"We live in an age of darkness. A world full of fear, hate and intolerance. But in every age, there are those who fight against it. Charles Xavier was born into a world divided. A world he tried to heal." Ororo/Storm
There’s a lot happening in this film. Some of it is good, and some not so much. I’m not the biggest fan of the “Jean coming back to life” bit and the “I can save her because I love her” angst that Wolverine is emitting. It's frustrating, not to mention a waste of such a good character. Wolverine is so much more fun when he's doing something, especially is that something is helping other mutants. This whole story thread is like a little pilot of what's to come in future Wolverine-only installments. There are a lot of different sides in this war. It’s like the X-Men version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. I do really like the determination of the “good” guys to enforce the well-being of all mutants, regardless of how they are being used against their kind. It shows compassion and tolerance, something that a lot of people today could use a lesson in. It also shows exactly how unnecessary victim blaming is. The Brotherhood wants to demolish the boy who is being used against them even though he is of their kind, however the X-Men know that this is wrong. They know that it is not his fault and that he is simply being used. Even though he is being used against them, they save him. Definitely not the strongest in the franchise, though significantly stronger than the weakest.
Rank: 89
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