Whether what Claire said will happen is an inexplicable mystery. After all, everything is possible—who knows what will happen in this world the next day?

But whether these things happen or not, like Claire said, "Mutants" really took off.

D&M's previous releases of "Captain America" ​​and "Agent Carter" gave audiences and critics a big surprise.

For various practical reasons, even in the whole world, the evaluation of these officially appointed "heroes" who have been constantly building up momentum for many years is generally biased towards flattery. Both Captain America and Carter are portrayed as almost perfect. Characters, only D&M broke free and showed their human side to everyone.

Not the kind of innocuous, innocuous little problem, but the major flaws in the heroes themselves, their inappropriate naivety, their disobedience before some important choices, their sometimes too violent reactions...

In the past, these parts were not put on the screen, but the screenwriters and directors always handled the details very well. People only saw the glory of the heroes, but they couldn't see the damage and misery behind the glory.

Is it right to do such a thing at such a time?

Is it good or bad to pour cold water on people's worship when they are at their most fervent?

Carl thought seriously, then acted without hesitation.

True, he's not the type to take the initiative, but it's never been his style to sit still.

Many times people feel that his handling is too gentle, but when someone has the power to destroy a planet with a single hand, how can he not be cautious, considerate and gentle?

Fortunately, things are moving in a happy direction for him. When he was at Xavier College, Carl was still paying attention to people's comments on "Mutants" through the Internet, and most of those comments were positive.

Someone commented on the general environment in which mutants live.

"I never knew that mutants have been through so much, I mean, hey, we all know there are mutants, we all know that mutants have been persecuted for a long time, but we don't know how serious it is. Now I It started to feel like people were taking it too far, and while I still don't like mutants (they're really dangerous after all), I think our attitude towards them should change. Not liking? Normal. Discrimination? Too much."

Of course there will be people who have the exact opposite opinion.

There are many such people.

"God! Didn't you see those people who lost their lives because of the explosion of mutant abilities? Mutants should be imprisoned!"

"These beasts that may threaten our lives at any time should not live in this world!"

"I can't believe anyone dared to make a movie like this... My poor Victor, he left me because of a mutant power explosion, I will never forget that... Mutants deserve death. Regardless of them How good it looks. I'm sure of that."

Of course, such speeches will also attract a lot of ridicule, sarcasm, and voices of disapproval. Generally speaking, most people's attitudes are neutral and they are more inclined to mutants.

Some people also paid attention to the details in the movie, admiring the exquisite setting, the group performances with distinctive characters in the limited shots, the exquisite and meaningful lines, the complex relationship and development between characters, and the test of the director's skills. long shot.

But there are quite a few people who really only care about movies.

At this sensitive time and topic, everyone seems to have a good sense of politics. In the film review area, there are even a large number of comments discussing whether the next president will take measures against the issue of mutants. Many people predict that it will start at the end of the year During the preparatory period of the presidential election, candidates will do some tricks on mutant groups, just like past presidents expressed their views on sexual minorities to gain support and votes.

People who accidentally click here may think they have stumbled into some strange forum.

Carl had a great time watching it. He knew that these feedbacks were true, because the movie's attendance and box office were real enough. With the movie "Mutants", more and more people began to think about ordinary people and The possibility of harmonious coexistence among mutants.

Although more people support mutants, there will also be more people who want to kill mutants.

But the rate of growth of the latter is always slower than that of the former.

For his views, Magneto has always scoffed: "Naive."

Yes, yes, you are not naive, Carl thought, but have you achieved anything, other than making ordinary people hate mutants more and making the government's attitude towards mutants worse and worse?

Professor X still sounded pleasant. He said: "I can understand your thoughts, Carl, and I know what you are doing, but this is a very difficult road."

"I didn't do anything," Carl replied. "You are the ones who are going to walk the hard way. At most, I just contributed a little."

The work he has been doing persistently since he was 15 years old has finally achieved remarkable results.

