X-men 3 review

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2006)

X-men 3: The Last Stand was a solid entry in the franchise; this review will reveal some spoilers, so if you do not want to read further....stop now! Story: As most of you know the plot of the film focuses on the cure for mutation, and the many different perspectives on the issue. What i liked about the story is that for the first time Xavier in the series, is not as innocent as he appears to be, and has his own agenda for the greater good. Xaiver in a sense broke his own moral code of not entering the minds of other people, because it is unethical. Instead it is revealed that he used his power to control Jean Grey from becoming the Phoeniox; even though this was for the greater good he still broke his own teachings, deeming him as a hypocrite. Wolverine has now been forced into Cyclop's leadership role, because Cyclop's goes missing in action in the beginning of the movie. Wolverine is still the same gruff person that we all love, but now he is positioned as a teaching, a field leader, and now as Jean Grey's main love interest. He still does retain his loner personality, and shows off little infiltration abilities. Jean Grey is still very much alive, but now is forced with an inner conflict; causing her to go from a conservative (walk a straight line)person to an individual that represents anarchy. Beast is the person that fills in the gap between humans and mutants by working on a government level; it is shown that his view on the cure is conflicted by his affiliation with the government, his relationship as an X-man, and his own personal problems. Iceman is now caught up in a love triangle between Kitty Pride/Shadowcat and Rouge; he also steps up in the front line as an X-man. Angel is an example of a mutant who is persecuted for being born different. He fears his ultra conservative father for his wings, and is eventually pressured into taking the cure; however that is because of his father. Magneto is the Malcom X of the series, and continues to follow his views with the brotherhood.
Good points: The trilogy ties up a number of loose ends, even though some left to be desired. The action sequences were pretty interesting. The overall story was good, and has a lot political and social messages. Got to see more mutant favorites. Special effects were pretty decent. Lots of references to the comics. Lots of shockers. And in true trilogy fashion, has a number of correlations with the first film.
Bad points. Movie is to short (could at least had any other half an hour). Character development is only focused on the main group of people such as Wolverine, leaving much more desire for other characters. Arclight is ugly, and looks like Prince. Many changes from the comic books even though i totally expected that, because the material needs to fit into the film with it still making sense.
Summary: X-men 3 is a decent film, i would definitely watch again, and i pray that one day there will be a director's cut or extended addition to the film. I really liked the fact that for the first time there is doubt about the way the X-men operate, and that Magneto is'not as bad as you once believed. The X-men in a sense can be view as the rich, and live a good life even though they are persecuted. The Brotherhood live at the bottom of the barrel, and try to fight for equality by all means necessary. The Humans view the mutants as a disease (like being gay), and will not tolerate them. I am sure there is more you could look into (like Xavier is like Martin Luther King and Magneto is like Malcom X, both are fighting for the same goal but by two different extremes).
8/10 solid movie, comic book fans may be disappointed, wish it was longer, and that Bryan Singer still directed it (Brett Ranner is not all the bad).
P.S. The scenes in the woods reminded me of Endor in Return of the Jedi, which is also the third movie of a trilogy.
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