Both old readers of the Stan Lee strip and new viewers will marvel and achieve a better understanding of America if they view the flick carefully. From the movie s very beginning, a patriot would have to worry, for X-Men s theme is evolution a theory that has challenged people of faith and believers in the Declaration of Independence s equality of men. Evolution is, after all, a theory that inspired Hitler. The film assumes that mutations can occur rapidly and produce human beings with extraordinary powers. Xavier would appear to be a savior, though his commitment to the mind or spirit is paradoxical, in that he must use a wheelchair.
Nature does impose insuperable limitations.
They clash over Senator Kelly s proposed legislation on registering mutants. X-men are dedicated to the purpose of fighting against mutant terrorists who make their cause illegitimate. Xavier believes if mankind, particularly America, can learn that most mutants want to live peaceful lives, and only a few are truly dangerous, then the principle of equality will be recognized and preserved. Some reviewers have argued that Xavier and Magneto are Martin Luther King and Malcolm X as the X-Men comics are quite explicit about the theme of racism. That is the problem of human equality.