X men and their personalities - X2: X-Men United Reviews

Checking on the hype of X Men 2 on the Internet made me think its one of the movies in the 21st century with a huge fan crowd and generously high rating. While most of my other movie reviews are less contemporary, I?ll like to put X Men 2 in the list simply for its hearty entertainment. X Men 2 is simply about mutant superheroes (from the comics published by Marvel Comics) from two rival parties uniting to survive the annihilation of an mutant hating human and the growing hate the world has against freak mutants. This movie has its story based upon the graphic novel ?God loves, Man Killls? where evangelist Rev. Stryker goes on a mission to kill all mutants. I was never an X Men comic fan minus the few X Men cartoons I have watched to be acquainted with the title and some of the characters. But the way this movie was made introduced X Men so well, that it stirred my interest to check out the characters on the net. X Men 2 has just the right number of interesting characters (mutants) to develop them in the movie and to create anticipation for the 3rd sequel. And most of the cast did justice to the characters with notable mention of Magneto and Prof. Xavier played by Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Ian demonstrates adequate charisma to fuel his character putting much power in his words, and revealing a surprisingly approachable Magneto. Magneto showed signs of leadership in knowing the potential of his team and giving sound direction to usurp their powers for his selfish motives of course. I particularly liked the part when Magneto commended the potential of Mystique in the jet and later was not hesitant to summon her for the big role of infiltrating Cerebrol 2 and be chosen among the other mutants. On the other hand, Prof. X demonstrated a gentle leader who mentors his team, giving them appropriate time to discover their potential and the right direction for themselves. Patrick?s reflective and cool countenance bodes well for this character. While little insights can be obtained from this movie, I am impressed by the potential of X Men in the coming sequels and how the story line can build up for much fan anticipation.