I think there's an important difference as to whether the realisation of her own strength comes from an inner journey or through being told she's special. Someone who starts off unaware of their own strengths and weaknesses (or who is wrong about them) can make for an amazing story, as long as it's not just pasted on, like "You are the lost heir to the kingdom, yay!"
For example, in XMFC, the parts of the story with Raven being wary of Hank's insecurities, rejecting his judgement and refusing the "cure" were great; the parts where she transferred her loyalty from Charles to Erik, not so great in itself - her loyalty should have been to herself.
When Rogue decided to use her powers in X2 to stop Pyro, that was a great moment for her, just as when she piloted the plane: that was her making decisions as a result of her inner development, not someone rocking up and telling her to be herself like Storm in X3.
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Date: 2011-08-23 04:52 am (UTC)For example, in XMFC, the parts of the story with Raven being wary of Hank's insecurities, rejecting his judgement and refusing the "cure" were great; the parts where she transferred her loyalty from Charles to Erik, not so great in itself - her loyalty should have been to herself.
When Rogue decided to use her powers in X2 to stop Pyro, that was a great moment for her, just as when she piloted the plane: that was her making decisions as a result of her inner development, not someone rocking up and telling her to be herself like Storm in X3.