Uncanny X-Men

This fairy tale is nothing short of what one anyone would visualize in one’s happiest of dreams. It spells the magic of the good over evil, and of virtue over wit. Beauty, the youngest daughter of a rich merchant who falls into tough times, is the lead heroine. Beast, her paramour, is an ugly creature who turns into the handsomest of all princes at the end of the story after the love of his life kisses him and frees him of an evil spell. Beauty is a very kind spirit, and she chooses to make Beast

X2: X-Men United The ultimate test of a good sequel is its ability to stand alone. X2: X-Men United passes this test with flying colors. Though the story line follows the classic good versus evil paradigm, it is not dependent on the original X-Men movie to tell its story. X2’s plotline twists keep the viewer wondering about the loyalties of characters that appear at one moment to switch to the good side, and then just as easily revert to their roles as bad guys. Requiring the viewer to ask,

In Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber, the theme of transformation appears throughout the short story cycle. The hero/heroine’s virginity acts as a source of strength that protects them from harm. Their lack of fear also saves them from death. Virginity acts as power of potentia, either literally or symbolically and results in a release of an observed transformative power. The bloody chamber serves a different symbolic purpose of transformation for Beauty in “The Courtship of Mr Lyon”, the heroine

a way to murder it in it’s sleep to try to escape the cave, only stopping himself for he had come up with another plan, a better one. This plan ended up working in the Greeks favor because as seen in Paragraphs 17-23, Odysseus and four other brave men stepped up to the face of certain death and

the cyclops encounter. Both men handled it differently, but Odysseus held steadfast and accomplished his feat by getting out without a scratch. In the story, Odysseus takes twelve of his best men to scout out the area to see if anything civilized lived on the island in order for him and his men to receive gifts. However, he soon found out that a beast lived in the caves and he and his men were trapped. He showed restraint and assessed the situation when two of his men were smashed and eaten by the

As a sign of good fortune, another check out line opened up. Jason and Hal saw this as a godsend and tried to back up. Though, as Jason and Hal tried to transition into the next line. Havoc had saw this opportunity as a sign. Havoc made a beeline toward Angel. Seeing this Jason thought to himself, I have to stop Havoc before he’s able! Jason quickly grabbed Havoc by the arm. Havoc turned around in alarm. “What are you doing?” “What does it look like, there’s a girl there in need of wooing.” “Havoc

Odysseus, The hero of this all, lost at sea on a 10 year expedition, with no home to be found, but he can’t blame anyone else other than himself. Odysseus was helped and punished by the gods but he himself is the one that makes his decisions regardless, regardless if it will come to a negative outcome. Odysseus while he may be a magnificent hero, some of his actions on this journey severely damaged his crew and the only thing you could blame for it though was himself, his arrogance, his curiosity

Superheroes are very popular in our society, most people in today’s world spend their time either watching superhero movies or reading superhero comic books. Although there are many reasons why superhero fans are so popular, the most important ones are, their movies are related to the current world issues, such as fight prejudice, stereotype, good team work, and they always inspire the young children. Superheroes having powers doesn’t mean that they’re not humans, They can save the world and fight

what truly made the message resonate was my early and continuing love for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's "The X-Men." As a child, I remember falling in love with the early movies based off of these comics as well as the TV shows; my favorite character of all was the shapeshifter by the name "Mystique". Throughout the movies and comics, Mystique and other mutants such as Nightcrawler, Professor X and Magneto repeatedly adopted the phrase "Mutant and Proud". Their mutations were nothing to be ashamed

“He fell into despair, and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast?” (Beauty and the Beast film). One of the 1991 Disney animated classics that older generations thoroughly enjoyed was The Beauty and the Beast as viewers were enthralled by a fantastical romance between a horrific beast and the charming bibliophile, Belle. The film begins with Beast as a spoiled prince who was cursed, by an enchantress, to be a hideous creature forever unless he learned to truly love and be loved