To understand her motivation I presume one would have to have read the comics (which I haven't, from that era). Otherwise her actions make no sense. She was, yes, a stock character.

I understand that the movie was originally intended to be an installment in the "X-Men Origin" series focused on Magneto and his background.


I think feature length motion picture is a really poor vehicle for character development of an ensemble cast if things like plot are action are also central to the story (as opposed to simply being a device to further characterization). There just isn't enough time.

I agree.