Re: Storytelling lessons from the x-men and what to do about canon..

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From: Posselt, Theo \(US - San Francisco\) <"Posselt,>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 07:01:14 -0500

Not to get too OT, but I have to disagree with Roderick and Mike. I thought the x-men movie was a confused mess. From a storytelling perspective I thought it mixed two difference focus points and as a result robbed either of it's full impact. In particular I though Phoenix was dramatically inert.

I have no trouble with how it dealt with canon, of course. But there's a possible ulterior motive to that: if they had simply adapted a specific plot (eg, the Phoenix saga) maybe they would have had to credit and license the original creators.

Theo

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