X3 - The Final Let Down

Having seen X3, the third installment of the X-men series, I cannot recommend it to anyone over the age of 13. The few "neat" special effects in the film are not powerful enough to hold the imagination and interest of those who enjoy a good story or well crafted plot. The issues raised in the first two X-men are only tangentaly examined in this "final" chapter to the trilogy. What are those issues? NPR's Day to Day explores that question:

Are 'X-Men' Mutant Issues a Mirror on Society?

Day to Day, May 30, 2006 · For the first time, mutants have a choice -- they can retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. That's the ad line from the marketing material for the new film X-Men: The Last Stand. Mike Pesca looks at how "mutantism" in the movie represents real-life issues ranging from dwarfism to deafness to sexual orientation.

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(via: NPR)