Men First Class Movie Reaction

¶ … Men first class movie reaction

One of the principle points of consideration in X-Men: First Class, is whether or not mutants can get along with everyday representatives of humanity. A thorough analysis of this film reveals that there can be amicable relations between both mutants and humans, mutants who do not look like humans can still be humans, and that normal human beings can treat mutants as equals.

Due to the effects of mutation, many of the characters in this film have powers and abilities that set them far and beyond those of conventional people. Whereas some such mutants believe that this difference gives them the right govern the fate of people (such as Sebastian Shaw), others do not ascribe to this philosophy and seek to protect humankind from such mutants. A good example of an individual mutant who is beneficent towards humanity is Charles Xavier. Xavier spends the duration of this film training other like-minded mutants to help them defeat the machinations of Shaw (Ebert). He devotes much of his personal time and resources towards doing so because he believes in the inherent good in humanity. In fact, Xavier even sacrifices his own physical body towards this cause -- near the end of the film he is paralyzed in his attempts to stop Shaw from starting a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union (Bradshaw). His heroism in actually succeeding in this goal is a good indication of the fact that mutants and humans can peacefully co-exist. His efforts to put the needs of humanity before his own personal needs prove that not all mutants are evil, and that some are willing to work with humankind in sharing the earth.

This movie also alludes to the notion that regardless of how mutants look, they can still actually be humans. An excellent example of this fact portrayed within X-Men: First Class is the fate of Hank McCoy. McCoy is a brilliant scientist whose intellectual propensity demonstrates the best of humankind in this respect. Yet he also has abnormally sized feet that make him look different than average people do. Still, McCoy is one of the most respected governmental workers in the field of science, looks like a normal human, and is generally regarded as such. When he conducts an experiment that goes awry and he becomes blue, furry, and fanged, he no longer looks like a person. However, his very essence, his mind, his capability for speech and all of his basic bodily functions are still the same as any other persons are. Moreover, McCoy maintains his humanity by continuing to work with Xavier to defeat the mutants led by Shaw who desire to kill humanity. In doing so, McCoy proves that regardless of how he looks, he still is contending for the side of humanity because up until the end of the movie, he looks like other people (for the most part). His dedication to the side of humanity in the face of adversity demonstrates that mutants who do not look like people still in fact is a person.