A Ticket to Memories

What I valued during my childhood days came back to me thanks t a ticket. Friends invited me to the premier of the new X-Men installment. The movie just blew me away. It was not that faithful to the cartoon version but I did not care. The general plot was faithful but some happenings were not (I will not tell you though). I will not go through the technical aspects, I might end up crafting a movie review.

You see, I am a diehard X-Men fan. Well I did not collect comic books but I am sure that I used to be desperate not to miss any episodes in the X-Men cartoons aired in ABS-CBN Friday nights. My adoration is not because of the lessons of life (too cliche'). I guess it's more of the enjoyment it brought me. It did not offer only one type hero. It offered teamwork. It gives the underdogs a chance. The protagonists are not necessarily more powerful than their counterparts. The antagonists are not pure evil. They are not out to conquer the world. The X-Men showcases one ideology but carried out differently by the heroes and anti-heroes. Professor Xavier has his flaws, Magneto is not very bad. I guess what draws me into it is, although its fiction (you can't get any more fictitious than this world of mutants),diversity is preserved -- Although people are related by species, reality is there are differences in beliefs and ideology. It is not as simple as Tom out to get Jerry because it's the law of nature.

I could go on with this till tomorrow. It rocks!