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Rating: 6/10 (31 May 2006)

i watched the movie on Monday and i must say that overall, it was not a bad movie. i agree with other people's observation of feeling like the movie was in a rush to end (cyclops and Xavier dying). i also thought that rogue's character was downplayed. i grew up watching the cartoon version of x-men and if memory serves me best, rogue was this strong and persistent woman who, despite her struggle with accepting her powers (because it was interfering with her love life), was able to overcome any doubts about her fate as mutant. she wouldn't be so desperate to become human and give up her powers.
i also think the reason why we see all these movie plots involving superheroes saving humanity a lot in the theaters lately (i'd say post 9/11) is due to the the world we live in today. Today, our world has been filled with rampant deaths caused by warfare and natural disasters we are all in search of heroes.