JR took me to see the new X-Men movie on Sunday. It was awright. I guess if some people turned into mutants with superpowers, this is a fairly good representation of what would happen. In this installment, mankind has devised a "cure" for mutation, that takes away superpowers and any other disgusting growths. In the scene pictured here, Angel is fighting to keep his wings. His superpower is flight, go figure. Halle Berry can also fly in this movie or is she just getting blown around by her own wind? Who knows?

There is a flashback scene, early in the film, that shows Angel as a boy, frantically trying to cut his wings off in the bathroom before his dad sees them. As I see it, the X-Men represent the "new" minority struggling for acceptance by society, does that remind you of anyone? Society wants to help these freaks by "curing" them. The "bad" mutants, led by Magneto, don't want no stinking cure and the X-Men fight to defend Alcatraz (where the cure was developed) against Magneto, Phoenix, Pyro, Juggernaut, etc. It's a big battle and it cool to see them fight, but ethically, it made no sense to me. Should a minority defend the rights of those among them who want to forsake their differences in order to "fit in?"

Lots of character die or are "cured" by the end of the movie and the extent of how much that sucks is apparent. I'm not gonna spoil it. But I do have to say that Jean Grey is way cooler in this movie than the other ones. First of all, she comes back from the dead as a red-head in heat, starts dressing like Stevie Nicks and can explode people with her mind. I am so jealous.

If you go see this, keep an eye out for Ellen Page, who plays Kitty. She will be huge! Mark my words.... Ellen Page is Hollywood's new "It" girl.