A comparison of Scott/Jean with other couples/persons, existing or not. When looking at the X-men movie I only look at the movie and not that excuse for a book that goes with it.

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Alias: Cyclops and Jean Grey ( no alias) From: The X-men movie Relationship status: Engaged. Where are they now: Both teach at Xavier´s school. Status: Jean is a Doctor in Medicine and Scott is a teacher at the school and the leader of the X-men. Past: Not known.

Powers: Jean has the mutant ability of telekinesis and some telepathic abilities. Scott can shoot deadly beams from his eyes but can't control it so he'll blast everything in sight whenever he opens his eyes and must therefor always wear a ruby red visor.
Is most like: Actually no couple I have ever seen. They almost don't express emotions at all.
Love status: Well, they are together but as I said they are either very controlled people or live in a relationship where they stay together because they are used to it.
Love factor: Don't seem to work. Needs more work and a lot more emotions. ( Or just a good sequel to the movie with more screen time to them both and less with Logan this time, please!)
Quote: " Jean?? Nooo!!" - Scott
" Jean? Talk to me, please." - Scott
" I know where Magneto is going." - Jean

Alias: Cyclops and Phoenix From: Uncanny X-men, X-factor and so on. Relationship status: Married. Where are they now: Scott is finally back after he was presumed dead when he became one with Apocalypse and is now with Jean with the X-men. Status: Both have graduated from Xavier`s school. Jean worked as a model for a while and Scott as a pilot. Past: Jean had a happy childhood and both her parents live. Scott was orphaned at a young age with his kid brother, Alex. The two of them was separated and Scott was later "adopted" by a man named Jack who abused him. Scott also lived on the street for a while. Xavier found him and took him in when he was about 16 years old.

Powers: Jean has the mutant ability of telekinesis and telepathy. She is extremely powerful in both. Scott can shoot deadly beams from his eyes but can't control it so he'll blast everything in sight whenever he opens his eyes and must therefor always wear a ruby red visor.
Is most like: Herc and Meg. Herc and Scott are both pure-hearted do good kind of people while Meg and Jean has a dark past ( working with Hades/the Phoenix saga) and takes life more lightly than their men.
Love status: They truly loved each other and risked their lives for one another time and time again.
Love Factor: True love never dies! Never.
Quote: " Jean, you're everything to me - as necessary as the air I breathe. I used to say "I love you" without truly understanding what I was talking about. I know now - a little, anyway. Jean, I love you" Cyclops to Phoenix ( Uncanny X-men 129, series 1)

Scott Summers and Marie

Alias: Cyclops and Rogue From: The X-men Movie Relationship status: They have never been a couple. Where are they now: Scott teach at Xavier´s school and Marie is a student. Status: Scott is a teacher and Marie is still in High School. Past: Marie lived a happy life until she sucked the life out of her first boyfriend. Her family doesn't seem to want to claim her after that. Scott's past is unknown.

Alias: Gambit and Rogue From: Uncanny X-men, Gambit and so on. Relationship status: These two are so hard to keep track of. First it took them like forever to get together. Then Joseph showed up and then Rogue learned of Gambit's past and left him to die in Antarctica. Now that's just real cold. Right now they are "off" again, I believe. Where are they now: Gambit is running around all over the place ( he has his own series) and Rogue is with the X-men. Status: Remy is a professional thief and Rogue.I don't know of any "education" that she has.

