De one with X-men

Sore throat, warm Monday

I believe X-men is a name which many would be familiar with. It's one of the most popular science fiction stories, comics and cartoons in this century. Since 2002, three mega movies have been made on X-men, named X-men, X-men II: X men united and X-men III: The last Stand.

Personally, I love the movies despite others would might opinion to be different. I love seeing visual effects and personifications of the characters. The movies provide how these X-men characters and their mtant abilities look like when in real life. That's the visual reality which I believe many are looking forward to. Unfortunately, I wasn't too fascinated by the Phoenix depicted in X-men 3. Perhaps like many, I was kinda expecting more of the powers of Phoenix, as impressioned in comics and cartoons. In addition, the ending where Professor X, Jean Grey and Cyclops died, was rather tragic and undesirable.

I've loved X-men ever since the first encounter on TV. If I didn't remember incorrectly, it was when I was in Primary 5-6. I recalled watching X-men cartoon series on Channel 5, 1030am every Saturday. After which Power Rangers would follow. That was an incredible childhood past-time!

Else, it was shown every Thursday evening when the cartoon would be telecast. To as much as I've recalled. I didn't managed to watch the entire X-men in order. It was always here and there. However, I find it as interesting.

I love Jean Grey alot. Simply because I was super amazed by the telekinesis and telepathy abilities which she possess. Isn't it amazing you can control movement of things and minds of others all within your mind? It's silly..but desirable. Hehe. Later, when she displayed her powers of the Phoenix, I empathise with her frustation, fighting against the Phoenix. The cartoon also provided me with a new image of a Phoenix. As I used to think Phoenix is like what you see in the Chinese temples.. coloured in multi rainbow colors. Little did I imagine the mystical creature to be in burning flames.

I recalled as a child, my parents bought me alot of X-men figures. Out of which I just couldn't find Professor X. Anyway, there was this particular year on my birthday, my ah-ma bought me a Gambit figurine from the neighbourhood shop. I was extremely touched. Ever since then, I started to love Gambit. He's simply so cool with red glowing eyes, his "happy go lucky" type of style and his amazing power to charge objects with exploding potential energy.

Although I've grown older, my passion for X-men didn't ceased. I started to understand that mutants are real. And that X-men is relevant in real life as it can be explained through Physics. Especially Quantum physics, one of my favourite chapters in my entire years of study.

X-men provides for a timeless and ageless realm for imagination. It's every child's dream-come-true kinda craze with all those un-imaginable superpowers. It's a topic which guys conversed in nostalgia. There are lessons of undying love like that between Jean Grey and Scott Summers; humanity and responsibility. Despite it's sci-fictious, X-men still capture many hearts of all ages. It's a really fantastic marvel creation of a lifetime!