Best comic book movie moments: 34. Metal guns vs the Master of Magnetism
Comic book movie: X-Men
Magneto and the Brotherhood completed their mission. They get outside and they’re met by the police. Magento, who’s not phased by the cops, lifts two of their cars and drops them with ease. How do they respond to this? They pull their guns out at the Master of Magnetism. Magneto simply replies, “Homo Sapiens and their guns.”
What this writer loves about this scene more than anything is Magento’s response to Xavier taking control of Sabretooth and Toad. Magento was ready and willing to kill every police officer there. Going as far as saying he couldn’t hold the bullets (we know he could have). He knew his old friend wouldn’t let that happen. This is how Magneto won the first real battle of the movie.
Best comic book movie moments: 33. For Wakanda? Without question
Comic book movie: Black Panther
W’Kabi betrayed Wakanda and the love of his life, Okoye. He was attempting to kill M’Baku with a charging rhino. Okoye stepped in front of M’Baku and stopped the charging beast. W’Kabi gets off and assumes that Okoye, his love, would take mercy on him. He asks if she’d strike him down. She points her weapon at him and says, “For Wakanda? Without question”
Okoye understands her job. While she may not always agree with it, she does it. When Killmonger became king by combat, she backed him. However, when she found out he was betraying Wakanda, she stood by her nation and its people. W’Kabi was endangering the people of Wakanda. Okoye’s love for him was not going to stop her from saving lives.