X-Men

Poster for X-Men featuring a large metallic “X” with a glowing slit at the center, revealing silhouettes of the mutant team, led by Wolverine with claws extended. The tagline above reads, “Trust a few. Fear the rest,” capturing the film’s themes of secrecy, power, and prejudice.

Director: Bryan Singer

Lead Actors: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen

Release Year: 2000

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120903/

Podcast Episode: Episode 025: I Think There’s An Allegory In Here Somewhere—X-Men Franchise (2000-2019) with Michael Alexander

Psychology Concepts: adolescent development, aggression, anger, anxiety, childhood trauma, chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, compliance, conversion therapy, coping, death, discrimination, disgust, emotions, family dynamics, fear, gender, grief, group behavior, guilt, health behaviors, impressions, lifespan development, mental illness, morality, posttraumatic stress disorder, prejudice, Psychological Disorders, psychopathology, queer theory, relationships, resilience, self-concept, self-identity, sexual orientation, social influence, Social Psychology, stereotypes, stigma, stress, the self, therapy, traits, treatment