Past: Remy was an orphan but the Leader of the Thief's Guild in New Orleans took the child in and raised him as his own. Remy became a great thief. He actually met a de-aged Storm this way. He joined the X-men who found out that he had helped Sinister during the Morlock Massacre, not knowing what would happen. Remy bears a great guilt over his role in the massacre. Rogue is Mystique's foster child. She was with the Brotherhood of mutants and used her life-sucking powers on Mrs. Marvel, a superhero. She held on for so long that she permanently got Carol's ( Mrs. Marvel) powers of flight, invulnerability, super strength and a six sense of danger. She also got Carol's memories and personality and was going mad. She came to Xavier in hopes he would help her, which he did. She joined the X-men and became a valued member.
Powers: Remy can lit cards or anything else with kinetic energy and throw them so they explode on impact. His powers have recently grown so he is more powerful than ever and can make a kind of forcefield around himself, allowing him and Rogue to touch. Rogue has the mutant ability to take the life-force, mutants powers and in the end life, of anyone she touches. She got the following powers from Mrs. Marvel; flight, invulnerability, super strength and a six sense of danger.
Is most like: Han and Leia. Both Han and Remy has a shaken past and tries to smooth talk our heroine who holds stand for a long time. Leia would never try and kill Han, however. That one goes to Rogue alone.
Love status: They seem to love each other but something always get in the way. I think that Rogue often is the one to "ruin" their relationship. First of all, you don't try and kill the one you're suppose to love. Second of all, she of all people should understand Remy. She almost killed Ms. Marvel and have been a part of the Brotherhood. To not forgive Remy seems very much like a hypocrite. Also when Remy finally is able to touch her, she still have her doubts about him. Maybe you should look for a more faithful and stable lover, Remy. Well, if not it was that you love her so. I often wonder why?
Love Factor: True love. From Remy especially and from Rogue too, I think. She's just having a real hard time showing it. ( Remind me to stand clear of her should she decide to show her love by leaving me to die. I think I´ll rather not know, then.)
Quote: "Gambit has never said this to anyone but.Gambit loves you." -Gambit to Rogue (cartoon)
" It is not your fault. I forgive you just you can also forgive me for what you're about to see." - Gambit to Rogue as she is about to learn about his past.
" Rogue, Psylocke is." - After Rogue knows of his past
" We are taking another way, Remy." - Rogue
" Thank you for believing in me, Rogue. I'm no longer who I was." - Gambit
" Who said I believed you, Remy?" - Rogue
" Rogue??"
" I said I wouldn't let you die in there. Out here nature decides if you live or dies. I don't care."
" It means noting that you leaves me here, Rogue, but you got to understand." -Gambit
" If you think I can understand you, you are mistaken." -Rogue
" Fine, then I have deserved your hatred, but give me at least something so I have a chance to get home." - Gambit
" Home? You have no home. Not with me and not with the X-men. You will have to manage by
yourself but I don't think that'll be a problem for you." - Rogue
" But.I love you" - Gambit
" You are honest towards the ones you love or...love dies." -Rogue
Now tell me if that seems fair or humane to you?? Me either. In the real world Rogue could be charged for attempted murder. So many things doesn't add up in Rogue's logic: She was a bad guy herself, Gambit has changed and she should believe him. Where are love without trust?
I can understand why Gambit tried to keep his past hidden. First of all it is not something to tell on the first date and if you knew that if you told the truth you'll be left for dead, I´ll keep silent too.

Alias: Shadowcat and Colussus From: Uncanny X-men, X-men and so on Relationship status: They dated but after some chaos and a lot of pain in Peter´s life their relationship ended when Peter killed himself to find a cure for the Legacy Virus. The Virus was cured but Peter had given his life to stop it. *sniff* So sad. Where are they now: After Peter´s death Kitty left the X-men. Status: Kitty is a high school student and Peter painted pictures. Past: Both had good childhood's where they grew up with their parents. Peter had a brother and a sister. Peter´s parents were killed and later to his great sorrow he lost his sister to the Legacy Virus. Burdened with so much sorrow and pain Peter took his own life to find a cure for the Legacy Virus.

Powers: Kitty can phase through solid matter and Peter could turn his body into solid steel.
Is most like: Hercules and Deianeira . Both couples loved each other, in the beginning with a naive innocence. Both are good people.
Love status: They seemed to be a stable couple, surviving much hardship.
Love Factor: True love that never came to be *sniff*!
Quote: "That was some surprise, Katya. I am glad nothing went wrong. I am also very proud of you"
- Peter to Kitty after she has shown him that she can make him kind of fly with her through her phasing.
" Yeah, I'm pretty darn impressive, aren't I?"
- Kitty as they sit next to each other on the floor.
" Very" - Peter
" Peter.."
" Shouldn't we be watering Ororo`s plants? That is why we came up here." - Peter
" That can wait a little longer" - Kitty as she moves closer.
" You look scared" - Peter
" I am scared. I don't care" - Kitty
They kiss
- From Uncanny x-men 174

