Monday, April 18, 2011

New Look At Jennifer Lawrence As Mystique

There are good costumes in superhero movies, and then there are bad ones.  Let's make a quick list.

Good Costumes: Iron Man, Spider-Man, Nolan's Batman, Captain America, Thor

Bad Costumes: Joel Schumacher's Batman, Daredevil, the recent Wonder Woman TV costume with the plastic blue pants, Joel Schumacher's Batman again.

Guess which category this new Mystique fits into.

Yep, she's definitely a mutant

What the hell guys?  That doesn't look like a real person.  Statues look less lifeless.  Her forehead looks freakishly big and her hairline is ridiculously pulled back.  And those scales just look unnatural.  Not that scales should ever look "natural", but they frame her face in a very peculiar way.  There's this confusing mix of textured areas of skin and smooth surfaces that looks fake.  Jennifer Lawrence is supposed to be a highly talented young actress, but who the hell let this happen?  To be fair, she's in a very stiff position in this shot, but this a far cry from the sleek, seductive Mystique we're used to from the comics and original trilogy.

Matthew Vaughn, I'm trying to give you chances to win me over on this one, but you're really going out of your way to make sure that doesn't happen, aren't you?

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