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X-Men: First Class (2011)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
X-Men: First Class poster

Overview

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Judaism: Positive

Overview

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's core conflict allegorizes civil rights struggles, with its protagonists championing empathy and peaceful coexistence over militant self-preservation in the face of societal prejudice.

X-Men: First Class incorporates visible diversity within its ensemble, consistent with the X-Men's long-standing exploration of prejudice and acceptance through the mutant metaphor. The film does not explicitly recast traditional roles or negatively frame traditional identities based on race or gender within its core narrative.

Secondary

The film opens with a powerful depiction of the Holocaust, showing Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) as a Jewish child in Auschwitz. The narrative unequivocally condemns the anti-Semitic persecution he endures, framing it as a profound injustice and establishing his trauma as a central, sympathetic motivation for his character.

The film explores themes of otherness and acceptance through the lens of mutant identity, which can be interpreted as an allegory for various marginalized groups. However, there are no explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, leading to an N/A rating.

X-Men: First Class does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the origins of the X-Men and the conflict between Professor X and Magneto, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The film features several female characters with powers, such as Mystique, Emma Frost, and Angel Salvadore. However, their combat victories against male opponents are achieved through their specific superpowers (shapeshifting, telepathy, acid spit, diamond form) or ranged attacks, rather than direct physical combat or martial arts.

All major characters in X-Men: First Class, including Professor X, Magneto, Mystique, and Beast, maintain their established genders from the X-Men comic source material and prior adaptations. No character canonically or historically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in this film.

All major characters in X-Men: First Class, including Professor X, Magneto, Mystique, and Beast, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established comic book origins. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.7
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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8.6
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6.5

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