X-1 Review
Important Mutants:
Hugh Jackman: Wolverine (Logan) (Has really crazy claws, almost indestructible, has a really helpful healing factor, has a metal skeleton)
Anna Paquin : Rogue (Marie) (can absorb life force and mutant powers through skin contact)
Patrick Stewart: Professor Xavier (Telepathic)
Ian McKellen: Magneto (Eric) (Can manipulate metal)
Rebecca Romijn: Mystique/Raven (Can Manipulate appearance and body to human/mutant)
Famke Janssen: Jean Grey (Telekinetic and Telepathic
Halle Berry: Storm (Can manipulate weather)
James Marsden: Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Laser Eyes)
Tyler Mane: Sabretooth (Beefy Wolverine without the healing factor and without metal skeleton)
Ray Park: Toad (Has the body of a human combined with a toad)
Shawn Ashmore: Bobby (Ice Man) (Can manipulate ice)
Starts with a fantastic narration done by Professor X (Patrick Stuart) that explains the issues at hand. It also starts with the origin of one of the most powerful mutants, Magneto. It starts with him in the Holocaust being pulled away from his mother. Mutant powers first reveal themselves in times of great stress, and his first time was being torn apart from his mother. He discovers that he has the ability to control metal as he is seen bending the iron fences in the scene.
It actually starts with this one mutant (Rogue) who accidently kisses her boyfriend. I say accidentally because her mutant power was already discovered and it is “stealing others life force through skin contact.” She accidentally does that and she runs off because she gets sad and everything.
She goes to this fight club where Wolverine is. He has had his memory wiped so we don’t get anything with him. He promises to drive Rogue to wherever she’s going. I don’t exactly remember but that doesn’t matter because their truck crashes and they run into Sabretooth. But Wolverine and Rogue are joined by Jean Grey, Storm, and Cyclops. They are also saved by them.
They go to this building called “Xavier’s School for the Gifted.” It’s a school for mutants, mutants being the gifted, where they learn in an environment that is less stressful for them, to learn to control their powers. Rogue is quick to make friends with a student named Bobby, who can control ice. Wolverine quickly falls for Jean Grey, who is telekinetic (can move things with her mind) and is training to enhance her telepathic powers (read and manipulate anyone else’s mind.)
Mystique (who can transform into anyone she desires, mutant or not) has transformed into Bobby to tell Rogue that no one wants her and to run away. Rogue of course does, and Wolverine intends to track her down because she can be used by dangerous mutants by herself. Professor X has this machine called Cerebro to enhance his mind powers so he can see every mutant in the world. He uses it to track Rogue. Once he finds her location, he sends Scott and Storm to go get her because he is looking for Wolverine too. Wolverine doesn’t listen and finds her first, on a train.
To let you know why it was a bad idea for Wolverine to go alone: Wolverine is made of metal. Magneto is the big leader of the group and knew that Wolverine would do anything to protect Rogue, Magneto is also a super powerful mutant that controls metal. Yeah, you can see that this was a bad idea. Magneto gets Rogue, basically turns Wolverine into a shish-kabob for the time being.
All this time, Mystique/Raven is still in the school, disguised as Bobby. While she’s in the school, she puts poison in Cerebro so Professor X can’t stop them. Jean Grey uses it instead and takes the fall but finding where Rogue is. On top of the Statue of Liberty. In New York. Because where else would you go?
So Magneto was planning on creating super massive blackouts in New York then transferring his powers to Rogue so she could do that while he died. The X-men found him and try to stop him. They almost lose too due to Wolverine having his skeleton made of metal and Magneto being able to control metal.
The day is saved, Magneto is thwarted for now, Professor X made Wolverine a promise in the beginning of the movie that he would try and help Wolverine uncover his past because he has his memory wiped.
It’s quite clear that the X-men movies, comics, etc., follow the civil war movement. With both Magneto and Professor X wanting the same goals, but are going about it different ways. Magneto is more like Malcolm X, more violent and aggressive, believes that the future is mutants and there is no room for humans while Professor Xavier is more like Martin Luther King Jr. He’s more non-violent, he believes that mutants can co-exist with humans.
They’re not enemies, Magneto and Professor X. In fact, they’re great friends. They just can’t be on the same side. Xavier and Magneto regularly play Chess together and have conversations together.









