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Jean Grey turning into the Phoenix is more "hero becomes villain", as opposed to "protagonist becomes cold, calculating morally-ambiguous
hero", which is what seems to be happening here. My guess is that the story takes her to the brink of losing her humanity, only for her to find it in the last act and restore her moral compass. That old cliche.
As for my Bourne comparison, I wasn't specifically thinking of the acts we saw him portray in the flashbacks...more about the type of person and "agent" that he and the rest of the Treadstone guys were. Give them an objective, and they would do what was necessary and injure/kill whoever was in the way to complete the objective.
The examples I can think of of "heroes" injuring or killing innocents don't quite fit the comp with Lucy. George Clooney in "The American" is more anti-hero than Lucy, I think. Deniro and Pfeiffer in "The Family" are rather loathsome protagonists, and definitely not in the same boat. Although, now that I think about it, Besson (who gave us Lucy and The Family) seems to relish churning out anti-heroes and ne'er do wells as main characters who have questionable moral compasses.
Anyone finds it disturbing that LUCY shoots an innocent Taxi driver for not speaking English in the trailer/commercial? Jul 09, 16:09
Yes! {nm} Jul 09, 16:10
She could shoot a tire. The trailer/commerical cuts off the subtitle, so you previously thought she killed him. {nm} Jul 09, 16:33
You're looking for morality from an R rated action film? Try VeggieTales. Jul 09, 16:51
Can you name another movie hero/heroine that has done the same when there are non-violent alternatives? {nm} Jul 09, 16:56
Good Terminator in T2 {nm} Jul 09, 17:06
Han Solo before CGI {nm} Jul 09, 17:09
Guido wasn't an innocent bystander. {nm} Jul 09, 17:11
Guido. Heh. Greedo's Italian brother. {nm} Jul 09, 17:12
That's wacist! {nm} Jul 09, 18:59
The cops were shooting at them. {nm} Jul 09, 17:12
didnt Keanu shoot the hostage in Speed? {nm} Jul 09, 17:17
spock and kirk shooting nero in trek 2009 Jul 09, 17:19
ah well bad guy never mind. but a case where hero doesnt always do the totally right thing {nm} Jul 09, 17:22
Nero is the Villain. {nm} Jul 09, 17:22
His partner isn't an innocent bystander. {nm} Jul 09, 17:22
I was thinking of the guard at the psych ward that he shot in the knees, because John ordered him not to kill anyone {nm} Jul 09, 17:56
In T2, Sarah Connor shoots Miles Dyson with a sniper rifle but is stopped from finishing him off {nm} Jul 09, 17:46
He's not an innocent bystander in the storyline. I thought that was made clear. {nm} Jul 09, 17:47
and threatens to inject drain cleaner in a guy's neck, breaks many bones, etc etc {nm} Jul 09, 17:51
The Comedian assasinated Kennedy, Dr. Manhattan let him execute a pregnant woman... Jul 09, 18:24
The point of Watchmen is that they aren't really heroes Jul 09, 20:19
Well. . . (spoiler) Jul 09, 21:34
Lucy is supposed to be a Hero? News to me. {nm} Jul 10, 17:31
Its the movies.....change perspective a little and you get a totally different story. {nm} Jul 09, 16:54
bada-boom! {nm} Jul 09, 16:28
no. {nm} Jul 09, 16:32
maybe the needed context is before that scene...she trusted some ordinary person and it backfired...we'll see {nm} Jul 09, 17:13
The 1st trailer seems to be saying that, as she starts accessing more parts of her brain, she fears she's becoming less human. Jul 09, 17:25
you're so smart {nm} Jul 09, 17:33
S-M-R-T! {nm} Jul 09, 17:38
+1 {nm} Jul 09, 17:35
Jean Grey turning into the Phoenix is more "hero becomes villain", as opposed to "protagonist becomes cold, calculating morally-ambiguous Jul 09, 17:58
One more Bourne example (Bourne Legacy spoils) Jul 09, 18:03
ITA - looks like the shooting is MEANT to be brutal and callous, a sign that Lucy's not the person she used to be {nm} Jul 10, 11:35
its thats the true context, its worst than "poor". {nm} Jul 09, 17:52
its potentially reflective of a hot button political issue {nm} Jul 09, 18:08
no, it revolves around immigration, not political correctness {nm} Jul 09, 18:36
the boxoffice wont care about that either... {nm} Jul 09, 22:38
who's talking about the box office? The question was if you were personally offended. {nm} Jul 10, 09:20
I may be wrong but I remember Total Recall having a lot of dead bystanders. Didn't Arnie use one as a shield? {nm} Jul 10, 00:41
After he'd been shot by the bad guys, IIRC {nm} Jul 10, 07:46
surprised this wasn't in the press more...I'm sure there would be an uproar if the nationalities were reversed Jul 10, 08:52
It's the Jack Bauer special Jul 10, 09:03
Don't be so sensitive. It's a movie. Actually, it is a trailer to a movie. {nm} Jul 10, 10:56