Comments on: Dumbledore and Professor X http://thehogshead.org/dumbledore-and-professor-x-141/ Harry Potter News and Commentary Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:34:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fantasy Fiction for Christians: Christian themes and symbolism in Narnia and Harry Potter http://thehogshead.org/dumbledore-and-professor-x-141/comment-page-1/#comment-4212 Fantasy Fiction for Christians: Christian themes and symbolism in Narnia and Harry Potter Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:58:35 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/2006/05/28/dumbledore-and-professor-x/#comment-4212 <strong>X-Men, Harry Potter, Narnia...</strong> While you're waiting for me to blog about something interesting, check out a post by Merlin at Muggle Matters (say that five times fast) called X-Men 3, Harry Potter and the Imago Dei. I saw the new X-Men movie the other day, and I'll review it&#823... X-Men, Harry Potter, Narnia…

While you’re waiting for me to blog about something interesting, check out a post by Merlin at Muggle Matters (say that five times fast) called X-Men 3, Harry Potter and the Imago Dei. I saw the new X-Men movie the other day, and I’ll review it&#823…

]]> By: korg20000bc http://thehogshead.org/dumbledore-and-professor-x-141/comment-page-1/#comment-3230 korg20000bc Sun, 28 May 2006 12:44:52 +0000 http://swordofgryffindor.com/2006/05/28/dumbledore-and-professor-x/#comment-3230 Well, in the X-Men comic Charles X has been a villian. And Magneto has been a goodie. Wolverine was fighting with and for Magneto who believed that the only difference between Prof X and Magneto was just the means they were willing to employ. It seemed to be in the late eighties and early nineties that traditional rolemodels and superheroes couldn't remain just that. They had to become flawed and deeply trobled souls to relate to rather than pinnacles of justice to emulate. If the old posit about absolute power corrupting absolutely is true, then Prof X is in trouble. To the good writers of Hollywood blockbusters he would be a character ripe for a fall. Matt Well, in the X-Men comic Charles X has been a villian. And Magneto has been a goodie. Wolverine was fighting with and for Magneto who believed that the only difference between Prof X and Magneto was just the means they were willing to employ.

It seemed to be in the late eighties and early nineties that traditional rolemodels and superheroes couldn’t remain just that. They had to become flawed and deeply trobled souls to relate to rather than pinnacles of justice to emulate.

If the old posit about absolute power corrupting absolutely is true, then Prof X is in trouble. To the good writers of Hollywood blockbusters he would be a character ripe for a fall.

Matt

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