There are almost no actual cases of mutants hurting others after their abilities erupt, and it seems more and more like an urban legend. People's attitudes towards mutants have also changed from rejection to forgetting—everyone knows that there are mutants, and everyone knows that there are mutants They have transformed from ordinary people, but fewer and fewer people see mutants around them, and fewer and fewer people take mutants to heart.

This is not the best start, but it is the most appropriate.

Conversations about the movies and the mutant situation are always smooth, but when it comes to Lex, and the "friction" between Superman and Lex, Carl becomes very quiet.

He didn't want to talk about things related to Lex, and he himself knew that such behavior was not advisable, and it was likely to lead to serious consequences.

But who is willing to easily talk about his soul with other people?

Not even his respected elders and friends with similar ideas.

Dissecting oneself, pulling out one’s heart, and the thought of destroying the other party mixed with the love of total devotion, are like fruitful fruits on poisonous vines, and no one knows whether those fruits will kill people or not.

The only thing Karl can be sure of is that the fruit looks lovely and tastes very sweet.

I might die, Carl thought, terrified and loathed by what might happen in the future.

But he couldn't resist one possibility.

He couldn't force himself not to hope, and he couldn't convince himself that things were really beyond repair.

Always, always, when he looked into the eyes of the villains, he realized like never before that the man he was looking into was not just a criminal, but a whole person--he gave them something he didn't even own. Dare to be sure that kindness should exist, he does everything he can to help all he can.

The rewards are minimal, and very few people change.

But he couldn't harden his heart for the possibility of smiling.

Metropolis, charity fundraising scene.

Lex, who was invited to answer questions from the reporters, heard an unexpected question.

"I think you should know that "Mutants" has been released. Mr. Luthor, what's your opinion on a series of movies, these 'superhero' movies?" The reporter held up the microphone with burning eyes.

This is a question that has absolutely nothing to do with today's topic, and it is a question that is completely different from the scene.

Lex would have ignored her in the past.

But today, he answered that question.

"Superheroes... huh." He sneered. "There's never been a superhero in the world. I've only seen pretentious lunatics and boring idiots, and governments that don't do anything about it—if you want to ask me Reality, this is my answer; if you want to ask movies? I have to say that those movies full of individual heroism fully satisfy everyone's fantasy of justice, freedom and human rights. They emphasize the humanity of superheroes, which makes people more It's easy to understand the harm these uncontrollable forces can do. The movie is excellent."

The female reporter who asked the question was a young girl. When she asked this question, she probably didn't think of the famous Lex.Luther would answer her, and answer such a long list.

She stared blankly at Lex, like a fledgling fisherman staring stupidly at a buoy.

Then soon, she was squeezed to the end by excited reporters.

After the ceremony, Lex, escorted by Mercy into the car, stared casually out the window and sent Carl a text message.

"You didn't invite me to watch the movie with you this time. Are you not happy with this movie? I heard you paid more attention to The Matrix than you have paid attention to all other movies in the past combined. Tell me this There's something special about the movie."

"No weird part, the new movie is my gift to Alexander."

"I don't have a present, Honey?"

"You've got me, honey, what more do you want?"

Lex smiled silently.

He was going to put away his phone, but he didn't expect that Carl sent a new message.

"I heard what you said about the new movie. I also watched your speech at the benefit gala, and I followed those who were against and those who were with you."

"If you're talking about my attitude toward superheroes, Honey, we've already discussed that."

"We discussed it, but we haven't discussed it deeply enough. I always wonder where your malice towards those superheroes comes from," Carl did not use his glasses to type this sentence, he chose to type, and in the process of typing Feeling sweaty palms and trembling fingertips, even though the feeling should be an illusion, "I researched the origin of your attitude, Lexi."

Lex's eyes stayed on the phone screen.

He wanted to sneer, he wanted to berate, but in reality he just smiled, the way he always does in front of Carl.

If Carl was in front of him, he had no doubts that he would give him a passionate kiss.

"Go on, Honey."

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