X-Men Last Stand story

movie: X-Men Last Stand (2006) · 2006-05-26

In the film, a pharmaceutical company has developed a suppressor of the mutant gene, provoking controversy in the mutant community. Magneto declares war on the humans and retrieves his own weapon: Phoenix, the resurrected former X-Man Jean Grey. A final battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood ensues, and Wolverine must accept that in order to stop Grey, he will have to kill her. It is the third installment in the X-Men film series.

28 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 17 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
diversity vs. unity choice Should the mutants give up their powers to fit in to society?
prejudice in society choice An element of society saw mutancy as a disease that needed to be cured, but most mutants didn't see their condition as a disease of any sort.
speculative ability choice Each mutant was endowed with a unique super power.
abuse of real power major Xavier warned that the super powerful mutant Jean would turn to the dark side because of those very powers, and it was so.
coping with opposing a friend major Logan has to kill his love Jean to save the world.
illness as a social construct major Many mutants refused to take a serum that would make them human (i.e. make them lose their mutant powers) because they didn't think there was anything wrong with them that needed curing.
power corrupts major Xavier warned that the super powerful mutant Jean would turn to the dark side because of those very powers, and it was so.
romantic love major Logan and Jean. Rogue and Iceman.
telekinetic ability major Jean manifested virtually limitless telekinteic powers. Magneto had an innate ability to control metal objects at a distance.
telepathic ability major Jean manifested virtually limitless telepathic powers. Xavier, too, manifested telepathic powers.