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The X Men: Magnetos
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The X-Men is obviously intended to be the first of a series of films, because a great deal of time is spent on exposition. The movie opens with one of those traditional comic book set pieces that establishes one of the protagonists' background–there is always a major event in each hero or villain's background that defines who he or she is. In this case we learn how the leader of the supervillains, Magneto (Ian McKellen), first discovered that he could use magnetic fields to control metal and the reason for his hatred of normal humans.
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LGBT Rights: Another metaphor that has been applied to the X-Men is that of LGBT rights. Comparisons have been made between the mutants' situation, including the concealment of their powers and the age they realize these powers, and homosexuality.[1] Several scenes in the X-Men films, two of which were directed by openly gay director Bryan Singer, illustrate this theme. The first film featured a scene in which Senator Robert Kelly questioned whether mutants should be allowed to teach children in school, mirroring such debates as that over Section 28, in which Sir Ian McKellen (who played Magneto in the film, and who is ... openly gay) was involved. Bobby Drake "comes out" as a mutant to his parents in X2. In response, Bobby's mother asks him, "Have you tried not being a mutant?", referencing a popular belief that homosexuality is not inherent, but rather a "lifestyle choice". Also in X2, Nightcrawler has a conversation with Mystique in which he asks her why she doesn't use her shape shifting ability to blend in among non-mutant humans all the time (an option Nightcrawler evidently wishes he had). Mystique replies simply, "Because we shouldn't have to". In the comics series, gay and bisexual characters include Mystique, Destiny, Northstar, Karma, a minor student character known as Anole, and the Ultimate version of Colossus.
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Twenty years ago: Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen), younger and still good friends, visit the home of a promising young mutant for the purposes of enrolling the child in Xavier’s school. The scene isn’t bad, not really; what ruins it is the usage of digital manipulation to make Stewart and McKellen appear to be twenty years younger than they actually are. The effects are about as convincing as an overused Photoshop blur tool. The whole scene comes apart when extreme closeups are used.
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The third installment of the X-Men trilogy tells the tale of a newly discovered mutant "cure" and the polarizing effect it has on mutant/man relations. With the pressure on mutants to give up their powers and pledge alliance with the human race reaching a critical turning point, Professor Charles Xavier urges tolerance and understanding as his nemesis Magneto gathers a powerful resistance in preparation for the ultimate war against humankind.
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Psylocke was the same as her Earth-616 counterpart up until the death of Professor X at the hands of Cable. Following the funeral, Psylocke joined Wolverine's band of X-Men in the hunt for Cable. She was present when Wolverine killed Cable and later grew tired of Wolverine's vengeance after their battle with Mister Sinister's Nasty Boys. Psylocke then sought out Storm, who informed her of the nightmarish future they had been warned about years before. Psylocke and Storm then snuck into Magneto's White House base and tried to warn him of the future, but a defiant Magneto destroyed a group of Sentinels to prove that the mutants had nothing to worry about. Unfortunately, one of the Sentinels contained a nuclear warhead which exploded, killing Psylocke and every mutant present in the White House.
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The film lives up to expectations and deserves much credit. In Magneto’s closing line, the sinister mutant vows to destroy humans by any means necessary. Aside from being the most obvious reference to the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, the statement makes it clear that this is only a beginning. With the tag team of both X-Men and the highly-anticipated Spiderman, Marvel’s most colorful and memorable characters have made a comeback to the big screen.
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