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Many comparisons can be made between X-men and events of the past century . However it can be said that the X-men sequel -"X-2, x-men united" is an accurate allegory for the rise of Nazi power in Weimar Democratic Germany. Many characters will be introduced in this essay and their specific comparisons to figures of German Weimar and Nazi power made evident. This essay will also show the specific relation between "X-men" , the fist movie , and the attempted Spartacist uprising in the beginnings of the Weimar republic and its system of democracy. X-men , the comic was initially seen as an allegory or representation of the struggle for power between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King , in their fight for Black Civil rights and whose methods best assisted the fight , and who would eventually take power and lead the Black people through the turmoil of the 1950's. However , the focus of this essay is the "X-men" movie series and their storylines , rather than an overview of the whole of the "X-men" comic book series. "X-men" the movie (2000, Fox) was the beginning of a series of movies based on the "X-men" characters created by MARVEL COMICS- thrity five years ago. The first movie - although not receptive to acclaim was a commercial suc