So you're a fan of X-Men

When asking about movies, a person usually recommends one that they like. Most people don't recommend sequels or even trilogies. However, Big L loves super hero movies and has been mildly impressed with the three parters that have come out over the last decade. He is not usually a fan of trilogies because he feels, that on average, on one in the series is really good. A huge fan of super hero comics and cartoons, Big L has gotten hooked on this genre of movies.

Big L was not a very social person before he came to college. That is why he liked the X-Men cartoons, comics, and movies. He felt he could identify with the character Wolverine, because like Big L, he too was a loner. They have similar personalities and both have "tormented souls". He wishes he had the ability to always do the right thing like Wolverine does in the movies. Big L anticipated watching the movies because he could visualize himself in the role and had found someone he could view as a role model.

Super hero movies have a positive impression on society (especially children), in Big L's opinion. He feels that they teach good morals and values, as well as showing that good decision making is a key component to being "good". Big L was impressed with the special effects in the X-Men movies and that, for the most part, the movies stuck with the original plot of the comic book series. Although he does get annoyed at the mild differences between the movies and the comics. He feels that this is not usually the case with other super hero films, such as Spider Man.

Big L really would like to have the ability that the character Professor X has, the ability to control minds, and to move things with his mind. He feels that with this power he could make people more caring about others, be nicer to each other, and not have to get up to get a drink.

Mostly Big L sees these movies as valuable tools. Throughout the story, the mutants are being persecuted and hunted out because they have powers, because they are different. People are different in the real world and that is just a fact of life. He feels that if people can sympathise with the characters in the movies, then they can learn to be tolerant of what and who are different in their own lives.

Pop Topic

Okay, so I settled on the X-Men movies for my topic. I know it was not one that I had previously described, but after thinking more about my trip to Geppi's, I realized that action heroes had a huge effect on American society during the depression and thought that this was a good rout to go.
I decided to interview a friend of mine, who I will refer to as Big L. He is a fan of the X-Men movies, and since I have only seen the first one, I figure I can gain some perspective and insight about the rest of the series of movies and the characters.
These are some questions that I have been thinking about asking...

1. Do you feel that action hero stories have had a positive influence on American culture?
2. What is it about the X-Men movies that you find interesting. Do you think this makes X-Men stand apart from other hero stories?
3. Which character do you most identify with and why?
4. Is there any quality or trait that this character has that you wish you could posses as well? In other words, what is so admirable about this character?
5. If you were an "X-Men", what special power would you want to have?

Geppi's Entertainment Museum, So Much Fun!

So after battling back and forth with myself, I have chosen three topics for my future blogging:

1. Strawberry Shortcake

2. Charmed (the television series)

3. X-Men.

This past weekend I visited Geppi’s Entertainment Museum for my American Studies class. I was thoroughly pleased the museum and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed their childhood. There were so many things there that were relevant to me, because I had a lot of toys. Because I am the youngest child in my family I played with my siblings toys which were from the 1970’s to the 1990’s. One object that now sticks out in my mind was the case filled with Batman paraphernalia from the 1960’s television series which starred Adam West. It had pencils and figurines and random toys with the shows insignia on them. Growing up, my babysitter would put some re-runs of that show on while we ate a snack and I remember how the words were giant on the screen when there was a fight. “POW”, “BAP”, and “BAM” are some examples that still make me laugh when I think of the show. I also saw a lot of other toys that have some small nostalgic meaning to me. There were Wonder Woman and Sheera comics that I remember. Also some Barbies that I played with that none of my friends had because they were already discontinued. When I walked into the Star Wars room, I laughed at the giant Millennium Falcon that hung from the ceiling. My brother had a slightly smaller one that hung up in his room. There was some pretty interesting stuff at the museum. I had no idea that comics carried political weight. Superheroes were already promoting a patriotic pride before America entered WWI, and pilots spawned the creation of the fictional flying characters that appeared just before WWII.. The museum holds the past and preserves it well and I feel it is a beneficial place where we can revisit our childhoods and see the evolution of the characters and toys that we held so dear.