[Arathiriel]

Okay, I've been watching some parts of the movie X-Men and I just want to ask something...<P>Okay A LOT of fans seem to have problems with Hugo Weaving as Lord Elrond in LOTR because he played Agent Smith, the main villain of <I>The Matrix</I>...<P>Now you talk to the same fans and they loved Ian McKellen's portrayal of Gandalf in LOTR -and rightfully so - and yet from what I have watched of X-Men he played a <B>really bad</B> villain in Magneto...<P>Now my question is: Why do fans want to forgive Ian McKellen for playing Magneto in X-Men but they seem very <I>unwilling</I> to forgive Hugo Weaving for playing Agent Smith?<P>What gives?