Alias: Ani and Padme (no alias) From: The Star Wars prequel movies Relationship status: Married Where are they now: Anakin turned from the dark side and died in his son, Luke’s, arms. Padme died when her children where still young. Status: Anakin held these rangs in order; Jedi Padawan, thought to be the Chosen who’ll bring balance to the Force (I assume this in reality goes on Luke) Lord Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith, maybe Jedi Knight by his death. Padme held these rangs in order: Member of the Apprentice Legislature (age 8) , Apprentice Legislator (age 11), Queen Of Naboo(age 14. She sat for 2 periods), Senator to the Republic Senate Past: Anakin grew up on Tatooine as a slave. He was freed by Ben and his Master; Qui-Gon Jinn. After Qui-Gon Jinn’s death, Ben trained Anakin. However Anakin was hot tempted and very arrogant. He ignored his Master’s warnings. His mother, Shmi, was sold to Cliegg Lars (Owen’s father). He freed her and married her, making Owen Lars (who’ll later raise Luke) Anakin’s stepbrother. She was killed on Tatooine by Tusken Raiders and he killed her attackers (men, women and children) in cold blood. Anakin fought bravely in the Clone Wars.

Powers: Anakin was one of the most powerful masters of the force. However as he fell to the dark side before he ever became a Jedi he became a Sith Lord. Padme is a politician who can pilot ships, fight and shoot
Is most like: None I can think of
Love status: Well, Anakin never says he loves her. His love comes across as obsession. Her statement of love is very sudden but I guess it could happen.
Love Factor: Could had been great but Anakin’s dark side kept getting in their way. However, they living in a time of war and considering he does save her several times…….there IS most certainly love here though it could be misplaced and most certainly mistimed. However they do have the whole ‘star-crossed lovers/doomed lovers/forbidden lovers’ written all over them
Quote: "Are you an Angel?" -Anakin as a child to Padme


“I love you” – Padme to Anakin

“Don’t go”- Anakin to Padme
“I don’t want to disturb you” -Padme
“Your presence is smoothing” -Anakin

“Just being near her is intoxicating” –Anakin on Padme

“I’ve dreamt of her every night for 10 years”- Anakin on Padme

“I thought we had agreed not to fall in love because if we do it’ll bestroy us both”- Anakin after Padme has said she loves him
“I think we’re about to be destroyed anyway”- Padme as they’re on their way to their execution

“Stop the ship! Turn around!” –Anakin as Padme has fallen out of the ship during battle
“Our first priority is ending this war. What would Padme have done?” –Ben to Anakin
“Done her duty”- Anakin

“Obi-Wan is gonna kill me.” –Anakin after having destroyed another of his lightsabres.

“What are you doing here?” –Ben to Anakin and Padme
“Rescuing you”- Anakin in chains
“Good job” -Ben

“I’ll be the most powerful Jedi ever!” –Anakin to Padme

“I killed them all. And not just the men. I killed the women and children too. They’re like animals and I slaughtered them like animals. I hate them!” –Anakin about his mothers’ attackers

“I hate it when he does that”- Ben about Anakin jumping from their ‘car’ in mid-air

“You’ll be the death of me”- Ben on Anakin’s indiscretion
“Never. You’re the closest to a father I have” –Anakin

"I'm haunted by the kiss you never should have given me."- Anakin to Padme

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Webmistress’ prequel reviews:
Warning: If you’re a die-hard Star Wars fan; don’t read this.
And remember: Accept and respect others opinions. No flaming for voicing opinions. That’s mean and leads to the dark side *G*
On the original 3 movies: I love them, who don’t? They were magical and the cast seemed to get along great. There was action, romance and surprises.

