6.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Overview
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.1
Overview
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by centering its core conflict on a 'mutant cure' that functions as a clear allegory for forced assimilation and the violation of minority rights, thereby championing the right to exist as one is despite critiquing extremist responses.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, consistent with the X-Men universe's inherent representation of various mutant identities. Its narrative centrally explores themes of prejudice and the struggle for acceptance for marginalized groups, though it does not explicitly critique traditional identities in a negative light.
Secondary
X-Men: The Last Stand presents a positive allegorical portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes through its central 'mutant cure' storyline. The film champions the right to self-identity and depicts societal pressure to conform as a negative force, with the X-Men fighting to affirm the worth of all identities. This narrative stance provides an empathetic and validating message for marginalized groups.
The film features Mystique, a mutant with enhanced agility and shapeshifting abilities, who effectively defeats multiple male guards in direct physical combat using martial arts and hand-to-hand techniques during a prison transport raid.
The film features several characters, including Callisto, Arclight, and Kid Omega, who were canonically depicted as white in the source comics but are portrayed by actors of different racial backgrounds.
The film "X-Men: The Last Stand" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the 'mutant cure' and the Phoenix Force, without explicit or implicit connections to transsexual identity or experiences.
All major and legacy characters in X-Men: The Last Stand maintain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.4
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5.6
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