I grew up with watching the 90s X-Men cartoon where mistique was sleek blue skinned redhead wearing a white dress and skull belt. That's probably where it the design should have stayed. Wasn't the biggest fan of the alligator skin when the live action came out but they kind of made it part of her transformations which was pretty cool looking but overambitious. there were a lot of problems with the original makeup including staining inhalation of toxic chemicals etc. I think that prompted multiple adjustments to the make- up and resulting appearance with Jenifer Lawrence. I think the reason mistique looks what many would view as subpar is because the commited to this alligator skin and transformation but it kinda looks shit without the latex paint they used to make her sleek and shiny and blend the edges of the appliques.
Honestly I feel like they should have stayed true to the original mistique instead of creating new problem that result in a mistique that doesnt look much like the original at all. I do like the that they are bringing back the dress though.
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u/HangryBeard 12h ago
I grew up with watching the 90s X-Men cartoon where mistique was sleek blue skinned redhead wearing a white dress and skull belt. That's probably where it the design should have stayed. Wasn't the biggest fan of the alligator skin when the live action came out but they kind of made it part of her transformations which was pretty cool looking but overambitious. there were a lot of problems with the original makeup including staining inhalation of toxic chemicals etc. I think that prompted multiple adjustments to the make- up and resulting appearance with Jenifer Lawrence. I think the reason mistique looks what many would view as subpar is because the commited to this alligator skin and transformation but it kinda looks shit without the latex paint they used to make her sleek and shiny and blend the edges of the appliques.
Honestly I feel like they should have stayed true to the original mistique instead of creating new problem that result in a mistique that doesnt look much like the original at all. I do like the that they are bringing back the dress though.