There are mutants among us I remember well how Bryan Singer's film "X-Men" appeared to me for the first time. It was the year 2000, the era of superheroics and the dominance of Marvel with its approach were still far ahead. There was Blade and a couple of unsuccessful Batman movies behind him, and somewhere in this whirlpool, mutants appeared to the world. And they did it well enough. We are shown the world of the near future, where mutants live among people, those whose DNA, as a rule, compares favorably with the genetic code of ordinary people. And so, for some time, mutants have been showing themselves more and more, and people are beginning to consider them a threat. And the growing conflict promises to become a dangerous point of no return, when two species clash with each other for the right to dominate the planet. There is a debate about what to do. The film revealed Hugh Jackman's acting talents to the world. The Australian embodied Wolverine, one of the most famous and beloved characters from comics, on the screen. The actor takes charisma, endows his character with a bestial nature, turning him, it seems, into an uncontrollable mutant. Despite this, Logan, as Wolverine is also called, is called upon to become a positive hero who will play one of the key roles in this story. The film has assembled a good cast. In addition to Jackman, the characters of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen stand apart here. The first played the leader of, let's say, positive mutants, Professor Charles Xavier, and the second embodied on the screen the mentor of negative mutants, Eric Lansher (Magneto), who want to deal with humanity and take power into their own hands. Friends in the past, today Magneto and Xavier have become opponents, but they cannot be called enemies. However, already in this film, the chemistry between the characters develops in such a way that I, as a viewer, really want to see what kind of friends the two were, and what led to their quarrel and switching sides. Well, it will be possible to see all this, but only after a decade and, of course, in another film. But that's another story. This same picture introduces the mass of mutants from the "X-Men" universe. Positive characters are well spelled out, and they are given the main time of the narrative. Villains sometimes even act as unnamed rivals. The exception, of course, is the Mystic, who became Magneto's right-hand man. The other heroes and villains are great too, portrayed by Halle Berry, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Ray Park, and Tyler Mane. The film was released more than 20 years ago. During this time, viewers could see dozens of other comic book projects and compare the paintings and their tonality. I noticed for myself that this film tends towards the classics of superheroics. The director's work, the work of screenwriters, cameramen, composer — everything is designed in the spirit of a comic book. On the one hand, this is good: there is a clear understanding of good and evil, a beautiful bright picture, a good scale. On the other hand, you realize that with all the attempts to weave events into the real world, this is not crowned with success. The plot is linear, without any claims to unexpected turns of events. However, the script is still good, it allows you to enjoy a full-fledged story and get to know a whole squad of superheroes in two hours, see the confrontation of mutants and be sure to enjoy the epic scenes in the finale. "X-Men" is a good comic fiction. Good humor, high-quality shooting, an interesting story. All this makes it possible to talk about the success of the project, which promises to continue. Given the huge base on the pages of comics, there are a lot of stories for film adaptations. The beginning was made, and the film really turned out to be watchable and memorable. 9 out of 10