X-Men: Apocalypse story

movie: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) · 2016-05-09

Set after X-Men: Days of Future Past, En Sabah Nur, the first mutant, awakens after thousands of years. Disillusioned with the world as he finds it, he recruits a team of mutants to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. Raven, with the help of Professor X, must lead the X-Men to stop Apocalypse and save mankind from destruction. It is the ninth installment in the X-Men film series.

26 total · 4 choice · 5 major · 17 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
ethnic hatred choice People were prejudiced against mutants and persecuted them.
facing an overpowering adversary choice The X-men took on a god-like primordial mutant and his henchmen.
speculative ability choice Each mutant was endowed with a unique super power.
xenophobia in society choice People were prejudiced against mutants and persecuted them.
coping with the death of a family member major Scott mourned the death of his brother Alex who died in an explosion.
coping with the death of one's entire family major Magneto was devastated over his wife and daughter being accidentally killed in an altercation with the authorities.
heroism major The X-men superheroes saved the world.
humanoid mutant major A big deal was made out of the X-men being mutants.
the making of a monster to society major We saw run of the mill factory worker Magneto go crazy and try to destroy the world after his wife and daughter were killed in an altercation with the authorities.
aliens meddling in ancient history minor We saw alien technology in the pyramids in a flashback scene to Ancient Egypt.