X-Men: The Last Stand, or The States stands at last.
Whenever we watch the super hero films, the images which draw our attentions are the miracle power and amazing body-building weapons. However, deep inside the story of these super heroes, many of them based on the society circumstances at the time they were written. ‘X-Men’ is one of the powerful super hero movies which monitor the current issues in the society that we rarely recognize.
As well as the other sci-fi movies, The Last Stand connects the story to world’s current issues. In the beginning of the story, becoming mutants are not accepted like being the second-class people or being colored people. Moreover, being the mutants may relate to those who are unaccepted homo-sexual. But their senses of humanity prevent them from doing wrong. This may be compared to the western-base education system those second class people have that lead to the acceptation from the upper class society.
Interestingly, after the September 11 crisis, The Last Stand also portrays the strong image of Americans ideology that admires the hero who fights with bad people (the terrorists, and those who are not US followers). It also helps making the positive image of American government policy in declaring wars on terrorists. The gathering of different mutant bases shows the cooperation of many countries that join U.S. in such the policy.
The Angel (or Archangel) accurately portrays the images of being American with his character of eagle which is the symbol of The States. He is the heir and CEO of the multi-billion dollar Worthington Industries. This privileged background resulted in Warren being stereotyped as an arrogant and fun-loving playboy during his early years with the X-Men, but the trials and tribulations of personal experience have tempered him with humility and deepened his character over the course of time. He is the last one who saves the important person at the end of the story. This shows that The States can help the world from any crisis circumstances with the others mutants, or cooperative as the back-up people.
PS. The Angel, in film, is not a mutant so he cannot hide his wings. This shows that the States is also not a mutant but other cooperative countries are.
As well as the other sci-fi movies, The Last Stand connects the story to world’s current issues. In the beginning of the story, becoming mutants are not accepted like being the second-class people or being colored people. Moreover, being the mutants may relate to those who are unaccepted homo-sexual. But their senses of humanity prevent them from doing wrong. This may be compared to the western-base education system those second class people have that lead to the acceptation from the upper class society.
Interestingly, after the September 11 crisis, The Last Stand also portrays the strong image of Americans ideology that admires the hero who fights with bad people (the terrorists, and those who are not US followers). It also helps making the positive image of American government policy in declaring wars on terrorists. The gathering of different mutant bases shows the cooperation of many countries that join U.S. in such the policy.
The Angel (or Archangel) accurately portrays the images of being American with his character of eagle which is the symbol of The States. He is the heir and CEO of the multi-billion dollar Worthington Industries. This privileged background resulted in Warren being stereotyped as an arrogant and fun-loving playboy during his early years with the X-Men, but the trials and tribulations of personal experience have tempered him with humility and deepened his character over the course of time. He is the last one who saves the important person at the end of the story. This shows that The States can help the world from any crisis circumstances with the others mutants, or cooperative as the back-up people.
PS. The Angel, in film, is not a mutant so he cannot hide his wings. This shows that the States is also not a mutant but other cooperative countries are.
6 comments:
X-men: the last stand is the best episode of the X-men. I agree that there is rare action film portraying the world hottest issue.
Will you sacrifice your identity in order to stay alive? Angel’s father find the scientists to create the medication called “cure” for mutants. This medication would not happen if only Angel’s father admit the identity of his son.
The significance of this movie is the two names of every characters. They have the names to use in the real ordinary people world and other names for the mutant world. It likes each character is struggling in two identities.
Shouldn’t the people change their perception about the minority mutant? Being mutant is a curse or a gift?
eagle is normally used as a symbol of American in hollywood films.
X-men is made by American people so it is typical to see many American thoughts in this film.For example,angle in the story is a good person and always helps people.
I think it's normal that the directors or writers of films or comics will give positive ideas for their own country.
If we read Japanese comics,they also give positive thoughts about Japan too.
But it's our duty to judge whether those positive thoughts about countries are really right or wrong.
By the way,I like this movie and it would be great if somebody try to make the next episode of it.
What is the best heroe in your opinion? For me,I like superman.
I like Wolverine. Do you know that he is the only a made-to-be mutant.
Other mutants in the movie are innate mutants.
I agree with your point that the mutants are portrayed as unaccepted people or an outsiders in American society. It reflects the people who live unconventional lifestyle, such as homosexual. This implies in the character of Archangel who refused himself when he was young by trying to cut his own wings, and when he grew up, his father tries to change him, but he realized at last that he wants to be who he was born to be.
This movie shows a lot of conflicts and discrimination because of differences, which makes the movie more interesting and subtle than the ordinary action movie from comics.
WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND
The tendency of superhero films is to encourage the moral and responsible to our society. We learn from these characters that good people will survive while bad people at the end they will die. This set the good example to keep our society in shape.
The characters in superhero films are not much different from people in the reality world. As we are also divided into 2 categories; good guys and bad guys.
Phitchaya (Som)
In imaginary world
"POWER" if it is in the right hands of course it will bring peace.
In reality world
How many people who have "POWER" act as same as our superheros in the film?
Som
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