X-Men

While the earlier works of the X-Men comics represent racism in society through the mutants, the more recent stories of the X-Men chronicles have largely shifted the mutant metaphor, focusing more on discrimination pertaining to individual’s sexuality (Darowski, 166). Shifting this metaphor from racial discrimination to sexual preferences as a rhetorical device, keeps the tittle relevant as time goes on (167). Coincidently or not, the X-Men, which work as an allegory to the LGBT community, incorporated people of the LGBT community to star in the movies. The producers of the X-Men franchise originally wanted Bryan Singer, the openly gay director, to direct the first two X-Men movies after his successful directing of “The Usual Suspects” which…

X-Men: Days of Future Past Imagine fighting against robots who are slowly eliminating your species, and the only way to stop them is time traveling into the past to interfere with an assassination that occurred. That situation is what takes place in X-Men: Days of Future Past. X-Men: Days of Future Past, was created in three different forms, a comic book, cartoon, and a movie. Each form includes the same reasoning for going into the past to save the future. Although they have a similarity for…

X-Men: Apocalypse is the ninth installment in the X-Men series. The movie surrounds the villain Apocalypse, who has just been woken up for the first time in hundreds of years. Upon waking up, he is disappointed to find out that humans are worshiping machinery and buildings rather than mutants. X-Men: Apocalypse can be examined as a complete intertextual reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ. Not only is it an intertextual echo for the Four…

Throughout both the novel ‘The Chrysalids’, and the film ‘X-Men’ from 200, the idea of the importance of belonging is presented. In both texts, there is a concept that is if somebody belongs, they are safe. Belonging in society is of great significance, and those who do not belong have the mindset that if they control their society, they will finally be part of a group. Also, working in a group rather than alone causes a higher possibility of survival from enemies. Overall, both texts depict the…

The Analysis of X-Men and how it relates to Disabilities The portrayal of many superheroes in movies, comic books, and TV shows are empowered by real world diseases, accidents, and disabilities inflicted upon them. X-Men is the apotheosis by which exceptional individuals, both heroes and villains, obtain their powers. These movie characters, who possess various extraordinary abilities, are comparable to the multiple individuals with disabilities, in that they both are regarded and viewed…

X-Men X Marks The Spot These mutants were not human but they worked together in perfection:"Flawed and complex, the mutant antiheroes known as the X-men were the perfect comic-book champions for the disaffected youth of Generation X" (Bradford Wright). These mutants were both heroes and enemies to mankind. The X-men was formed Professor Charles Xavier who brought in those individual mutants. They all came together by choice not by force to all fight along side to help save mutants and human.…

The movie X- Men: days of future past is an American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men character that appear in marvel comics. The film is praised for its visual effects, action scenes, acting and thematic elements. The movie includes the previous characters along with some new faces. The film describes that humanity is drastically affected by the mutants. It has created a severe disaster in the world. Logan does his best to control the creation of the sentinels. The movie starts in…

Logan is a 2017 Marvel comic-adaptation that strips away the conventional superhero film characteristics, the twists and turns of the X-Men franchise, to revolve around one of Marvel’s most famous superhero, Wolverine. Flawlessly merging both Marvel and Western mythology, director James Mangold has created an emotionally and symbolically significant element, one that focuses on Hugh Jackman’s adaptation of a declining and shriveled hero. The dystopian film, set in 2029, is incredibly desolate,…

“Mankind has always feared what it doesn’t understand”(X-Men). One of the highest grossing film franchises of all time, the X-Men series is about mutants (humans that have mutated a fantastic ability) that the rest of society fears and hates. Some mutants want to live in peace and harmony with the humans, while others believe peace is an illusion and they should be ruling society with their abilities. This argument continues throughout the series, mimicking events like the holocaust, civil…

Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence they have been regarded with fear, suspicion, often hatred. Across the planet, debate rages. Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain or simply a new species of humanity fighting for their share of the world? Either way it is a historical fact: Sharing the world has never been humanity 's defining attribute (Cooper-Dowda). In this quote by Professor X (short for Xavier, who is the leader of the Marvel’s group of mutants known as the…