X-Men Origins: Wolverine

“As I look down upon this massive gathering I see success. What is our birth creed,” asked the octopus on Bodabwoopi’s arm. Its voice boomed from speakers attached to the unimaginably tall poles that held the tent up. “Laugh, kill, recruit, and feed,” the clowns all answered as I climbed up the scaffold. “That’s right. Above all else make them laugh. Happy food is more delicious. Why then do we kill,” it questioned. “Unhappy food is distasteful and unfit for our lord,” they all answered.…

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 X-Men) from the movie X2: X-Men United, Charles Xavier is referencing the struggle between the mutant race and the majority of society. Oscar Wao, in Junot Diaz’s novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, is often…

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…

Logan (Hugh Jackman) way back in Bryan Singer’s X-Men. “I might be able to help you find some answers.” And to paraphrase famous songwriter Bob Dylan, things have drastically changed. Since that has happened, comic book movies have taken over the movie screens. It’s an uglier world with uglier heroes and uglier villains, and “Logan” is the product of that world. All of those years and feelings together form the latest installment of Fox’s blockbuster X-Men cinematic universe: “Logan,” directed…

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 third and final addition to Marvel’s Wolverine franchise is James Mangold’s 2017 film Logan, which features Hugh Jackman as one of the only mutants left. He is an angry old man with an alcohol dependency, who is gradually losing his ability to heal and regenerate. The plot was developed from the story of Old Man Logan, set in a post-apocalyptic future, which was based on Marvel Comics’ Wolverine. Aside from the explicit story of Logan being torn between his desire to hide away from the world…

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…

society. However, when Erik meets her, he teaches her to accept her true form and to stop hiding from society. Erik tells Raven when she hides behind her human form while exercising, “You want society to accept you, but you can't even accept yourself” (X-men: First Class). Erik wants Raven to accept who she is as a mutant before society accepts her. Thus, Erik’s leadership and encouragement to Raven, allows Raven to be proud of who she is and accept her true self. Therefore, to the Brotherhood…

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…

assume the writer has? Well, the reader can’t assume anything. Because that character may be written to just fit that one role. In the X-Men universe, specifically the films X-men: First class and X-Men: Days of Future Past, Hank McCoy or…