I stumbled on this article writing about Mark Millar's response to why MCU works and DCEU doesn't.
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/231...e-comic-writer
This got me thinking. I know the article does briefly mention the X-Men and implicitly states they work, but hear me out for a bit. Personally, I think this does concern the X-Men as I believe the X-Movies, barring Deadpool, have been largely underwhelming. Yes, even Old Man Logan, though I find it more as a proper send-off than a classic. I chalked the X-Movies' lack of success to working with too-large of a cast without developing them individually, but this article made me think:
Are the X-Men defined by their powers? Can you watch an hour-plus movie without Cyclops nuking a swarm of sentinels? Without Storm throwing the mother of all lightning bolts? Without Wolverine tanking bullets or popping his claws?
Or is Mark Millar wrong about characters defined by their powers faring poorly on the big screen?