And, when Patrick Stewart, as the good guy mutant, has a sit down with his former assistant, Ian McKellen, by then the leader of the bad guy mutants, it is vaguely reminiscent of the conversation recorded in Ecclesiastes, when God and Lucifer, the fallen angel, have their conversation which resulted in the near-ruination of Job, a good and hapless man. All you need to know about the plot is that Patrick Steward believes that things can be worked out between the mutants and the rest of society, and that Ian McKellen is convinced that there will never be a solution unless it is imposed upon society. Guess who intends to impose the solution, and who is deterimed to prevent that solution. Some have also likened their positions to the ones held by Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. Come to think of it, it is vaguely reminiscent . The special effects in the film are very special and very effective.
People morph into mutant beings, or turn into water and just splash away.
An exciting hand to hand battle is fought on the head of the Statue of Liberty, overlooking Ellis Island, where world leaders have gathered to come to some conclusion about what to do with the mutants. It has everything. What makes it so marvelous, mindless as it is, is that the players are dead-earnest in their approach to the material, and that the effects are absolutely breathtaking. I am not a fan of this kind of movie and probably never will be, but I find it hard to believe that anyone could escape being captured by these goings on. It is a wonderful entertainment, and it deserves every million dollars it makes for its creators.