going to be difficult but there are those others who didn't want that 'gift' and wanted to have a 'normal' life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1150828841048631162006-06-20T14:40:00.000-04:002006-06-20T14:40:00.000-04:00Fr. Martin said: The movie makes clear that while ...<B><I>Fr. Martin said:</B> The movie makes clear that while some mutations are weird, but innocuous, others are frightening for good reason.</I><BR/><BR/>I must admit: I was confused by this. The first two films seemed to be pushing the "hating X-Men = hating gays" line very hard. (Singer's influence, perhaps?) As usual, Hollywood was being unsubtle. But this film just didn't fit into that tidy box.<BR/><BR/>The cynical side of me chalked that up to the change in director, and to the mismashed writing/editing that usually goes on with these sorts of blockbusters. But perhaps there was something else...<BR/><BR/>I spent most of my time trying to figure out why a studio would allow Part III of an incredibly popular franchise to be called "The Last Stand." Cause I can't imagine they'll actually let it live up to its name.<BR/><BR/>Can definitely be enjoyed, though; if expectations are properly calibrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1150772991285952792006-06-19T23:09:00.000-04:002006-06-19T23:09:00.000-04:00Fr. Martin, thanks for relieving me of the need to...Fr. Martin, thanks for relieving me of the need to attend this incarnation (sic) of the X-Men series. I have to wonder why on earth parents take their kids to movies like that...I know I sound like a curmudgeon, but it's more and more evident from studies that our kids are bombarded with sex and violence and when they don't have an interpretive lens (parental, priestly, etc) they indulge in more precocious, risk-taking behavior. As a mother of a 'tween, I try to be aware of the songs shes taking in and what her friends are saying, but its tough. Good thing she's in parochial school...<BR/><BR/>Don't I sound just like the Church Lady?<BR/><BR/>Oh well...thanks for not commenting on the election of a woman Presiding Bishop in the Episcopal Church. I've been feeling depressed all day about that. More troubles ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com