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Beaky Beaky, Very Beaky
Feb. 3rd, 2009 09:17 amOoh, IMDB says that X-Men: Origins is going to have Beak!
I like Beak. Beak (for you non-saddo types) is a mutant with... a beak. That's it. He's just a gangly guy with a beak. He can't talk to birds. Can't fly. He's just got a honking great beak.
He's a great subversion of that whole superhero power-tradeoff thing. Because while X-Men has long been a metaphor for various alienated groups - racism, homophobia, teen angst - the truth is that you don't get nifty abilities just because you're in a picked-on group. It's not like "I realized I was gay... but at the same time, my ability to co-ordinate fabrics was elevated to fabulous levels!"
I like Beak. Beak (for you non-saddo types) is a mutant with... a beak. That's it. He's just a gangly guy with a beak. He can't talk to birds. Can't fly. He's just got a honking great beak.
He's a great subversion of that whole superhero power-tradeoff thing. Because while X-Men has long been a metaphor for various alienated groups - racism, homophobia, teen angst - the truth is that you don't get nifty abilities just because you're in a picked-on group. It's not like "I realized I was gay... but at the same time, my ability to co-ordinate fabrics was elevated to fabulous levels!"
