what works on the page doesn’t always
work on the screen
and sometimes they don’t even try
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
differences between the x-men movie and
comics before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list we
looked at the long history of the x-men
comic books and compared things like
character backstories plot structure and
all the other little details in-between
to see how they stack up next to their
feature film adaptation number 10
Wolverine wasn’t the one sent back in
time so I wake up to my younger body God
knows where then what you’ll need to go
to my house and find me convinced with
all of this in the popular story arc
Days of Future past the character Kitty
Pryde aka shadow cat is the x-man
selected to go back through time to warn
her comrades of the desolate future that
awaits them
[Music]
however in the film version the story
was drastically altered to make
Wolverine the one who would awaken in
the 1970s and have to deliver the
message comic-book purists probably
despised this change but from a
filmmaking perspective this kind of
makes sense Wolverines decelerated aging
process would logically mean that he
would be around during that time unlike
many of the other x-men will you believe
me if I told you I was sent here from
the future number 9 Professor X was not
paralyzed by a bullet and didn’t do this
act you’d if the leader of the x-men
despite his incredible psychic abilities
and leadership skills and unfortunately
said most of his life confined to a
wheelchair and to a bullet accidentally
hitting his spine or did he
in the prequel film x-men first class
magneto deflects an oncoming bullet
accidentally sending it directly into
Charles’s back thus rendering and
paralyzed from the waist down this was a
radical departure from the comic version
as Professor X lost the ability to use
his legs after a violent encounter with
the alien named Lucifer who dropped a
large stone on him in the heat of their
confrontation which consequently
scribbled him number 8 the x-men are
considered superheroes in the comics
[Music]
saving the world countless time from
sentinels magneto apocalypse and even
humanity themselves on occasion you
think that the x-men would be highly
regarded for their heroic effort and in
the comic books while they are the
movies however are an entirely different
story Spectre wrong in the film the
x-men are always kind of just minding
their own business when trouble comes
and finds them in the comic books the
x-men are making conscious efforts to go
out and help normal people which they
hope will alleviate mankind’s fear of
humans have you tried not being a mutant
it’s the same as the movies haven’t
gotten to this point and that we may
never get to see you ovaries iconic
yellow and blue outfit on the big screen
you just have to be
[Music]
number seven the Phoenix came from space
in the comics Jean Grey is taken over by
an eternal force from the depths of
space known as the Phoenix force one
that completely controls her every move
and announcer with unbelievable power
all of the Phoenix’s appearances on the
big screen however are altered so that
the Phoenix was instead a dormant energy
deep inside of Jean Grey herself one
that she’s unable to control when it
finally wakes up although this change
may have upset hardcore fans the need to
get the Phoenix out the door in the
films without bringing space aliens into
the picture kind of makes sense too
right
number six taurine height hugh jackman
has done an admirable job portraying
will bring over the last 17 years he has
all the attitudes charm and muscular
physique to bring this superhero to life
but there’s just one little detail
that’s left off
standing at approximately six-foot-two q
is way taller than the comic book
version of wolverine who is a
considerably shorter height of 5 foot 3
the original casting choice was
criticized because of this but of course
Jackman immediately won everyone over
and audiences can now move past this
important but in the end superficial
detail
[Applause]
number 5 the costume design hey guys
slide suit in the comics both heroes and
villains have one colorful costumes that
we’re all unique from one another some
have had such compelling designs that
they have since become iconic and
synonymous especially Jim Lee’s 90s
redesigns the movies have this this
entirely in favor of a standard boring
black leathers out of suit we actually
go outside
what would you prefer yellow spandex
later films we’re trying to spice things
up a bit but the costumes never quite
captured the look of their comic book
counterpart simplifying yet the design
may have made the film’s feel more
accessible to wider audiences but in a
post marvel cinematic and Deadpool world
there’s really no reason not to have
superheroes dress appropriately anymore
so so water and lemon for blood or wear
red and perform everything about rogue
many of the characters changed
drastically when they were brought to
the big free but rogue is basically
unrecognizable
she began her comic-book career as an
adult and a villain very quickly gaining
these Marvel’s powers which includes
flight super strength and durability in
recent years the comic books have taken
away those powers but they’ve traded
that for making her a team leader and an
indispensable hero the movies mixed this
up by making her a child on the run
always in need of rescue and never doing
anything really heroic and landing the
jet that one time doesn’t really count
seriously kid rogue can you stop
screaming for just two seconds we’re
trying to enjoy the movie
number three Wolverine and Sabretooth