On the sequels in general: The 2 I’ve seen so far suffers from several things: predictable which is natural considering they’re prequels. How can you fear for Ben Kenobi’s life when you know he has to live to be in the 3 original movies? The same goes that we know Anakin will turn to the dark side, we know that Padme can’t die till she has born the Skywalker twins and so forth.
On Episode 1: The Phantom Menace:
Okay, have you seen this? Probably. However, only a ‘die-hard can’t think for myself George Lucas is God’ Star Wars fan can like this. Why? A few reasons:
1) On Naboo they elect their Queens. You can’t elect Queens. The definition of a Queen is someone who inherit the throne through blood right.
2) We follow an 8-year-old wonder boy. Makes me feel like I’m back in grade school.
3) Jar Jar Binks! UGH. Terrible annoying character who only 3 years olds can like (and the die hard fans of course)
4) The before named Queen is 14 year old when Naboo elect her Queen. I wouldn’t trust a 14 year old to remember to pick up her brother on the way home from school, least of all to rule a planet.
5) There is no real action here. The plot feels dead.
6) I quickly got the feeling that any Force strong person is worth more than non-Forceful ones. For example, Qui-Gon Jinn’s buys Anakin’s freedom but his unForceful mother is left in slavery.
7) After mere seconds in the Republic’s Senate, Queen Padme finds the Senate unable to take decisions and finds it unfit to solve her problem and so she travels back to where she comes from, making the movie seem even more pointless than it already is.
8) Things that seem strange is also that Qui-Gon Jinn’s body doesn’t disappear into air when he dies and that suddenly Yoda isn’t Ben’s master as Ben claims more than twice in Empire “Seek out Yoda, the Jedi Master who taught me”, or something like it says Ben to Luke. But whatever, that’s small stuff.
9) One of its greatest flaws is its ‘politics’ or lack thereof. In the opening credits we’re told that the Senate doesn’t work because all they do is talk about stuff instead of doing it, making democracy and peace talks have a dangerous negative vibe to it.
10) The Queen has very loyal servants. One of them plays Queen for more than half the movie, making one wonder what exactly the real Queen is there for.
11) The whole Anakin is Jesus plot. Anakin's mother says Anakin has no father, he was made by the Force or something like it. Add that he's called the Chosen and there you have it; space Jesus. Give me a break. Anakin may be powerful and stuff but a God? Hmm...
BUT, point taken as expected the effects are overwhelming as are the images. But thinking rationally, seeing this as any other movie, this is just a very expensive kids movie.
General rating to Episode 1: ½ to 1 out of 10 stars (only because human Jedi’s ARE sexy and especially Ben Kenobi *LOL*)
On Episode 2: Attack Of The Clones:
This is way, way better than episode one. Not that that’s saying much. This is basically a murder mystery set in space with added flavour. However, again, this movie falls flat compared to the earlier 3 original films. A few reasons:
1) This film, like episode 1, lacks a Han Solo character badly. Everything in this film is so serious and up tight.
2) It lacks emotions, like episode 1. A servant girl dies for her Senator and everyone acts like ‘oh, whatever. It’s her duty’. Hmm……
3) Characters in here sometimes contradict their own words. Like Ben who asks for patience and carefulness from Anakin but still jumps out a building standing 100’s of metres in the air to try and find a droid ship.
4) Though having less screen time (thank GOD!) Jar Jar Binks is still there *shutters*. And C-3PO quickly fills out his place as annoying. On a note C-3PO says ‘Idiot’ to R2-D2; can he do that in a PG movie? Hmm……
5) Again, the politics are terrible. Suddenly several trade organisations are there and plotting against the Republic. This plotting is so hard to figure out that I’ve given up. To get enjoyment out of this movie one needs to try and ignore everything said about politics.
6) Characters are stereotypes. Either they’re all good; Yoda, Windu, Padme, Kenobi etc or all bad; the later Emperor, Duku and so on. Only Anakin walks the line and we know he’ll fall in the next movie anyway.
7) Lucas’s name thing. The bad guys still have bad names. The later Emperor, I believe, is called “Sinious”- clearly from Sinister and so on.
8) If you try to find logic in the madness of this movie; don’t. All will probably be explained in Episode 3 but so far the Clones’ role are unsure as they end of saving the Republic and also what in the world Duku is doing and why he’s evil is hard to say.
9) This movie was made and written to die hard ‘Star Wars is a religion where George Lucas is God’ people. There’s A LOT of ‘covered’ knowledge like who Bail Organa is. He’s actually in two small shots and has 1 line (wow) but his name is as far as I recall never given so you have to have check the Internet to know whom he is and the same goes for many others.
10) Many things in this story happen for the convenience of the further plot; Anakin has been apart from his mother in 10 years and suddenly HAS to see her at once. Of course he finds her gone but just exactly manages to hold his mother in his arms as she dies; giving him the reason to turn to the dark side. Also, though both actors are great and the dialog is as much Harlequin as possible, the romance between Padme and Anakin never succeeds to take flight and you get the feeling they’re falling in love to get those damn kids and then be done with it. Padme’s sudden ‘I love you’ comes without before warning and the wedding in the ending is very sudden, especially as last they spoke about even dating they found it best not to. Too bad as their romance did have a lot of potential. The romance here is also spoiled by Anakin’s moments of rage or hate with no reason for them. Especially does his complains about Ben Kenobi seem forced. One minute he says he thinks him as a father and the next he’s not sure if he wants to go help Padme save him.
11) The fight between Duku and Yoda. This was only laughable. A puppet flying and fighting?! Only die-hard Star Wars fans can take *that* serious.
BUT, point taken as expected the effects are overwhelming as are the images. This is an all right action movie set in space.
General rating to Episode 2:
5 out of 10 stars (because the images are great, the human Jedis are still sexy (go Ben and Anakin!), Anakin is not a whinny kid any more YEAH; in fact Anakin saves the whole movie with daring to speak up, a few funny lines, great acting and next to constant disobedience, and as a woman, granted, the romance between Anakin and Padme IS sweet and…..yeah, the impression is still overwhelming. Worth watching at the movies and buying on video but no more so than so many other movies.
Episode 3 will be interesting and to me it looks like Lucas, like in Jedi, will have a lot of work to do as many storylines has to be combined; for starters Anakin’s fall is far from clear, the Clone War has just began and there are Jedis (besides Ben and Yoda) still breathing that we all know has to die.
In summery:
Episode 1: Not worth a mentioning.
Episode 2: Okay movie. Very long but all right. Careful though that small children can be confused by dead characters resurrecting (like Owen and Beru Lars).
Maybe Episode 3 will be the best of them all…….

