I'm sorry, I have to disagree with your comment that said X-men was "all action and simplistic moral tales". The first two X-men movies were deep and engaging, with character development and real-life allusions. The whole mutant phenomenon, as delivered by director Bryan Singer, is a metaphor for oppression. Look at some of the speeches delivered by Senator Kelly, find the word mutant and replace it with black or gay and you hear common arguments used to discriminate against these peoples. Perhaps the funniest payoff of this whole idea is Iceman's "coming out" scene when he reveals he's a mutant to his parents. The mom immediately says, "Have you ever tried NOT being a mutant?" Again substitute mutant for gay and you have a portrayal of what coming out is like for thousands of teens.
X-men is probably the best comic book adaptation along with the first two Christopher Reeve Superman films.
I'm sorry, I have to disagree with your comment that said X-men was "all action and simplistic moral tales". The first two X-men movies were deep and engaging, with character development and real-life allusions. The whole mutant phenomenon, as delivered by director Bryan Singer, is a metaphor for oppression. Look at some of the speeches delivered by Senator Kelly, find the word mutant and replace it with black or gay and you hear common arguments used to discriminate against these peoples. Perhaps the funniest payoff of this whole idea is Iceman's "coming out" scene when he reveals he's a mutant to his parents. The mom immediately says, "Have you ever tried NOT being a mutant?" Again substitute mutant for gay and you have a portrayal of what coming out is like for thousands of teens.
X-men is probably the best comic book adaptation along with the first two Christopher Reeve Superman films.