What would you be willing to do to fit in?

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2006)

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We all wrestle with the problem of what would we give up to get what we want. For minorities this is a major issue. How much of who you really are will you sacrifice just to seem like 'everyone else.' I think the movie approaches this topic well. This is not a documentary so the problem is not approached in that manner. The results are satisfying despite that.
This incarnation of X-Men is the best of the lot. I have enjoyed the franchise from the beginning and eagerly anticipated this one. It did not disappoint. The younger X-Men really hit their stride in this one. It is a dark piece and a bit heavy-handed at times...but it works. Characters lose their powers. characters die. Lots of characters die. The most shocking was Professor Xavier. Others die and their deaths deeply felt by the others. Rogue decides to give up her powers so she can touch people...especially Bobby. I think I was most disappointed in the casual way Magneto discarded Mystique after she lost her powers saving his life.
I enjoyed this movie. Go see it in the theater's to get the full effect then see it again. It demands more than one viewing.