A graduate of the New School’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, Ben has been passionate about movies ever since standing in line for a midnight showing of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when he was eight years-old. He is a member of the Denver Film Critics Society as well as the Online Film Critics Society - with work referenced, cited, or syndicated on CNN, Wikipedia, Huffington Post, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, Yahoo, and Business Insider, among others. This early in her life, Jean Grey has yet to fully understand or control her connection to the Phoenix - and, as a result, she struggles to keep her powers in check (one of several reasons why even her mutant classmates fear her and her abilities).īen Kendrick is the publisher of Screen Rant, the site's head film critic, as well as host of the Screen Rant Underground and Total Geekall podcast. It is this connection to the Phoenix Force that turned Jean Grey in The Dark Phoenix (and a ruthless villain) in X-Men: The Last Stand, while also explaining why young Jean Grey scorches the walls of her room and sees visions of the a fiery future in Apocalypse. This unique ability makes Jean Grey the host/partner/victim (depending on the story and circumstances) of a powerful primordial force: The Phoenix.

As hinted at earlier in the film, and for anyone who watched X-Men: The Last Stand, Jean Grey's psychic power is not limited to telekinesis and human/mutant telepathy alone, the strength of Jean Grey, as a telepath, also allows her to transcend the boundary between realities, including life and death. A coordinated attack on Apocalypse doesn't finish him off - until Xavier calls out to Jean Grey to unleash the full power of her mutant abilities.

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