Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)

Mystique is a major protagonist of the X-Men prequel film series. She was portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence and Morgan Lily.

Why She Preaches About X-Women

 * 1) Most of the time, she doesn’t use her blue face and makeup while wearing clothes.
 * 2) In Dark Phoenix, she tells Charles Xavier that the women always save men and wanted him to rename the team X-Women. This is not only very political but also highly contradictory because Nightcrawler (a male) saved people on the spaceship earlier in the film.
 * 3) Unlike the comics, she is more or less a heroine and supports Charles more than Erik. She refused to join the Brotherhood of Mutants unlike in the comics and original film trilogy.
 * 4) Her death scene in Dark Phoenix is unnecessary and created a gaping plot hole for the timeline after the events of that film.
 * 5) While saying “mutant and proud” while brushing her teeth the second time in First Class, it sounded like she almost burst out laughing.
 * 6) She had little to do in Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix. It doesn’t help that Jennifer Lawrence was phoning in her performance with only an X-Men suit.
 * 7) Like the other characters, she doesn’t seem to age in the course of four decades.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Her makeup is very good and is extremely similar to Rebecca Romijn’s portrayal.
 * 2) She gets to wear clothes like in the comic books.
 * 3) Jennifer Lawrence’s performance in First Class and Days of Future Past is good.
 * 4) In First Class, she shapeshifts into Rebecca Romjin, which is a clever call-back.

Trivia

 * Amber Heard was considered to play Mystique.
 * Jennifer Lawrence didn’t like wearing the blue makeup and admitted doing the last two films for a paycheck.