Alias: The Pirate and Ice-Princess From: The Star Wars Trilogy Relationship status: Married Where are they now: Leia is leader of the New republic and Han is on-off General in the Army or tries his skill at diplomacy. Status: Han is a fighter, educated pilot at the Imperial Academy and a former smuggler and pirate. Leia is educated in diplomacy ( you could doubt this when you see her and Han's first meeting) and other political things. Past: Leia is the biological daughter of Anacin Skywalker, later called Vader. Her biological twin brother is Luke Skywalker. Leia was raised as Princess of Alderaan and had a rich upbringing. Han does not know his parents. He was in a gang where the leader forced the children to steal for him. He was abused and longed for a better life.

Powers: Han is a very skilled fighter and pilot. He knows most of the known galaxy and has flown to a lot of places. He often sense danger but if it is the Force at work or just training is not known. ( Han and other non-Forceful are often, in my opinion underestimated in the official books. As if only people who have the Force are something.) Leia has the Force and is a Jedi-knight but doesn't use it much. She's more into politics. Is most like: Gambit and Rogue. Both Han and Remy has a shaken past and tries to smooth talk our heroine who holds stand for a long time. Leia would never try and kill Han, however. That one goes to Rogue alone.
Love status: A proof that opposites attract. Like with most so different couples one has to give up more than the other if they are to stay together and Han gives up the stars for Leia and stays at the Capital World with her in the middle of the biggest diplomatic mess ever written, even though Han hates politicians and authorities. ( A tray he shares with Logan)
Love Factor: True love!
Quote: " I love you" -Leia, when Han is about to be put into carbonite.
" I know" - Han

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