are not brother there are things you
don’t understand so very creative to
know while these two animalistic demons
do share a long history together they
are in no way related among the many
other questionable changes that x-men
origins Wolverine made from the comics
like Deadpool for instance this one is
very puzzling maybe they were trying to
form an emotional bond between the
characters that would then resonate on
the audience and get them more involved
in the story
my brother’s chin you realize that heck
they can’t even be considered bros due
to the amounts of vicious scraps and
horrible acts they commit to one another
this also created inconsistencies with
the first x-men film because when these
two characters have recognized each
other yeah details details right we’ve
done we should never be done to me
brothers brothers look out for each
other number two the original x-men team
is a different roster the x-men lineup
has changed over the years with members
leaving and returning to always switch
things up the original roster in their
1963 debut with Cyclops Jean Grae beast
angel and nice man something which the
very first x-men feature film decided to
change cutting the team down from five
members to four the group was instead
made up of Cyclops Jean Grey Storm Man
Wolverine storm what do they call you we
use this is a stupidest thing I’ve ever
heard the latter two characters are a
serious departure from the original team
members as they were only introduced
into the comic series much later on in
the mid-1970s this roster change
definitely makes sense however so no
point loss on this one thanks don’t
mention it
before we get to our number one pick
here if you want Irbil mention they say
you can imitate anybody even their voice
even their voice I’m the wrong guy to
play hide and seek who’s hiding who
dickhead
this is my brother Scott this guy I’m
Hank McCoy I’m one in pitches here
number one mystique and magneto spent
too much time as good guys
[Music]
did you lose your way while I was gone
many of the other differences on this
list are reasonable to make a smooth
jump from the comics built but this
change is just straight-up wrong not all
of us can fully control our powers then
don’t you need to embrace
we are
both mystique and magneto are considered
to be some of the most lethal and
dangerous adversaries that the x-men
have ever tangled with over the years
the last three x-men films have found
magneto the man who basically wants to
enslave humanity shifting back and forth
between good and bad like he has a
serious case of identity crisis and even
stranger change is how mystique has now
been given the position of leader and
role model to the x-men in the most
recent films yeah but no you’re not kids
anymore not students you’re x-men
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
work on the screen
and sometimes they don’t even try
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
differences between the x-men movie and
comics before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list we
looked at the long history of the x-men
comic books and compared things like
character backstories plot structure and
all the other little details in-between
to see how they stack up next to their
feature film adaptation number 10
Wolverine wasn’t the one sent back in
time so I wake up to my younger body God
knows where then what you’ll need to go
to my house and find me convinced with
all of this in the popular story arc
Days of Future past the character Kitty
Pryde aka shadow cat is the x-man
selected to go back through time to warn
her comrades of the desolate future that
awaits them
[Music]
however in the film version the story
was drastically altered to make
Wolverine the one who would awaken in
the 1970s and have to deliver the
message comic-book purists probably
despised this change but from a
filmmaking perspective this kind of
makes sense Wolverines decelerated aging
process would logically mean that he
would be around during that time unlike
many of the other x-men will you believe
me if I told you I was sent here from
the future number 9 Professor X was not
paralyzed by a bullet and didn’t do this
act you’d if the leader of the x-men
despite his incredible psychic abilities
and leadership skills and unfortunately
said most of his life confined to a
wheelchair and to a bullet accidentally
hitting his spine or did he
in the prequel film x-men first class
magneto deflects an oncoming bullet
accidentally sending it directly into
Charles’s back thus rendering and
paralyzed from the waist down this was a
radical departure from the comic version
as Professor X lost the ability to use
his legs after a violent encounter with
the alien named Lucifer who dropped a
large stone on him in the heat of their
confrontation which consequently
scribbled him number 8 the x-men are
considered superheroes in the comics
[Music]
saving the world countless time from
sentinels magneto apocalypse and even
humanity themselves on occasion you
think that the x-men would be highly
regarded for their heroic effort and in
the comic books while they are the
movies however are an entirely different
story Spectre wrong in the film the
x-men are always kind of just minding
their own business when trouble comes
and finds them in the comic books the
x-men are making conscious efforts to go
out and help normal people which they
hope will alleviate mankind’s fear of
humans have you tried not being a mutant
it’s the same as the movies haven’t
gotten to this point and that we may
never get to see you ovaries iconic
yellow and blue outfit on the big screen
you just have to be
[Music]
number seven the Phoenix came from space
