Perfect Adaptation

Rating: 10/10 (15 February 2003)

People's main problem with 'X-Men' was that it didn't follow the comic. Well in my mind it hit the nail on the head. Tolerance was the original theme in Stan Lee's X-Men. And was played out beautifully here. The movie is about the next step of human evolution. "Mutants" or Homo Superior are born with special powers. And are therefore feared and hated by regular humans. Professor Charles Xaiver (Patrick Stewart) wants to look past their differences and look toward a peaceful co-exsistance. But, Magneto (Ian McKellen) another mutant wants to wipe out humans to make way for his kind. He can only see the evil of homo sapiens, and will stop at nothing to destroy them. Like Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, they both had the same agenda, the same goal, but could not see eye to eye about how to do so. And thats where the recruitment comes in. The Brotherhood(Magneto's team) and the X-Men(Xaiver's team) go head to head with each other. One set on destroying man. And the other protecting those that hate and fear them. It doesn't matter if characters were left out. Or if their wasn't enough fighting in it. The message was perfect. And thats really all that matters.
RATING:***1/2 out of ****