Allright so I was watching the movie X-MEN a few minutes ago and a scene came up where there was a hearing in the United States, where they were having a discussion about mutants that have supernatural powers and whether or not they are dangerous and if they should live among normal people. A woman was arguing that the mutants should not be given less rights than normal people. She argued that mutants should not have to register themselves and reveal their gift, if you will, in order to live. She also brought up that mutants whose identities were revealed "were met with fear, hostility and violence". A man that was arguing that they are too dangerous to live with normal people and he brought up the fact that one woman could "walk through walls" and he asked, what is to stop her from walking into a bank volt or the white house, or innocent people's homes. He said there is one who is so powerful that they can control minds which is taking away free will. The man argued that they should be exposed to show humans who they are and what they can do.
I thought this was a very controversial issue (if it were true) like the issues we talked about with civil liberties.
If this were a real issue today, if this happened in real life, what would you think? Should these mutated people be allowed to live among humans even though they could possibly be dangerous? Or should their freedoms be taken away from them and live a life filled with fear, hostility and violence?
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4 comments:
Great post, I never really attempted to look critically at a blockbuster type movie like you did. You raised some interesting questions that I dont think I can really come up with a good answer for. But by the way the trailer is for X-Men 3 not 4
These mutants should absolutely not be given the same rights as humans. They aren't even human, really, are they? I haven't seen X-Men, but it sounds pretty twisted.
The Mutants are human, though they also have super human powers. I'm going to have to go against my home-girl Cpatt and say that they do deserve rights. Essentially, they are very similar to us. They don't deserve to be considered lower or inferior. This post is also cool because it relates to our topic of discussion in class today. What would happen if we lived in a mutant society. Opris Solob believes that a mutant society would unite different races as one human race. I plan on watching an X man movie this weekend to further understand this divide between mutants and Americans and how it relates to mythology.
I know it might seem like a stretch sometimes, but keep in mind that much of this "fiction" is cleverly written in a way to reflect real-world issues.
Not so long ago, some were arguing that homosexual teachers could not be allowed to interact with same-sex students in a locker room setting because, in a way, they could "walk through walls" that others (hetero) could not. Dig?
I like the thinking behind this post, but I would try to better relate it to our Civil Liberties or Mythology theme!
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