in the comics Jean Grey is taken over by
an eternal force from the depths of
space known as the Phoenix force one
that completely controls her every move
and announcer with unbelievable power
all of the Phoenix’s appearances on the
big screen however are altered so that
the Phoenix was instead a dormant energy
deep inside of Jean Grey herself one
that she’s unable to control when it
finally wakes up although this change
may have upset hardcore fans the need to
get the Phoenix out the door in the
films without bringing space aliens into
the picture kind of makes sense too
right
number six taurine height hugh jackman
has done an admirable job portraying
will bring over the last 17 years he has
all the attitudes charm and muscular
physique to bring this superhero to life
but there’s just one little detail
that’s left off
standing at approximately six-foot-two q
is way taller than the comic book
version of wolverine who is a
considerably shorter height of 5 foot 3
the original casting choice was
criticized because of this but of course
Jackman immediately won everyone over
and audiences can now move past this
important but in the end superficial
detail
[Applause]
number 5 the costume design hey guys
slide suit in the comics both heroes and
villains have one colorful costumes that
we’re all unique from one another some
have had such compelling designs that
they have since become iconic and
synonymous especially Jim Lee’s 90s
redesigns the movies have this this
entirely in favor of a standard boring
black leathers out of suit we actually
go outside
what would you prefer yellow spandex
later films we’re trying to spice things
up a bit but the costumes never quite
captured the look of their comic book
counterpart simplifying yet the design
may have made the film’s feel more
accessible to wider audiences but in a
post marvel cinematic and Deadpool world
there’s really no reason not to have
superheroes dress appropriately anymore
so so water and lemon for blood or wear
red and perform everything about rogue
many of the characters changed
drastically when they were brought to
the big free but rogue is basically
unrecognizable
she began her comic-book career as an
adult and a villain very quickly gaining
these Marvel’s powers which includes
flight super strength and durability in
recent years the comic books have taken
away those powers but they’ve traded
that for making her a team leader and an
indispensable hero the movies mixed this
up by making her a child on the run
always in need of rescue and never doing
anything really heroic and landing the
jet that one time doesn’t really count
seriously kid rogue can you stop
screaming for just two seconds we’re
trying to enjoy the movie
number three Wolverine and Sabretooth
are not brother there are things you
don’t understand so very creative to
know while these two animalistic demons
do share a long history together they
are in no way related among the many
other questionable changes that x-men
origins Wolverine made from the comics
like Deadpool for instance this one is
very puzzling maybe they were trying to
form an emotional bond between the
characters that would then resonate on
the audience and get them more involved
in the story
my brother’s chin you realize that heck
they can’t even be considered bros due
to the amounts of vicious scraps and
horrible acts they commit to one another
this also created inconsistencies with
the first x-men film because when these
two characters have recognized each
other yeah details details right we’ve
done we should never be done to me
brothers brothers look out for each
other number two the original x-men team
is a different roster the x-men lineup
has changed over the years with members
leaving and returning to always switch
things up the original roster in their
1963 debut with Cyclops Jean Grae beast
angel and nice man something which the
very first x-men feature film decided to
change cutting the team down from five
members to four the group was instead
made up of Cyclops Jean Grey Storm Man
Wolverine storm what do they call you we
use this is a stupidest thing I’ve ever
heard the latter two characters are a
serious departure from the original team
members as they were only introduced
into the comic series much later on in
the mid-1970s this roster change
definitely makes sense however so no
point loss on this one thanks don’t
mention it
before we get to our number one pick
here if you want Irbil mention they say
you can imitate anybody even their voice
even their voice I’m the wrong guy to
play hide and seek who’s hiding who
dickhead
this is my brother Scott this guy I’m
Hank McCoy I’m one in pitches here
number one mystique and magneto spent
too much time as good guys
[Music]
did you lose your way while I was gone
many of the other differences on this
list are reasonable to make a smooth
jump from the comics built but this
change is just straight-up wrong not all
of us can fully control our powers then
don’t you need to embrace
we are
both mystique and magneto are considered
to be some of the most lethal and
dangerous adversaries that the x-men
have ever tangled with over the years
the last three x-men films have found
magneto the man who basically wants to
enslave humanity shifting back and forth
between good and bad like he has a
serious case of identity crisis and even
stranger change is how mystique has now
been given the position of leader and
role model to the x-men in the most
recent films yeah but no you’re not kids
anymore not students you’re x-men
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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