7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
X-Men (2000)
X-Men (2000)
Overview
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by using mutants as an allegory for marginalized groups facing systemic prejudice, advocating for tolerance, understanding, and peaceful integration as the solution to societal conflict.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast, notably with a prominent Black female character whose portrayal is consistent with the source material. Its central narrative explores themes of prejudice and acceptance through the allegory of mutants, addressing societal othering without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
Through its mutant allegory, X-Men offers a profoundly positive and empathetic portrayal of marginalized identities. It champions acceptance, critiques prejudice, and depicts the struggle for self-acceptance and community with dignity, strongly resonating with LGBTQ+ experiences despite the absence of explicitly queer characters.
The film portrays the historical persecution of Jewish people during the Holocaust through Magneto's backstory. The narrative unequivocally condemns this bigotry and positions the audience to understand the profound trauma and fear that shaped his character, thereby affirming the dignity of the victimized group.
The film "X-Men" (2000) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the prejudice faced by mutants due to their genetic differences and powers, rather than gender identity.
Female characters like Jean Grey and Storm primarily utilize their superpowers for combat, not direct physical engagement. Mystique engages Wolverine in close-quarters combat, demonstrating skill, but the fight is interrupted, and she does not achieve a definitive victory over him.
All major characters in X-Men (2000) maintain their established gender from the Marvel Comics source material. No character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The film X-Men (2000) faithfully adapts the established races of its core characters from the original Marvel Comics. No character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.
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