XMFC rewatch
Jul. 11th, 2011 11:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kindkitYesterday I saw X-Men: First Class for the second time (it was at the cheap theater).
1) Erik has awesome, awesome hats. And one dorktastic helmet which he inexplicably paints purply-pink to match his cape. Oh, Erik, what happened to your fashion sense when you came over all Magneto?
2) You know the gun that Charles hands to Erik at the start of the big "Erik turns the satellite dish through the power of LOVE" scene? Well, during the following scene of Kennedy's speech, Erik is still holding the gun. In fact he gestures with it. A big gun = Erik's version of a comfort blanket, obviously. He clings to it when he's worried.
3) CHARLES AND ERIK LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH, OH GOD WHY DOES IT HAVE TO GO WRONG AND BE SAD?
4) Okay, this is the disturbing one. Given the way Schmidt talks and behaves towards Erik, I find it not merely plausible but likely that Schmidt was in some way sexually abusing him as part of the process of "unlocking his gift" through pain and anger. And yet I find I don't really want to explore this in a story, because poor Erik has enough trauma already, damn it. Part of my head canon for Erik has long been that sex is one of the few ways he can experience closeness and trust and happiness; somehow for me his having that safety valve makes the difference between an Erik who is functional and an Erik who is really, truly broken.
5) OH GOD WHY MUST ERIK'S LIFE BE SO SAD?
1) Erik has awesome, awesome hats. And one dorktastic helmet which he inexplicably paints purply-pink to match his cape. Oh, Erik, what happened to your fashion sense when you came over all Magneto?
2) You know the gun that Charles hands to Erik at the start of the big "Erik turns the satellite dish through the power of LOVE" scene? Well, during the following scene of Kennedy's speech, Erik is still holding the gun. In fact he gestures with it. A big gun = Erik's version of a comfort blanket, obviously. He clings to it when he's worried.
3) CHARLES AND ERIK LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH, OH GOD WHY DOES IT HAVE TO GO WRONG AND BE SAD?
4) Okay, this is the disturbing one. Given the way Schmidt talks and behaves towards Erik, I find it not merely plausible but likely that Schmidt was in some way sexually abusing him as part of the process of "unlocking his gift" through pain and anger. And yet I find I don't really want to explore this in a story, because poor Erik has enough trauma already, damn it. Part of my head canon for Erik has long been that sex is one of the few ways he can experience closeness and trust and happiness; somehow for me his having that safety valve makes the difference between an Erik who is functional and an Erik who is really, truly broken.
5) OH GOD WHY MUST ERIK'S LIFE BE SO SAD?
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Date: 2011-07-12 08:16 am (UTC)Yes, cripes, WHAT THE HELL.
Given the way Schmidt talks and behaves towards Erik, I find it not merely plausible but likely that Schmidt was in some way sexually abusing him as part of the process of "unlocking his gift" through pain and anger.
I…have thought that too. And much like you, I find I really don't want to write it. But other people have, so I don't feel too bad for chickening out. The canonical torture and child abuse is quite enough for me.
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Date: 2011-07-12 04:37 pm (UTC)Gah, now I must think happy thoughts about Erik's hats instead. And his turtlenecks, and his simple-but-perfect little leather jackets. Clotheslust: I has it.
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Date: 2011-07-13 09:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-13 10:23 pm (UTC)I need this movie to come out on DVD now so I can hit pause a few million times and just stare.