I have decided to start a weekly (hopefully) blog about comic-book and not so comic-book related subjects. The first topic, as people can guess from the title, is related to X-Men: First Class. I know that there are quite the number of people who were not happy with the portrayal of Emma Frost by January Jones. I think I don't have to list the reasons. But after watching the movie a couple of more times I have noticed subtle moments that are worth the Diamond Beauty. SPOILERS! I will be giving the context of the moments so if you haven't watched the movie stop reading.
Moment nr. 1 - The Stare
This moment happens quite early in the movie. Magneto ( Michael Fassbender) is preparing to attempt to kill Shaw ( Kevin Bacon). He is being all bad-a** in a rubber-suit and everything. And is completely taken off guard by Emma's psychic attack. The camera zooms in on her eyes and there it was - it really gave a new meaning to the phrase stare-down. For me those eyes filled with the slight anger but more with determination. They say "This was your last mistake! Suffer!"
Moment nr. 2 - The Smile(s)
This is kinda of a cheat because there are 3 smile moments. But each of the smiles had an Emma Frost quality to them, a kinda "trust me" appeal. I had trouble explaining why I thought these were Emma moments but to me they had that manipulative edge to them. My favorite smile happened in Russia, after the general woke up from his mental sex-dream, he looked at her and Emma's smile was brilliant. I almost laughed in the cinema. Prepare for the gifs.
Moment nr. 3 - The Prison
This moments was not only my favorite scene of Emma but also of the entire movie. The scene really showed all the qualities Emma Frost has - playfulness, psychological manipulation, a killer walk and a great line.Extra moment - The Curtain
I have no idea how to explain this but her pulling the curtain closed in the club, her face was just so Emma.
OK, here were my moments. I hope I gave good explanations and gave something to think about. Comments would be really appreciated as well as ideas for up-coming blogs. And please don't be rude. And thanks for reading!
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